OAR 416-070-0010: Definitions

(1) Clinical Supervision: Oversight by a qualified person of mental health services and supports provided according to this rule, including ongoing evaluation and improvement of the effectiveness of those services and supports. (2) Diagnosis: A diagnosis consistent with the most current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). (3) Mental Health Assessment: The written assessment by a QMHP of a Youth in Custody’s mental status and emotional, cognitive, family, developmental, behavioral, social, recreational, physical, nutritional, school or vocational, substance abuse, cultural and legal functioning; concluding with a diagnosis, clinical formulation, prognosis for treatment, treatment recommendations and plan. (4) Mental Status Examination: An overall standardized assessment of a Youth in Custody’s mental functioning and cognitive abilities. (5) OYA: Oregon Youth Authority. (6) Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP): A person who provides mental health treatment services to Youth in Custody. (7) Qualified Mental Health Associate (QMHA): A person who provides mental health services under the direct supervision of a QMHP and who meets the minimum qualifications as authorized by the Supervising Clinical Psychologist or designee. (8) Supervising Clinical Psychologist: A person who leads and directs OYA clinical mental health services statewide and reports to the OYA medical director. (9) Treatment Services Supervisor: A person who provides clinical supervision of the mental health treatment services and supports provided by a QMHP at an OYA facility. (10) Youth in Custody: A person in the legal and physical custody of OYA in a youth correction facility; or a person in the legal custody of the Department of Corrections and the physical custody of OYA in a youth correction facility.