OAR 858-010-0036: Post-Doctoral Supervised Work Experience

(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 psychological services performed over a period not less than 12 months. The 12 months must include at least 50 total weeks during which psychological services were performed in accordance with this rule. (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 by a board that is a member jurisdiction of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards based on a doctoral degree (or a combination thereof) . (c) To receive supervised work experience credit from other jurisdictions, the experience must be a formal arrangement under the supervision of a psychologist who possesses an active license to practice psychology issued by a board that is a member jurisdiction of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards based on a doctoral degree . (d) The supervisor is not required to be working on-site with the resident. (e) Frequency. Work experience completed in Oregon, or in another jurisdiction by an endorsement applicant licensed fewer than 5 years as described in OAR 858-010-0017(2)(c), must meet the following requirements : (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 or group 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. (f) Hours. Work experience completed in Oregon, or in another jurisdiction by an endorsement applicant licensed fewer than 5 years as described in OAR 858-010-0017(2)(c), must include a minimum of 1,500 hours of supervised psychological services. (3) Oregon Residency. Candidates for licensure who have not met the post-doctoral supervised work experience requirement 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: (A) Approve or reject a proposed Resident Supervision Contract; (B) Rescind a previously approved contract; (C) Take remedial action to address concerns about a resident, including increasing the required residency duration or number of supervised psychological service hours required for licensure or requiring additional supervision or training; (D) Reject residency duration or hours that were not accrued in accordance with this rule or were evaluated unsatisfactorily by the resident’s supervisor; or (E) Deny a resident’s licensure application . (b) Resident status shall begin the date the Board approves the Resident Supervision Contract. The Board must approve any change in primary or associate supervisor or residency site before the resident begins practice under the new supervisor or at the new site. (c) 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. (d) 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. (e) If the supervisor is to be paid for supervision payment must be in the form of a per-hour fee. (f) 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 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 electronic means 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.