Oregon Bulletin
Rule
Caption: Changes educational and residency
requirements for licensure; adds applied psychologist licensure track;
corrections and updates.
Adm.
Order No.: BPE 3-2011
Filed with Sec. of
State: 9-27-2011
Certified to be
Effective: 9-27-11
Notice Publication
Date: 9-1-2011
Rules Adopted: 858-010-0011, 858-010-0012, 858-010-0013
Rules Amended: 858-010-0001, 858-010-0002, 858-010-0010,
858-010-0015, 858-010-0016, 858-010-0017, 858-010-0020, 858-010-0025,
858-010-0036, 858-010-0037, 858-010-0038, 858-010-0039
Subject: Defines additional terms for Chapter 858, division 10.
Modifies the educational requirements for clinical psychologist licensure to
align with current practices. This includes changes to required coursework,
in-residence requirements at the educational institution, organized practicum
and internship requirements. Creates a new licensure track for “applied
psychologists” and lays out the educational requirements. Adds clarification to
the standard and non-standard application procedures. Requires the reviewer of
an application for licensure to send a letter to the applicants stating the
reason the application is incomplete. Modifies the guidelines for supervised
work experience. This includes a change to the definition of psychological work
(services), a change to require that a licensed psychologist facilitate group
supervision, and requirement that the supervisor provide both an interim and a
final resident evaluation report. Also includes various minor housekeeping
items.
Rules Coordinator: Debra Orman McHugh—(503) 373-1155
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 treating mental disorders;
(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) Applicant means a person who submits a
complete application for licensure with the appropriate fees.
(3) Applied psychology means providing
psychological services outside of the health and mental health field and shall
include:
(a) The provision of direct services to individuals and
groups, using psychological principles, methods, and/or procedures for the
purpose of enhancing individual and/or organizational effectiveness; and
(b) The provision of services to organizations that are
provided for the benefit of the organization and do not involve direct services
to individuals.
(4) Board means the Oregon Board of Psychologist
Examiners.
(5) 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.
(7) 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.
(8) Demonstrable areas of competence means those
therapeutic and assessment methods and techniques, and populations served, for
which one can document adequate graduate training, workshops, or appropriate
supervised experience.
(9) Developed Areas of Practice means:
(a) National recognition of the practice area by a
national organization(s) whose purpose includes recognizing or representing and
developing the practice area, by relevant divisions of the APA, or by
involvement in similar umbrella organizations;
(b) An accumulated body of knowledge in the
professional literature that provides a scientific basis for the practice area
including empirical support for the effectiveness of the services provided;
(c) Representation by or in a national training council
that is recognized, functional, and broadly accepted;
(d) Development and wide dissemination by the training
council of doctoral educational and training guidelines consistent with the
Accreditation Guidelines & Principles;
(e) Existence of the practice area in current education
and training programs; and
(f) Geographically dispersed psychology practitioners
who identify with the practice area and provide such services.
(10) Full-Time Graduate study is defined as six
semester hours or nine quarter hours.
(11) 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.
(12) Professional psychology program means an
integrated program of doctoral study designed to train professional
psychologists to deliver services in psychology.
(13) Regional accrediting agency means one of
the six regional accrediting agencies recognized by the United States Secretary
of Education established to accredit senior institutions of higher education.
(14) Residency means a post-terminal degree,
supervised experience approved by the board.
(15) 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.
(16) 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.
(17) 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.
(18) 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.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 675.010 - 675.150
Stats. Implemented: ORS 675.110
Hist.: BPE 2-2002, f. & cert.
ef. 2-27-02; BPE 2-2004, f. & cert. ef. 8-30-04; BPE 1-2008, f. & cert.
ef. 3-26-08; BPE 1-2010, f. & cert. ef. 1-8-10; BPE 3-2011, f. & cert.
ef. 9-27-11
858-010-0002
Guidelines for Supervising
Technicians
A licensee may delegate administration and scoring of
tests to technicians as provided in ORS 675.010(4) if the licensee ensures the
technicians are adequately trained to administer and score the specific test
being used; and ensures that the technicians maintain standards for the testing
environment and testing administration as set forth in the American
Psychological Association Standards for Educational and Psychological Tests
(1999) and Ethical Principles for Psychologists (2002).
