OAR 858-010-0001: Definitions

(1) The practice of psychology is defined to include: (a) “Evaluation” means assessing or diagnosing mental disorders or mental functioning, including administering, scoring, and interpreting tests of mental abilities or personality; (b) “Therapy” means, but is not limited to, treating mental disorders as defined by the Fifth Edition, Text Revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR) published by the American Psychiatric Association; (c) “Consultation” means conferring or giving expert advice on the diagnosis or treatment of mental disorders; (d) “Supervision” means the ongoing process performed by a supervisor who monitors the performance of the person supervised and provides regular, documented individual consultation, guidance and instruction with respect to the skills and competencies of the person supervised. (2) “ABPP” means the American Board of Professional Psychology. (3) “APA” means the American Psychological Association. (4) “Applicant” means a person who submits to the Board a complete application for licensure with the appropriate fees. (5) “ASPPB” means the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards. (6) “Board” means the Oregon Board of Psychology. (7) “Candidate for Licensure” means a person who has satisfactorily completed the appropriate educational and experience requirements for licensure and has been deemed eligible by the Board to sit for the required examinations. (8) “CE” means continuing education. (9) “Client” or “patient” means direct recipients of psychological services, which may include child, adolescent, adult, older adult, couple, family, group, organization, community, or any other individual. (10) “CPQ” means the Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards. (11) “EPPP” means the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology developed and owned by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards. (12) “Full-time graduate study” means six semester hours or nine quarter hours. (13) “HSPP” means the Health Service Provider in Psychology credential issued by the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. (14) “Internship” means an ongoing, supervised and organized practical experience obtained in an integrated training program identified as a psychology internship. Other supervised experience or on-the-job training does not constitute an internship. (15) “NPDB” means the National Practitioner Data Bank maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (16) “Petitioner” means a person who submits to the Board a complete petition for licensure predetermination with the appropriate fee. (17) “Practicum” means a formal, pre-degree organized training experience designed to develop a foundation of clinical skills and professional competence with diverse client populations, and to prepare for more substantial responsibilities required in internship. (18) “Psychology program” means an integrated program of doctoral study designed to train professional psychologists to deliver services in psychology. (19) “Regionally accredited institution” means an educational institution that is accredited by one of the following six institutional (regional) accrediting agencies recognized by the United States Secretary of Education established to accredit senior institutions of higher education: (a) Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE); (b) New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE); (c) Higher Learning Commission (HCL); (d) Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU); (e) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC); and (f) WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). (20) “Residency” means a post-terminal degree, supervised experience approved by the board. (21) “Specialty” means a defined area of psychological practice that requires advanced knowledge and skills acquired through an organized sequence of education and training. The advanced knowledge and skills specific to a specialty are obtained subsequent to the acquisition of core scientific and professional foundations in psychology. (22) “Supervision” means the ongoing process performed by a supervisor who monitors the performance of the person supervised and provides regular, documented individual and group consultation, guidance and instruction with respect to the skills and competencies of the person supervised. (23) “Supervisor” means an individual who assumes full responsibility for the education and training activities of a person and provides the supervision required by such a person. (24) “Treatment” means services provided to an individual, group or organization for the purpose of improving mental health and/or alleviating behavioral, emotional or mental disorders.