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Board denies multiple variance or waiver petitions citing documentation and process shortfalls
Summary
The board declined requests from several applicants who sought waivers because supervising clinicians were not documented as approved; staff pointed applicants to reapply as registrants or use other licensure pathways.
The Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling denied several petitions for variance or waiver on March 21 after finding applicants lacked board‑approved supervisor documentation or failed to meet rule prerequisites.
The board heard petitions from Ashrel Tashay Andre, Morgan Kidwell, Jamie Kowiak, and Stacy Peacock. In each case, the applicants sought relief from the rule that requires prior board approval of a qualified supervisor before post‑master’s supervised experience will be accepted. Board counsel and staff told the board there is an established process and that a general variance/waiver was not available as requested in some petitions.
Ashrel Andre asked the board to accept supervisory hours where the supervisor had submitted a letter but a…
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