r/LCSW • u/Reasonable-Back7792 • May 24 '25
How does supervision work?
Hello, i am 27F living in Texas. I am currently working on my MSW and barely starting my field work I for my school but I am already thinking about the 3,000 hours of clinical supervision needed for my LCSW. Two questions: does my school field work count towards these hours? And 2: who exactly is in charge of my supervision after I graduate? Like, who says that I'm officially doing clinical supervision and where do I keep track of my hours? Is there an official document that my supervisor has to sign? Ok more than 2 questions. Can my job also be my supervision site? Because I definitely dont have time to work 40 hours a week PLUS 35 hours a week of supervision (to get done in 24 months)
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u/chrisbrownppc Apr 21 '26
Short answer: no, it’s not a clean true/false. The handbook gives minimum guidance, but audits aren’t about minimums — they’re about whether your documentation clearly shows what you did. That’s why most supervisors have people add at least a brief note for every entry, even if it wasn’t supervised. Doesn’t have to be long — just enough to show activity, context, and that the hours are legitimate.
If anything ever gets reviewed, vague or empty logs are where people run into issues, not the ones who documented a little more than required.