SUBCHAPTER 11. SUPERVISED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT

Section
310:405-11-1. Documents required prior to accrual of supervision hours
310:405-11-2. Responsibility of supervisors and supervisees
310:405-11-3. Acceptability of supervised experience
310:405-11-4. Supervisor qualifications
310:405-11-5. Duration of supervision
310:405-11-6. Documentation of supervised experience
310:405-11-7. Supervision agreement

310:405-11-1. Documents required prior to accrual of supervision hours
The following documents must be received by the department before the accrual of supervised experience can
begin:
(1) Application materials;
(2) Supervision agreement;
(3) Statement of professional disclosure;
(4) On-Site Supervisor Verification Form.
[Source: Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2935, eff 7-13-00; Amended at 23 Ok Reg
2380, eff 6-25-2006]
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310:405-11-2. Responsibility of supervisors and supervisees
(a) The supervisor and supervisee hall be jointly responsible for the following:
(1) Ensuring the requirements under this subchapter are fulfilled. A failure to comply may result in the loss of
supervision hours, denial of licensure, initiation of formal complaint procedures, and/or loss of approved
supervisor status.
(2) Ensuring the client’s right to confidentiality is protected and the rules of the supervisor and supervisee’s
employers are adhered to during the course of supervision.
(b) The supervisor shall maintain supervision records for each supervisee for at least five (5) years beyond the
termination or completion of the supervised experience.
[Source: Amended at 10 Ok Reg 627, eff 1-1-93 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 1711, eff 6-1-93; Amended at 13
Ok Reg 2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2935, eff 7-13-00; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2380, eff 6-25-2006;
Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2421, eff 7-11-2008]

310:405-11-3. Acceptability of supervised experience
(a) Supervised experience is acceptable when it consists of the performance of counseling activities as described in
Section 1902, of the Act under supervision as described below.
(1) Supervision shall focus on the raw data from a supervisee's continuing clinical practice, which may be available
to the supervisor through a combination of direct observation, co-therapy, written clinical notes, and audio and
video recordings.
(2) Supervision is a process clearly distinguishable from personal psychotherapy, and is contracted in order to serve
professional/vocational goals.
(3) Individual supervision consists of face-to-face contact with one supervisor and one supervisee.
(4) Group supervision may be conducted with two (2) to six (6) supervisees and a supervisor.
(b) Supervised experience begins after all applicable academic requirements, as stated in LPC Regulations, Subchapter
9, have been completed.
(c) An LPC Candidate may accrue supervised experience hours in academic, governmental or private-not-for-profit and
private for-profit settings.
(d) Supervised experienced hours shall be accrued in a private for-profit or not-for-profit counseling practice setting,
only if:
(1) The LPC Candidate is employed at the same facility as a person licensed in the state of Oklahoma as a
Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist, a Licensed Behavioral Practitioner,
a Psychologist, a Psychiatrist, a Clinical Social Worker, or a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, whose
assigned job duties include being immediately available to the LPC Candidate for supervision at any time the
LPC Candidate is engaging in the practice of counseling or counseling-related services. Out of state on-site
supervisors may be approved on a case-by-case basis; and
(2) The LPC Candidate is receiving supervision for licensure from an approved LPC supervisor who is not
required to work at the same location as the LPC Candidate.
[Source: Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2499, eff 6-25-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg
2935, eff 7-13-00; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2421, eff 7-11-2008]

310:405-11-4. Supervisor qualifications
Supervisor qualifications include:
(1) A Licensed Professional Counselor who has practiced in positions relevant to those the LPC proposes to
supervise for two (2) years beyond the date of issue of the license, and
(2) An LPC who was licensed by endorsement from another state who has practiced in positions relevant to those
they propose to supervise for one (1) year beyond the date of issue of the Oklahoma license.
(3) As of January 1, 2000:
(A) an LPC who has successfully completed a graduate course in counselor supervision of at least fortyfive
(45) contact hours or equivalent course of study acceptable to the Department. This equivalent course
of study shall consist of workshops in counseling supervision in combination with directed study of
counseling supervision literature. Fifteen (15) of the forty-five (45) contact hours shall be in a class or
workshop format which includes four (4) supervisors-in-training; the other thirty (30) contact hours shall be
reserved for directed study, and
(B) an LPC who has passed the Oklahoma Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Examination.
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(4) An agreement to be "on call" to the supervisee on a twenty-four (24) hour basis and to arrange for an alternate
supervisor if not available.
(5) After receipt of the LPC supervision agreement, LPC supervisor may be approved by the Department.
(6) Approved LPC Supervisors are required to complete a minimum of three (3) clock hours of continuing
education in counseling supervision each renewal period.
(7) Approved Supervisor designation will not be renewed until the continuing education requirement is met.

