LCSW Online 40 Hours Supervision Training Course in Texas

Earn your Texas LCSW Supervisor designation with this fully online, self-paced, 40-hour program built for licensed clinical social workers who want to supervise trainees toward licensure.

This advanced course blends foundational supervision theory with applied ethics, multicultural competence, and Texas-specific regulatory requirements — giving you a supervision framework you can put to work right away.

Course Format

•       100% online, asynchronous, and self-paced

•       Designed for working professionals — no live sessions required

•       Delivered through readings, video lectures, and quizzes

•       Course hours calculated per ASWB standards (6,000 words = 1 hour of text; 1 hour of video = 1 hour)

•       Meets the Texas social work rule that 50% of CE hours come from a designated provider type

What You'll Learn

By the end of the program, you'll be able to:

•       Apply foundational social work theories and techniques to supervise mental health practitioners, including wellness, crisis intervention, and telehealth methods

•       Incorporate culturally competent practices and advocacy strategies into supervisory relationships

•       Support supervisees through the transition from provisional licensure to independent practice, including structured self-assessment

•       Apply ethical decision-making models aligned with Texas licensure requirements and federal standards

•       Model best practices for interdisciplinary collaboration, referrals, quality control, and ethical use of social media

•       Function as a supervisory consultant and educator using reflective practice and evidence-based consultation

Texas-Specific Objectives

In line with Texas LCSW supervision rules, the course allocates:

•       3 hours — executive/administrative tasks (supervision plan, contract, record keeping, reporting)

•       3 hours — supervisory relationship and social worker development

•       3 hours — defining and conceptualizing supervision and models of supervision

•       12 hours — supervision methods and techniques (roles, focus, group and multicultural supervision, evaluation)

•       12 hours — standards of practice, codes of ethics, and legal/professional issues

Course Content & CE Hours

CE Hours

Orientation to Supervision & the Course: 2 CEs

Foundations of Supervision: 13 CEs

HIPAA & FERPA Privacy and Security Training: 2 CEs

Supervision Contract & Plan: 8 CEs

Roles, Interventions, & Evaluation: 6 CEs

Multiculturally Competent Supervision: 4 CEs

Ethical Dilemmas: 5 CEs

Total: 40

Kate Walker Training, LLC (Provider #2821) is approved as an ACE provider by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB). Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit.

Course design by Ashley Durbin, Ph.D., LCSW-S, and Kate M. Walker, Ph.D., LPC-S, LMFT-S.

All social work courses are cosponsored by Apela Supervision (under the ownership of The Crane & The Bull) and Kate Walker Training.

Quiz Policy

Each lesson quiz requires a minimum passing score of 70%. There is no limit on retakes — you may review the material and retake a quiz as many times as needed to pass.

Completion & Eligibility

•       You have 90 days from purchase (or voucher activation) to complete the course and remain eligible for the supervisor designation through Kate Walker Training

•       The 90-day window cannot be extended

•       Courtesy reminder emails are sent every 30 days, but you're responsible for tracking your own time remaining

•       Completing the course after 90 days still earns a certificate, marked as not completed within the 90-day window

•       Courses are updated annually; once purchased, the version you bought is yours to keep even after it's removed from the site

Support & Access

All support requests go through the online Support Portal at katewalkertraining.com/support. You'll receive automatic confirmation of your submission, and a response within 24 hours during business hours (Monday–Friday); requests outside business hours are answered the next business day.

This training is currently available in English only, delivered via audible narration, video, and visual text.

Accessibility Information

This online training is currently available in English only. It is delivered through audible narration, video, and visual text. Some videos may include automatically generated subtitles provided by YouTube or other third-party hosting platforms.This course is entirely self-paced and delivered online; no live instruction or individual technical support is provided. Participants should be comfortable using common technology platforms (web browsers, video players, file uploads, and forms) and able to manage their own learning progress independently.

Kate Walker Training LLC charges a fee for access to its online training courses. All resources used to design this course are listed within the course, along with source URLs when available. These external resources are open and freely accessible; you are not required to purchase this course to view them.

Kate Walker Training LLC does not apply any legal or technological restrictions that prevent others from accessing the listed materials or using them as permitted by their original licenses.

Please note: live links are provided for convenience only, and Kate Walker Training LLC cannot guarantee their continued accuracy or availability.

Open-Source and Professional Resources

We believe in sharing knowledge — not hiding it behind a paywall. The resources that inform this course are freely available below. The unique value of this training lies in how we teach you to apply those ideas through real-world assignments, templates, and systems you won't find anywhere else.

Course design, assignments, and templates are proprietary to Kate Walker Training LLC and may not be copied or redistributed.

Open-Source Resources

•       National Association of Social Workers — 2021 NASW Code of Ethics

•       NASW — Best Practice Standards in Social Work Supervision (2013)

•       NASW — Standards for Technology in Social Work Practice (2017)

•       Crunk & Barden (2017) — The Common Factors Discrimination Model

•       American School Counselor Association — Ethical Standards for School Counselors (2022)

•       Texas Classroom Teachers Association — FERPA Student Record Confidentiality

•       SACES — Resources for Supervision

•       HHS & Dept. of Education — Joint FERPA/HIPAA Guidance on Student Health Records (2019)

Additional resources used in course design: an abbreviated explanation of the IDM model; Socratic Questioning based on Bloom's Taxonomy for Supervisors; The Supervisee's Bill of Rights; the University of Washington Tacoma Supervisor Toolbox (2016); and guidance from the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council and Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.

Recommended Texts

•       Bernard, J., & Goodyear, R. (2022). The Fundamentals of Clinical Supervision (6th ed.). Allyn & Bacon.

•       Falender, C. A., & Shafranske, E. P. (2021). Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach (2nd ed.). APA.

•       Halbur, D., & Halbur, K. (2022). Developing Your Theoretical Orientation in Counseling (4th ed.). NDSU.

•       Haynes, R., Corey, G., Mouton, P., & Muratori, M. (2020). Clinical Supervision in the Helping Professions (3rd ed.). ACA.

•       Holcomb-McCoy, C. (Ed.). (2022). Antiracist Counseling in Schools and Communities. ACA.

•       Kendi, I. X. (2019). How to Be an Antiracist. Random House.

•       Todd, T., & Storm, C. (2014). The Complete Systemic Supervisor (2nd ed.). Wiley.

•       Walker, K. M. (2024). The Clinical Supervision Survival Guide. Camden House Books, LLC.

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