14B NCAC 16 .1702          TRAINING AND SUPERVISION REQUIRED IN LEVEL ONE

(a)  If upon sponsorship, the Associate has less than one year or 1,000 hours of verifiable training or experience, the Associate shall be classified as a Level One Associate and shall undergo 160 hours of one-on-one supervision training.

(b)  The first 40 hours of employment shall be one-on-one supervision. The remaining 120 hours of one-on-one supervision shall be gathered over the first year of employment or the first 1,000 hours of work, whichever comes first.

(c)  A Level One Associate cannot, independently of the sponsor, accept or contract employment. The Associate shall have direct face-to-face, telephone, or virtual contact with the sponsor before accepting employment or before accepting a new case.

(d)  The sponsor shall meet with the Level One Associate to review the Associate's activities. The sponsor's review may be by telephone, virtually, or face-to-face and shall occur at least four times per month. The sponsor shall review each assignment the Associate is working or has worked since the last review. Review sessions may encompass more than one assignment.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 74C-5(2);

Temporary Adoption Eff. April 28, 2023;

Eff. November 1, 2023.