310:405-11-5. Duration of supervision
(a) Three (3) years or three-thousand (3000) clock hours of full time, on-the-job experience, which is supervised by an
approved LPC supervisor, shall be completed.
(b) For each one-thousand (1000) clock hours of full time, on-the-job experience, three hundred fifty (350) hours shall
be direct face to face client contact.
(c) "Full time" means at least twenty (20) hours per week.
(d) Weekly, face-to-face supervision shall be accrued under an LPC at the ratio of forty-five (45) minutes of supervision
for every twenty (20) hours of on-the-job experience.
(e) "Group supervision" means an assemblage of counseling supervisees consisting of from two (2) to six (6) members
and no more than one-half (½) of the required supervision hours may be received in group supervision.
(f) One (1) or two (2) years of supervised experience may be gained at the rate of one (1) year for each thirty (30)
graduate semester credit hours or forty-five (45) graduate quarter credit hours in counseling-related course work beyond
the master's degree. (Minimal educational requirements are a master's degree [at least forty-five (45) hours] or doctorate
with the first forty-five (45) hours meeting the minimal educational requirements. As of January 1, 2000, minimal
educational requirements are a master's degree [at least sixty (60) semester credit hours or ninety (90) quarter credit
hours] or a doctorate with the first sixty (60) semester credit hours or ninety (90) quarter credit hours meeting the
minimal educational requirements.)
(g) Regardless of the number of hours earned beyond the master's degree, the LPC supervisee shall receive at least one
(1) year or one-thousand (1000) clock hours of supervision in the ratio described in subchapter 11, section 310:405-11-5(b-d).
(h) If an applicant completes the supervised experience requirement before passing the licensure examination, the
applicant shall continue to practice under LPC supervision as described in this subchapter, unless exempted by the Act,
until licensed. Failure to do so constitutes a violation of the Act and may be subject to prosecution under the District
Attorney and sanction by the Commissioner of Health.
(i) Applicants shall complete supervised experience requirements within sixty (60) months of the date of the approval of
the first supervision agreement or the application shall be voided.
(j) Approved supervisors shall perform at least two (2) observations (live or tape) per each six (6) month evaluation
period for each supervisee.
(k) Approved supervisors shall consult with on-site supervisor at least once during each six (6) month evaluation period
for each supervisee.
[Source: Amended at 10 Ok Reg 627, eff 1-1-93 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 1711, eff 6-1-93; Amended at 13
Ok Reg 2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2380, eff 6-25-2006; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1965, eff 6-25-2007]

310:405-11-6. Documentation of supervised experience
(a) A supervision agreement form between the supervisor and supervisee, the Statement of Professional Disclosure
Form, and the On-Site Supervisor Verification Form shall be received by the LPC Department prior to beginning the
accrual of supervised hours.
(b) The supervisor and supervisee shall sign and submit the "Evaluation of Supervised Experience," including
documentation of observations and date of consultation between approved supervisor and on-site supervisor, semiannually.
[Source: Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2380, eff 6-25-2006]

310:405-11-7. Supervision agreement
(a) The Supervision Agreement shall include the following:
(1) Supervisor and supervisee agree to terms set forth for the accrual of supervised experience; and
(2) A reproduction of the regulation regarding supervised experience.
(b) Evaluation of Supervised Experience document shall include the following:
(1) Identifying information;
(2) Time,place and duration of supervised experience;
(3) Percentage of time spent in different counseling activities;
(4) Supervisor's rating of professional activity;
(5) Supervisor's comment section; and
(6) Record of supervised experience.
[Source: Added at 17 Ok Reg 2935, eff 7-13-00; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2380, eff 6-25-2006]