Stat. Auth: ORS 675.010 - 675.150
Stats. Implemented: ORS 675.010
Hist.: BPE 2-2004, f. & cert.
ef. 8-30-04; BPE 3-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-27-11
858-010-0010
Education Requirements —
Clinical Psychologist
To meet the education requirement of ORS 675.030(1),
applicants for licensure must:
(1) Possess a doctoral degree in psychology from:
(a) A program accredited by the American Psychological
Association or the Canadian Psychological Association as of the date the degree
was awarded;
(b) A program at an institution of higher learning that
was accredited by a regional accrediting agency as of the date the degree was awarded;
(c) For Canadian universities, an institution of higher
education that is provincially or territorially chartered; or
(d) A foreign program evaluated to be equivalent to
American Psychological Association accreditation as of the date the degree was
awarded. Evaluation must be completed by a credentialing body recognized by the
Board. Submission of proof of foreign degree equivalency and cost of the
foreign degree equivalency determination are the responsibility of the
applicant.
(2) Show that his or her doctoral program in psychology
meets all of the following requirements:
(a) Authorization to operate in Oregon by the Oregon
Office of Degree Authorization.
(b) A minimum of three academic years of full-time
graduate study.
(c) A minimum of one continuous year in residence at
the institution from which the degree is granted.
(A) One continuous year means two consecutive semesters
or three consecutive quarters.
(B) In residence means physical presence, in person, at
an educational institution or training facility in a manner that facilitates
acculturation into the profession, the full participation and integration of
the individual in the educational and training experience, and includes faculty
and student interaction.
(C) The doctoral program may include distance
education, but a minimum of one continuous year of the program shall be
in-residence. Programs that use physical presence, including face-to-face
contact for durations of less than one continuous year, (e.g., multiple long
weekends and/or summer intensive sessions) or that use video teleconferencing
or other electronic means as a substitute for physical presence at the
institution in order to meet the residency requirement are deemed not to be
acceptable for licensure.
(D) Training models that rely exclusively on physical
presence for periods of less than one continuous year (e.g., multiple long
weekends and/or summer intensive sessions) or that use video teleconferencing
or other electronic means as a substitute for physical presence at the institution
do not meet the in residence requirement.
(d) The program, wherever it may be administratively
housed, must be clearly identified and labeled as a program in psychology. Such
a program must specify in pertinent institutional catalogues and brochures its
intent to educate and train professional psychologists.
(e) The psychology program must stand as a
recognizable, coherent organizational entity within the institution.
(f) There must be a clear authority and primary
responsibility for the core and specialty areas, whether or not the program
cuts across administrative lines.
(g) The program must be an integrated, organized
sequence of study.
(h) There must be an identifiable psychology faculty
sufficient in size and breadth to carry out its responsibilities and a
psychologist responsible for the program.
(i) The program must have an identifiable body of
students who are matriculated in that program for a degree.
(j) The program must include a coordinated, sequential
and supervised practicum appropriate to the practice of psychology as described
in OAR 858-010-0012.
(k) The program must include a coordinated, sequential
and supervised internship, field or laboratory training appropriate to the
practice of psychology as described in OAR 858-010-0013.
(l) The curriculum of the program must:
(A) Encompass a minimum of three academic years of full
time graduate study, including a minimum of one continuous year in residence at
the educational institution granting the doctoral degree; and
(B) Require an original dissertation or equivalent that
was psychological in nature that meets the requirement for an approved doctoral
program.
(m) The core program shall require every student to
demonstrate competence in each of the following substantive areas. This typically
will be met through substantial instruction in each of these foundational
areas, as demonstrated by a minimum of three graduate semester hours, five or
more graduate quarter hours (when an academic term is other than a semester,
credit hours will be evaluated on the basis of 15 hours of classroom
instruction per semester hour).
(A) Scientific and professional ethics and standards;
(B) Research design and methodology;
(C) Statistics;
(D) Psychometric theory;
(E) Biological bases of behavior such as physiological
psychology, comparative psychology, neuropsychology, sensation and perception,
and psychopharmacology;
(F) Cognitive-affective bases of behavior such as
learning, thinking, motivation, and emotion; and
(G) Social bases of behavior such as social psychology,
group processes, organizational and systems theory.
(n) All professional education programs in psychology
must include course requirements in developed practice areas/specialties.
(o) The program must demonstrate that it provides
training relevant to the development of competence to practice in a diverse and
multicultural society.
(3) Provide syllabi or other documentation regarding
course content upon the Board’s request.
