Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) After a person
submits an application described in OAR 877-020-0009, the board will inform the
person whether the application, including the plan of practice and supervision,
is approved.
(2) An associate may
request a change to a plan of practice and supervision by submitting a request
to the board that provides a justification for the change and ensures that the
plan, as modified, will meet the requirements of this division of
rules.
(3) For the associate to
satisfactorily complete a plan of practice and supervision, the following
requirements must be met while the associate is working under an approved plan
of practice and supervision:
(a) The contact
with clients described in OAR 877-020-0009(4)(b) must be direct contact, as
defined in OAR 877-001-0006(7), during which the associate practices clinical
social work, which is defined in ORS 675.510(2).
(b) The associate must meet with a supervisor
identified in the plan, as required in OAR 877-020-0009(4)(d):
(A) For a total of 100 hours over a period of
not less than 24 consecutive months nor more than 60 consecutive months, of
which a minimum of 50 hours must be individual supervision. The board may, at
their discretion, approve a written request to extend a plan of supervision
beyond the 60 month period. The associate must meet at least twice each month
with a plan supervisor for a minimum of one hour. If there is a second
supervisor for group supervision, the requirement in this paragraph (A) is met
by a single one-hour meeting with each supervisor.
(B) After the associate has completed the
plan requirements regarding supervision contained in paragraph (A) of this
sub-section and the requirements regarding practice hours and direct client
contact hours contained in OAR 877-020-0009 (4), the associate must continue to
meet at least once each month with a plan supervisor for a minimum of one
hour.
(c) At least 50
supervision hours, group or individual, must be with a supervisor as defined in
OAR 877-020-0012(1) or (3)(a).
(d)
No more than 50 supervision hours, group or individual, may be with a
supervisor as defined in OAR 877-020-0012(2)(b).
(e) Supervision required in this rule must be
accomplished:
(A) In person, in a
professional setting; or
(B) By
electronic video-conferencing media or telephone.
(f) The associate must submit to the board,
on a form provided by the board, each evaluation by the supervisor (or
supervisors in the event two or more are authorized) required by OAR
877-020-0012(8) of the progress by the associate toward completion of the
plan.
(g) The associate must pass
the national examination required by OAR 877-020-0008.
(h) The associate should work with each
supervisor identified in an approved plan for not less than six months unless
(A) A change in supervision is required by a
reason outside the control of the associate; or
(B) The associate has completed the
requirements of the plan.
(4) An associate may request in writing a
reduction of the requirement for at least two supervision meetings per month,
as required in subsection (3)(b)(A) of this rule, to one supervision meeting
per month.
(a) The board will consider the
following in deciding whether to approve the reduction:
(A) the circumstances supporting a reduction
in supervision, for example reduced work hours or illness or family
responsibilities; and
(B) the
estimated time period.
(b) A reduction in required supervision
meetings alone will not require a change to the associate's approved plan of
supervision.
