Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 858 - MENTAL HEALTH REGULATORY AGENCY, OREGON BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY
Division 10 - PROCEDURAL RULES
Section 858-010-0036 - Post-Doctoral Supervised Work Experience
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 858-010-0036
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Policy. One year of post-doctoral supervised work experience is required for licensure. The required work experience must take place after the doctorate degree is conferred.
(a) One year of
supervised work experience is defined as 1,500 hours of psychological services
performed over a period not less than twelve months.
(b) Psychological services are defined as
direct psychological services to an individual or group; diagnosis and
assessment; completing documentation related to services provided; client needs
meetings and consultation; psychological testing; research related to client
services; report writing; and receiving formal training including workshops and
conferences.
(c) For the purposes
of licensure, psychological services do not include business development;
credentialing activities; marketing; purchasing; creating forms; administrative
billing or other business management activities.
(d) A person with a doctoral degree in
psychology who is employed at an "exempt site" pursuant to ORS 675.090(f) may
practice psychology without a license for no more than 24 months from the time
they begin practicing at an exempt site. The 24-month time limit does not
restart if the person ceases practicing and then begins again, and does not
reset if the person begins working at a different exempt site. The person may
not use any title incorporating the word "psychologist."
(2) The following shall be used by the Board to define supervised work experience.
(a)
Unless licensed under or exempted from ORS 675.010 to 675.150, in order to
practice psychology in Oregon, a person must be in a Board approved Resident
Supervision Contract.
(A) Post-doctoral
supervised work experience completed prior to August 1, 2018 under exemption
from ORS 675.010 to 675.150 but not in a Board approved Resident Supervision
Contract may qualify towards the one year of post-doctoral supervised work
experience required for licensure.
(B) Effective for post-doctoral supervised
work experience completed in Oregon on or after August 1, 2018, the experience
must be completed in a Board approved Resident Supervision Contract to qualify
for licensure. Experience that is not completed under a Board approved Resident
Supervision Contract shall not qualify towards the one year of post-doctoral
supervised work experience required for licensure.
(b) Work experience completed in Oregon must
be performed under the supervision of an Oregon licensed psychologist who has
been licensed for at least two years in Oregon or in a jurisdiction with
licensing standards comparable to Oregon.
(c) To receive supervised work experience
credit from other jurisdictions, the experience must be a formal arrangement
under the supervision of a psychologist who has been licensed for at least two
years in a jurisdiction with licensing standards comparable to
Oregon.
(d) The supervisor is not
required to be working on-site with the resident.
(e) Frequency:
(A) If a resident works 1-20 hours in a week,
the resident must receive at least one hour of individual one-on-one
supervision during that week.
(B)
If a resident works more than 20 hours in a week, the resident must receive at
least two hours of supervision during that week. One hour must be individual
and one hour may be group supervision. Group supervision must be:
(i) A formal and on-going group of at least
three mental health professionals;
(ii) Facilitated by a licensed psychologist;
and
(iii) Approved by the
resident's supervisor.
(C) On a non-routine basis, in the absence of
the primary supervisor, individual one-on-one supervision hours may be delayed
up to 14 days to accommodate vacations, illness, travel or inclement
weather.
(D) Individual and group
supervision must be conducted:
(i) In-person
in a professional setting; or
(ii)
Through live, synchronous confidential electronic communications.
(E) If a resident's work in a
particular week does not comply with these requirements, then it may not be
counted towards the supervised work experience requirement.
(3) Candidates for licensure shall be eligible to enter into a Resident Supervision Contract as described in subsection (2)(a) of this rule.
(a) The Board has discretion to approve or
reject a proposed Resident Supervision Contract or to rescind a previously
approved contract. Resident status shall begin the date the Board approves the
Resident Supervision Contract.
(b)
Duration. The resident status is a transitional step toward licensure and is
not intended as a means to avoid licensure. A Resident Supervision Contract
shall be effective for a period not to exceed two years from the date of Board
approval. The Board may extend the contract beyond two years for good cause
upon a written request from the resident and the supervisor prior to the
expiration of the contract. Failure to receive a courtesy reminder notice from
the Board shall not relieve the resident of the responsibility to timely
request an extension.