(4) Demonstration of competence in clinical psychology
shall be met by including a minimum of at least 3 or more semester hours or 5
or more quarter hours in each of the following clinical psychology content
areas:
(a) Individual differences in behavior (e.g.
personality theory, cultural difference and diversity);
(b) Human development (e.g. child, adolescent,
geriatric psychology);
(c) Dysfunctional behavior, abnormal psychology or
psychopathology;
(d) Theories and methods of intellectual assessment and
diagnosis;
(e) Theories and methods of personality assessment and
diagnosis including practical application;
(f) Effective interventions and evaluating the efficacy
of interventions; and
(g) Consultation and supervision (e.g. community mental
health, organizational behavior, consultation liaison).
Stat. Auth.: ORS 675.030
Stats. Implemented: ORS
675.030(1)(b)(c)
Hist.: PE 6, f. 12-19-73, ef.
1-11-74; PE 1-1992, f. & cert. ef. 1-16-92; PE 3-1992, f. & cert. ef.
7-14-92; PE 1-1996, f. & cert. ef. 6-25-96; PE 1-1997, f. & cert. ef.
6-17-97; BPE 1-2001(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-31-01 thru 2-27-02; BPE 2-2002,
f. & cert. ef. 2-27-02; BPE 1-2008, f. & cert. ef. 3-26-08; BPE 1-2010,
f. & cert. ef. 1-8-10; BPE 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 9-28-10; BPE 1-2011,
f. & cert. ef. 1-25-11; BPE 2-2011, f. & cert. ef. 5-31-11; BPE 3-2011,
f. & cert. ef. 9-27-11
858-010-0011
Education Requirements —
Applied Psychologist
To meet the education requirement of ORS 675.030(1),
applicants for licensure must:
(1) Possess:
(a) A doctoral degree in psychology from a program
accredited by the American Psychological Association or the Canadian
Psychological Association as of the date the degree was awarded;
(b) A doctoral degree in psychology from a program at
an institution of higher learning that was accredited by a regional accrediting
agency as of the date the degree was awarded;
(c) For Canadian universities, an institution of higher
education that is provincially or territorially chartered; or
(d) A foreign degree from a program evaluated to be
equivalent to American Psychological Association accreditation as of the date
the degree was awarded. Evaluation must be completed by a credentialing body
recognized by the Board. Submission of proof of foreign degree equivalency and
cost of the foreign degree equivalency determination are the responsibility of
the applicant.
(2) Show that his or her doctoral program in psychology
meets all of the following requirements:
(a) Authorization to operate in Oregon by the Oregon
Office of Degree Authorization.
(b) A minimum of three academic years of full-time
graduate study.
(c) A minimum of one continuous year in residence at
the institution from which the degree is granted.
(A) One continuous year means two consecutive semesters
or three consecutive quarters.
(B) In residence means physical presence, in person, at
an educational institution or training facility in a manner that facilitates
acculturation into the profession, the full participation and integration of
the individual in the educational and training experience, and includes faculty
and student interaction.
(C) The doctoral program may include distance
education, but a minimum of one continuous year of the program shall be
in-residence. Programs that use physical presence, including face-to-face
contact for durations of less than one continuous year, (e.g., multiple long weekends
and/or summer intensive sessions) or that use video teleconferencing or other
electronic means as a substitute for physical presence at the institution in
order to meet the residency requirement are deemed not to be acceptable for
licensure.
(D) Training models that rely exclusively on physical
presence for periods of less than one continuous year (e.g., multiple long
weekends and/or summer intensive sessions) or that use video teleconferencing
or other electronic means as a substitute for physical presence at the
institution do not meet the in residence requirement.
(d) The program, wherever it may be administratively
housed, must be clearly identified and labeled as a program in psychology. Such
a program must specify in pertinent institutional catalogues and brochures its
intent to educate and train professional psychologists.
(e) The psychology program must stand as a
recognizable, coherent organizational entity within the institution.
(f) There must be a clear authority and primary
responsibility for the core and specialty areas, whether or not the program
cuts across administrative lines.
(g) The program must be an integrated, organized
sequence of study.
(h) There must be an identifiable psychology faculty
sufficient in size and breadth to carry out its responsibilities and a
psychologist responsible for the program.
(i) The program must have an identifiable body of
students who are matriculated in that program for a degree.
