Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
If 3000 hours of supervised experience has not been completed
at the end of the doctoral degree program, then up to 1500 hours of supervised
postdoctoral experience can be used to satisfy the total requirement.
Postdoctoral supervised experience must be completed only if an applicant does
not already have 3000 hours of supervised experience.
(1) Organization of the postdoctoral
supervised experience.
(a) The supervisor is
ethically and legally responsible for all supervisee work covered by the
supervision agreement. Therefore, the supervisor has authority to alter service
plans and direct the course of psychological work.
(b) Supervisees must use titles indicating
their training status, such as "psychological resident," "psychological
intern," or "psychological supervisee."
(c) Clients must be informed of the identity
and responsibilities of the supervisor and how they can speak directly to the
supervisor.
(d) Services rendered
by the supervisee must not be represented to third parties as having been
rendered by the supervisor. Insurance forms must be filled out indicating the
nature of the supervisory relationship.
(2) The supervisor and supervisee must have a
written agreement for supervision, including:
(a) The area(s) of professional activity in
which supervision will occur;
(b)
Hours of supervision and/or ratio of supervision to professional
activity;
(c) Fees for supervision,
if any;
(d) Processes for
supervision including mode(s) of supervision, expectations for recordkeeping,
evaluation, and feedback;
(e)
Relevant business arrangements;
(f)
How the supervisee will represent himself or herself; and
(g) How disagreements will be
handled.
(3) Mode of
supervision.
(a) The preferred mode of
supervision is face-to-face discussion between the supervisor and the
supervisee.
(b) The nature of the
supervision may depend on the following:
(i)
The theoretical orientation of the supervisor;
(ii) The training and experience of the
supervisee; and
(iii) The duration
of the supervisory relationship.
(4) Some direct observation of the
supervisee's work is required and the supervisor may use the following:
(a) Detailed process notes and progress
reports;
(b) Audio and/or
videotapes;
(c) Client supplied
information such as behavioral ratings; and
(d) One-way mirror observation.
(5) Supervised experience must be
appropriate to the area(s) of professional activity the person intends to
practice.
(6) There must be at
least one hour of individual supervision for every twenty hours of
psychological work.
(7) The
supervisor and the supervisee must keep records of experience and supervision
hours.
(8) At the end of the
supervision period, the supervisor must prepare and forward to the board a
written evaluation, including the number of successfully completed supervised
hours of psychological work and any hours not successfully completed.
If any hours were not successfully completed, the board may
require additional hours of supervision.
(9) Supervision of the postdoctoral
supervised experience.
(a) At least fifty
percent of the postdoctoral supervision must be provided by a licensed
psychologist.
(b) Up to fifty
percent of the supervision may be provided by the following:
(i) A licensed psychologist with two years
post-license experience;
(ii) A
psychiatrist with three years of experience beyond residency;
(iii) A licensed mental health counselor, a
licensed marriage and family therapist, a licensed advanced social worker, or a
licensed independent clinical social worker, if the supervisor has five years
post-license experience;
(iv) A
doctoral level psychologist with three years postdoctoral experience who is
exempt from licensure under
RCW 18.83.200(1), (2), (3)
or (4), if the supervision occurs in the
exempt setting.
(10) Supervision must include the following:
(a) Discussion of services provided by the
student;
(b) Selection, service
plan, and review of each case or work unit of the student;
(c) Discussion of and instruction in
theoretical concepts underlying the work;
(d) Discussion of the management of
professional practice and other administrative or business issues;
(e) Evaluation of the supervisory process by
the student and the supervisor;
(f)
Discussion of coordination of services among the professionals involved in the
particular cases or work units;
(g)
Discussion of relevant Washington laws and rules;
(h) Discussion of ethical principles
including principles applicable to the work;
(i) Review of standards for providers of
psychological services; and
(j)
Discussion of reading materials relevant to cases, ethical issues and the
supervisory process.
(11)
An applicant may not sign off as supervising their own postdoctoral
hours.
Statutory Authority: RCW 18.83.50 [18.83.050]. 07-24-093,
§ 246-924-059, filed 12/5/07, effective
9/1/09.