(c)
Termination of a Resident Supervision Contract will be granted by the Board at
the written request of the supervisor or the resident. The termination shall be
effective at the time the Board approves the request in writing, or on the date
indicated by the supervisor in the final residency evaluation, whichever is
later.
(d) If the supervisor is to
be paid for supervision payment must be in the form of a per-hour
fee.
(e) Supervision of more than
three residents concurrently shall require prior approval by the
Board.
(4) Resident's Responsibilities. The resident's conduct must conform to the following standards:
(a) Title. The resident must be
designated at all times by the title "psychologist resident." All signed
materials, letterhead, business cards, telephone directory listings, internet
postings, brochures, insurance billing and any other public or private
representation must include the individual's title as "psychologist resident"
and the supervisor's name and designation "supervisor."
(b) Scope of Practice. The resident will only
offer services in those areas that the supervisor is competent.
(c) Nature of Supervision. The resident must
obtain frequent and regular supervision meetings throughout the duration of the
Resident Supervision Contract. The resident must provide the supervisor with a
periodic evaluation of all cases and psychological activities in which the
resident is engaged. The resident's practice must comply with Oregon laws and
administrative rules.
(d)
Confidentiality. The resident must advise all clients orally and in their
informed consent policy that the supervisor may have access to all information
and material relevant to the client's case.
(e) Promptly communicate to the Board any
significant interruption or expected termination of the Resident Supervision
Contract.
(f) The resident must
discuss with their supervisor the Supervisor Evaluation Report at the
conclusion or termination of the Resident Supervision Contract.
(g) The resident must submit to the Board a
Record of Supervised Hours form within 30 days of the conclusion or termination
of the Resident Supervision Contract.
(5) The supervisor's responsibilities are:
(a) Review, supervise and evaluate
representative and problem cases with attention to diagnostic evaluation,
treatment planning, ongoing case management, emergency intervention,
recordkeeping and termination;
(b)
Countersign all psychological reports and professional correspondence produced
by the resident; and ensure that letterhead, business cards, telephone
directory listings, internet postings, brochures, insurance billing and any
other public or private representation includes the appropriate title of
"psychologist resident" or "psychologist associate resident" and the
supervisor's name and designation as "supervisor." Client progress notes do not
need to be co-signed by the supervisor.
(c) Review with the resident, Oregon laws and
administrative rules related to the practice of psychology, including the
current APA "Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct,"
professional relationships and referrals, protection of records, billing
practices, recordkeeping and report writing;
(d) Assist the psychologist resident in
developing a plan to prepare for the national written exam and the Oregon
jurisprudence examination;
(e)
Promptly communicate to the Board any professional or ethical concerns
regarding the resident's conduct or performance;
(f) Notify the Board within fourteen days and
explain any significant interruption or expected termination of the Resident
Supervision Contract;
(g) Ensure
that the resident has access to supervision by telephone to discuss urgent
matters, if the supervisor is unavailable during a period not to exceed
fourteen days;
(h) Create and
maintain for at least three years a record of hours of supervision and notes
for each supervision session contemporaneously as supervision occurs, and
provide it to the Board within fourteen days of request;
(i) Provide the Board with an interim
Resident Evaluation Report upon request; and
(j) Provide the Board with a final Resident
Evaluation Report within 30 days of the conclusion or termination of the
Resident Supervision Contract.
(6) Associate Supervisor. Any individual supervision of the resident by a person other than the primary supervisor must be identified in the Resident Contract and approved by the Board.
(a) The associate supervisor is responsible
for providing supervision as described in section (5) of this rule in the event
that the primary supervisor is unavailable for any reason; and
(b) The associate supervisor is responsible
for reporting professional or ethical concerns regarding the resident's conduct
or performance to the primary supervisor and the Board.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 675.030, 675.040, 675.045, 675.050, 675.065 & 675.110
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 675.030, 675.040, 675.045, 675.050, 675.065 & 675.110
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