(j) The program must include a coordinated, sequential
and supervised practicum appropriate to the practice of psychology as described
in OAR 858-010-0012.
(k) The program must include a coordinated, sequential
and supervised internship, field or laboratory training appropriate to the
practice of psychology as described in OAR 858-010-0013.
(l) The curriculum of the program must:
(A) Encompass a minimum of three academic years of full
time graduate study, including a minimum of one continuous year in residence at
the educational institution granting the doctoral degree; and
(B) Require an original dissertation or equivalent that
was psychological in nature that meets the requirement for an approved doctoral
program.
(m) The core program shall require every student to
demonstrate competence in each of the following substantive areas. This
typically will be met through substantial instruction in each of these
foundational areas, as demonstrated by a minimum of three graduate semester
hours, five or more graduate quarter hours (when an academic term is other than
a semester, credit hours will be evaluated on the basis of 15 hours of
classroom instruction per semester hour).
(A) Scientific and professional ethics and standards;
(B) Research design and methodology;
(C) Statistics;
(D) Psychometric theory;
(E) Biological bases of behavior such as physiological
psychology, comparative psychology, neuropsychology, sensation and perception,
and psychopharmacology;
(F) Cognitive-affective bases of behavior such as
learning, thinking, motivation, and emotion; and
(G) Social bases of behavior such as social psychology,
group processes, organizational and systems theory.
(n) All professional education programs in psychology
must include course requirements in developed practice areas/specialties.
(o) The program must demonstrate that it provides
training relevant to the development of competence to practice in a diverse and
multicultural society.
(3) Provide syllabi or other documentation regarding
course content upon the Board’s request.
(4) Demonstration of competence in applied psychology
shall be met by including a minimum of at least 18 semester hours or 30 quarter
hours in a concentrated program of study in an identified area of psychology,
e.g., developmental, social, cognitive, motivation, applied behavioral
analysis, industrial/organizational, human factors, personnel selection and
evaluation.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 675.010 - 675.150
Stats. Implemented: ORS 675.030
& 675.110
Hist.: BPE 3-2011, f. & cert.
ef. 9-27-11
858-010-0012
Practicum
(1) The doctoral degree program required in ORS 675.030(1)
must include an organized practicum of at least two semesters (or three
quarters) and at least 300 hours of direct experience, 100 hours of which must
be in supervision.
(2) Supervision must include the following:
(a) Discussion of services provided by the student;
(b) Selection of service plan for 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 state 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.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 675.010 - 675.150
Stats. Implemented: ORS 675.030
& 675.110
Hist.: BPE 3-2011, f. & cert.
ef. 9-27-11
858-010-0013
Internship
(1) Applicants must successfully complete an organized
internship as part of the doctoral degree program required in ORS 675.030(1).
(2) The internship must include at least 1,500 hours of
supervised experience and be completed within twenty-four months.
(3) The internship program must meet the following
requirements:
(a) The internship must have a written statement or
brochure describing the goals and content of the internship, stating clear
expectations and quality of student work, and made available to prospective
interns.
(b) A psychologist licensed by the appropriate state or
provincial licensing authority must be clearly designated as responsible for
the integrity and quality of the internship program.
(c) Interns must use titles indicating their training
status.
(d) The internship must be designed to provide a
planned sequence of training experiences focusing on breadth and quality of
training. Supervision and training related to ethics must be ongoing.
(e) At least twenty-five percent of the internship
experience must be in direct client contact providing assessment and
intervention services.
(f) For every 40 hours of internship experience, the
student must receive:
(A) At least 2 hours of regularly scheduled, formal,
face-to-face individual supervision that addresses the direct psychological
services provided by the intern; and
(B) At least 2 hours of other learning activities such
as case conferences, seminars on applied issues, conducting co-therapy with a
staff person including discussion of the case, and group supervision.
(3) Supervision of the internship experience.
(a) The internship setting must have two or more
psychologists available as supervisors, at least one of whom is licensed as a
psychologist.
(b) The internship experience must be supervised by the
person(s) responsible for the assigned casework.
(c) At least seventy-five percent of the supervision
must be by a licensed psychologist with two years post-license experience.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 675.010 - 675.150
Stats. Implemented: ORS 675.030
& 675.110
Hist.: BPE 3-2011, f. & cert.
ef. 9-27-11
858-010-0015
Education Requirements —
Clinical Psychologist Associate
(1) To meet the education requirement of ORS
675.030(1), an applicant must possess a masters degree in psychology from a
program at an institution of higher learning that was accredited by a regional
accrediting agency at the graduate level as of the date the degree was awarded,
or for Canadian universities, an institution of higher education that was
provincially or territorially chartered.
