Mandatory—Who can be a Supervisor. If a financial counsellor only has one supervisor, then that person must themselves be a financial counsellor who: ■ is a full member of a financial counselling association with a minimum of three years full time experience; and ■ has undertaken an approved supervision course (see section 4.6). If a financial counsellor has more than one supervisor, then the other supervisor could be a professional that a discipline-specific skill set as outlined in Appendix 1. If a financial counsellor wishes to have a supervisor from outside the sector, they should Example: Xxx only has one supervisor. This means that the supervisor must be an appropriately qualified financial counsellor.
Mandatory—Who can be a Supervisor. If a financial counsellor only has one supervisor, then that person must themselves be a financial counsellor who: ■ is a full member of a financial counselling association with a minimum of three years full time experience; from the date of finishing their Diploma and ■ has undertaken an approved supervision course (see section 4.6). If a financial counsellor has more than one supervisor, then the other supervisor could be a professional that a discipline-specific skill set as outlined in Appendix 1. We need to clarify our position on this If a financial counsellor wishes to have a supervisor from outside the sector, they should consider their learning needs that are directed at a particular skill set.2 State associations must approve the engagement of additional supervisors.
