20:71:05:11.  Personal counseling or therapy permitted as direct client contact hours. For purposes of this chapter, a supervisee may count a maximum of 100 hours of personal counseling or therapy as direct client contact hours necessary to meet the requirements of § 20:71:02:06. The personal counseling or therapy must be with a professional counselor, professional counselor-mental health, certified social worker-private independent practice, psychologist, or psychiatrist and is subject to verification by the board. Personal counseling or therapy may not be with the supervisee's approved supervisor.

          Source: 47 SDR 42, effective October 14, 2020.

          General Authority: SDCL 36-33-71.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 36-33-43.