(2) The masters program must include at least 45
quarter hours or 30 semester hours of graduate credit, 30 quarter hours or 20
semester hours of which must be in graded (not “pass–no pass”) courses.
Hours must be from at least five of the basic areas of psychology including:
(a) Experimental psychology; Learning theory;
Physiological psychology; Motivation; Perception; Comparative psychology;
Statistical methods; Design of research; Developmental psychology; Individual
differences; Social psychology; Organizational psychology; Personality theory;
Abnormal psychology; and
(b) A minimum of one graduate level course in ethics;
and
(c) A minimum of one graduate level course
psychological tests and measurements.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 675.065
Stats. Implemented: ORS
675.065(1)(4)(c)
Hist.: PE 6, f. 12-19-73, ef.
1-11-74; PE 1-1979, f. & ef. 9-5-79; PE 1-1989(Temp), f. & cert. ef.
2-24-89; PE 2-1989, f. & cert. ef. 5-24-89; PE 3-1989(Temp), f. & cert.
ef. 9-7-89; PE 1-1990, f. & cert. ef. 2-16-90; PE 3-1992, f. & cert.
ef. 7-14-92; PE 1-1993(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-12-93; PE 3-1993, f. &
cert. ef. 4-13-93; PE 5-1993, f. & cert. ef. 10-6-93; PE 1-1995, f. &
cert. ef. 2-16-95; PE 1-1996, f. & cert. ef. 6-25-96; BPE 1-2001(Temp), f.
& cert. ef. 8-31-01 thru 2-27-02; BPE 1-2002(Temp), f. 1-28-02, cert. ef.
1-31-02 thru 2-27-02; BPE 2-2002, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-02; BPE 2-2004, f.
& cert. ef. 8-30-04; BPE 1-2008, f. & cert. ef. 3-26-08; BPE 1-2010, f.
& cert. ef. 1-8-10; BPE 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 9-28-10; BPE 1-2011, f.
& cert. ef. 1-25-11; BPE 3-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-27-11
858-010-0016
Standard Application Procedure
(1) Filing of Applications. Upon receipt of an
application for licensure, the Board shall process the application and
determine if the application is ready for review. An application is considered
ready for review when the following items have been received:
(a) Proof of masters or doctorate degree;
(A) Final graduate level transcript imprinted with date
degree was awarded; or
(B) A Verification of Educational Degree Form;
(b) University Accreditation Form (non-APA accredited
schools only);
(c) Reference forms;
(d) Educational Record in Psychology Form (non-APA
accredited schools only);
(e) Social Security Number Authorization Form;
(f) Verification of pre-degree supervised work;
(g) Verification of post-degree supervised work
experience (if any);
(h) National written examination (EPPP) score (if any);
(i) Verification of licensure in other states (if any);
(j) Verification of ABPP status (if any);
(k) Application fee;
(l) Criminal background check fee, and
(m) Other clarifying information requested by the
Board.
(2) The Board may issue a license if the candidate for
licensure:
(a) Meets the education requirements of OAR
858-010-0010, 858-010-0011, or 858-010-0015;
(b) Completes the supervised work experience
requirements of OAR 858-010-0037 or 858-010-0038.
(c) Passes the national written examination (EPPP); and
(d) Passes the Oregon jurisprudence examination.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 675.030
Stats. Implemented: ORS
675.030(1)(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(2)
Hist.: BPE 1-2010, f. & cert.
ef. 1-8-10; BPE 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 9-28-10; BPE 2-2011, f. & cert.
ef. 5-31-11; BPE 3-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-27-11
858-010-0017
Non-Standard Application Procedure
(1) ABPP Board Certified. If an applicant is
ABPP Board Certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP),
the applicant’s ABBP file will be accepted as primary source documentation and
the Board may issue a license if the applicant:
(a) Has met the educational requirements for licensure
of OAR 858-010-0010, 858-010-0011, or 858-010-0015;
(b) Has complied with the supervised work experience
requirements of OAR 858-010-0037 or 858-010-0038;
(c) Submits a complete application for licensure as
described in OAR 858-010-0016(1);
(d) Requests ABPP to send a copy of the applicant’s
Certification file directly to the Oregon Board;
(e) Passes the Oregon jurisprudence examination;
(f) Has received a passing score on the National
Written Examination (EPPP);
(g) Pays the criminal background check fee; and
(h) Pays the application fee.
(2) Certificate of Professional Qualification (CPQ). If an applicant holds a valid Certificate of Professional Qualification (CPQ)
issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Board (ASPPB), the
applicant’s CPQ file will be accepted as primary source documentation and the
Board may issue a license if the applicant:
(a) Has met the educational requirements for licensure
of OAR 858-010-0010, 858-010-0011, or 858-010-0015;
(b) Has complied with the supervised work experience
requirements of OAR 858-010-0037 or 858-010-0038;
(c) Submits a complete application for licensure as
described in OAR 858-010-0016(1);
(d) Requests ASPPB to send a copy of the applicant’s
CPQ file directly to the Oregon Board;
(e) Passes the Oregon jurisprudence examination;
(f) Has received a passing score on the National
Written Examination (EPPP);
(g) Pays the criminal background check fee; and
(h) Pays the application fee.
(3) Health Service Provider in Psychology (HSPP). If an applicant holds a valid HSPP credential issued by the National Register,
the applicant’s HSPP file will be accepted as primary source documentation and
the Board may issue a license if the applicant:
(a) Has met the educational requirements for licensure
of OAR 858-010-0010, 858-010-0011, or 858-010-0015;
(b) Has complied with the supervised work experience
requirements of OAR 858-010-0037 or 858-010-0038;
(c) Possesses and has maintained an active license as a
psychologist in another state for at least five years;
(d) Submits a complete application for licensure as
described in OAR 858-010-0016(1);
(e) Requests the National Register to send a copy of
the applicant’s HSPP file directly to the Board;
(f) Passes the Oregon jurisprudence examination;
(g) Has received a passing score on the National
Written Examination (EPPP);
(h) Pays the criminal background check fee; and
(i) Pays the application fee.
(4) Licensed in Another State. If an applicant
possesses a license to practice psychology based on a doctoral degree in
psychology that is issued by a board with licensing standards equivalent to
Oregon, the applicant’s licensure file will be accepted as primary source
documentation and the Board may issue a license if the applicant:
(a) Has met the educational requirements for licensure
of OAR 858-010-0010, 858-010-0011, or 858-010-0015;
(b) Has complied with the supervised work experience
requirements of OAR 858-010-0037 or 858-010-0038;
(c) Submits a complete application for licensure as
described in OAR 858-010-0016(1);
(d) Requests the state(s) in which the applicant is
licensed to send a copy of the applicant’s licensure file directly to the
Oregon Board;
(e) Passes the Oregon jurisprudence examination;
(f) Has received a passing score on the National
Written Examination (EPPP);
(g) Pays the criminal background check fee; and
(h) Pays the application fee.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 675.030
Stats. Implemented: ORS 675.030
Hist.: BPE 1-2010, f. & cert.
ef. 1-8-10; BPE 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 9-28-10; BPE 2-2011, f. & cert.
ef. 5-31-11; BPE 3-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-27-11
858-010-0020
Process and
Disposition of Application for License
(1) Application Review Procedure. When the application
and all of the required supporting documents have been received, the
application file shall be reviewed for eligibility. The reviewer shall either:
(a) Approve the application. When the reviewer
determines the application is complete, a letter of approval shall be sent
notifying the applicant of eligibility to take the EPPP and the Jurisprudence
examination and to enter into a Resident Supervision Contract.
(b) Deny the application. If the application is denied,
the reviewer shall send the applicant a letter stating the reason.
(c) Full Board review. Under unusual circumstances, the
application will be reviewed by the full Board for determination of
disposition.
(d) Incomplete Application. If the application is
incomplete, the reviewer shall send the applicant a letter stating the reason.
(e) Request for Review. Applicants for licensure may
request, in writing, that any decision by the reviewer be reconsidered by the
Board.
(2) Active Application. The Board shall maintain an
incomplete application file for one year from the date the application was
received. A file shall be presumed inactive if correspondence from the Board is
returned as “undeliverable.”
(3) The Board may extend the application period upon
written request prior to the one year expiration date. Failure to receive a
courtesy reminder notice from the Board shall not relieve an applicant of the
responsibility to request an extension.
(4) Reapplication. If an application for licensure has
been denied by the Board for any reason, the Board will not review a second
application until at least one year has lapsed from the date of the previous
denial.
(5) Information Changes. An Applicant must notify the
Board immediately if any information submitted on the application changes,
including but not limited to: name; address and telephone number; complaints;
disciplinary actions; and, civil, criminal, or ethical charges and employment
investigations which lead to termination or resignation. Failure to do so may
be grounds for denial of the application or revocation of the license, once
issued.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 675.040, 675.045
& 675.050
Stats. Implemented: ORS
675.040(1)(2)(3), 675.045(1)(2)(a)(b), 675.050(1)(a)(b)(2)
Hist.: PE 6, f. 12-19-73, ef.
1-11-74; PE 2-1989, f. & cert. ef. 5-24-89; PE 1-1996, f. & cert. ef.
6-25-96; BPE 1-2001(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-31-01 thru 2-27-02; BPE 2-2002,
f. & cert. ef. 2-27-02; BPE 2-2004, f. & cert. ef. 8-30-04; BPE 1-2008,
f. & cert. ef. 3-26-08; BPE 1-2010, f. & cert. ef. 1-8-10; BPE 2-2010,
f. & cert. ef. 9-28-10; BPE 3-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-27-11
858-010-0025
Procedure for Written Examination
(1) National Written Examination. The Board shall
utilize the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP)
developed by the Professional Examination Service (PES) for the Association of
State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB).
(a) Candidates for licensure who are prepared to take
the EPPP must submit a written request to the Board. The Board shall provide
PES with the names of eligible candidates.
(b) Candidates for licensure who have taken the EPPP
prior to April 20, 1990, must have passed the examination by achieving a score
at or above the national mean of doctoral candidates taking the examination for
the first time on that day. Candidates who have taken the EPPP prior to April
1993 must have passed the examination by achieving a score at or above the
national mean of doctoral candidates taking the examination for the first time
on that day or 75 percent, whichever is lower. The passing score for the EPPP
from April 1993 to April 2001 shall be 140 or 70 percent. For computer
administered forms of the EPPP, the Board requires a scaled score of 500.
(c) Special Accommodations. The Board shall provide PES
an approval for special accommodations for a verified disability or for English
as a second language upon written request by the candidate as described in OAR
858-010-0030(5).
(2) Re-examination. Any candidate who fails to achieve
a passing score on the EPPP shall be allowed to take the examination a second
time. If the examination is failed twice, the candidate must submit a written
study plan for the Board to review and approve.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 675.040 &
675.045
Stats. Implemented: ORS 675.040
& 675.045
Hist.: PE 6, f. 12-19-73, ef.
1-11-74; PE 1-1979, f. & ef. 9-5-79; PE 1-1980, f. & ef. 3-10-80; PE
1-1981(Temp), f. & ef. 12-9-81; PE 1-1982, f. 4-13-82, ef. 6-1-82; PE
2-1982, f. & ef. 7-23-82; PE 2-1989, f. & cert. ef. 5-24-89; PE 1-1990,
f. & cert. ef. 2-16-90; PE 1-1991, f. & cert. ef. 4-3-91; PE 3-1993, f.
& cert. ef. 4-13-93; PE 4-1993, f. & cert. ef. 7-19-93; PE 1-1995, f.
& cert. ef. 2-16-95; PE 1-1996, f. & cert. ef. 6-25-96; BPE 1-2001(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 8-31-01 thru 2-27-02; BPE 2-2002, f. & cert. ef.
2-27-02; BPE 1-2008, f. & cert. ef. 3-26-08; BPE 1-2010, f. & cert. ef.
1-8-10; BPE 3-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-27-11
858-010-0036
Guidelines for Supervised Work
Experience
(1) Policy. Two years of supervised work experience is
required for licensure. A minimum of one year of the required work experience
must take place after the doctorate degree is conferred.
(a) One year of supervised work experience is defined
as 1,500 hours of clinical or applied psychological services performed over a
period not less than twelve months.
(b) The Board may approve one year of pre-doctoral
supervised work experience if the experience was a formal requirement of the
applicant’s doctoral program.
(c) Psychological services are defined as direct
psychological services to an individual, group or organization; 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.
(d) 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.
(2) The following guidelines shall be used by the Board
to define supervised employment.
(a) While obtaining postdoctoral supervised work
experience, the candidate for licensure must be in a Board approved Resident
Supervision Contract:
(A) Working under the supervision of an Oregon licensed
psychologist licensed in Oregon for at least two years; or
(B) Working under the supervision of an Oregon licensed
psychologist licensed for at least two years in a state with licensing
standards comparable to Oregon.
(b) To receive supervised work experience credit from
other jurisdictions, the experience must be a formal arrangement under the
supervision of a psychologist who has been licensed for at least two years in a
state with licensing standards comparable to Oregon.
(3) Candidates for licensure shall be eligible to enter
into a Resident Supervision Contract as described in subsection (2)(a) of this
rule.
(a) Resident status shall begin the date the Board
approves the Resident Supervision Contract.
(b) 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.
(c) If the supervisor is to be paid for supervision
payment must be in the form of a per-hour fee.
(d) 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 “clinical psychologist resident” or “applied 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
“clinical psychologist resident” or “applied 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) The supervisor is not required to be working
on-site with the resident.
(e) Non-routine individual supervision may occur by
electronic means when geographical distance, weather or emergency prohibit a
face-to-face meeting.
(f) Frequency. If a resident works 1–20 hours in
a week the resident must at least one hour of individual supervision every
week. If a resident works more than 20 hours in a week the resident must
receive at least two hours of supervision every week. One hour must be
individual and one hour may be group supervision. On a non-routine basis
individual supervision may be delayed up to 14 days to accommodate vacations,
illness, travel or inclement weather.
(A) Group supervision must be:
(i) A formal and on-going group of at least three
mental health professionals;
(ii) Facilitated by a licensed psychologist;
(iii) Approved by the resident’s supervisor; and
(iv) All legal and ethical issues must be referred back
to the supervisor if the group facilitator is not a licensed psychologist.
(g) 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 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
request an extension.
(h) 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.
(i) Promptly communicate to the Board any significant
interruption or expected termination of the Resident Supervision Contract;
(j) The resident must discuss with their supervisor the
Supervisor Evaluation Report at the conclusion or termination of the Resident
Supervision Contract.
(5) Responsibilities of the Supervisor. The
supervisor’s conduct must conform to the following standards:
(a) Closely 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 “clinical 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 psychologist 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) Promptly communicate to the Board any significant
interruption or expected termination of the Resident Supervision Contract;
(g) Ensure that the resident has access to supervision
by telephone to discuss urgent matters, if the supervisor is unavailable for
any reason, during a period not to exceed fourteen days;
(h) In the absence of the primary supervisor, not to
exceed fourteen days, one-on-one supervision hours may be conducted
retro-actively;
(i) Keep notes of each supervisory session, and provide
them to the Board upon request;
(j) Maintain a record of hours of supervision and
provide it to the Board upon request;
(k) Provide the Board with an interim Resident
Evaluation Report upon request; and
(l) Provide the Board with a final Resident Evaluation
Report at the conclusion or termination of the Resident Supervision Contract.
(6) Associate Supervisor. Any 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 any professional or ethical concerns regarding the resident’s conduct
or performance to the primary supervisor and the Board.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 675.030, 675.040,
675.045, 675.050, 675.065 & 675.110
Stats. Implemented: ORS 675.030,
675.040, 675.045, 675.050, 675.065, 675.110
Hist.: PE 1-1988, f. & cert.
ef. 7-25-88; PE 1-1990, f. & cert. ef. 2-16-90; PE 1-1991, f. & cert.
ef. 4-3-91; PE 2-1991, f. 8-15-91, cert. ef. 8-16-91; PE 4-1993, f. & cert.
ef. 7-19-93; PE 1-1996, f. & cert. ef. 6-25-96; BPE 2-2002, f. & cert.
ef. 2-27-02; BPE 4-2002, f. & cert. ef. 10-11-02; BPE 1-2008, f. &
cert. ef. 3-26-08; BPE 1-2010, f. & cert. ef. 1-8-10; BPE 2-2010, f. &
cert. ef. 9-28-10; BPE 1-2011, f. & cert. ef. 1-25-11; BPE 2-2011, f. &
cert. ef. 5-31-11; BPE 3-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-27-11
858-010-0037
Supervised Work Experience —
Clinical Psychologist Associate
(1) Applicants must complete a one year full-time
internship or one year of other supervised learning practicum deemed equivalent
by the Board. The internship or practicum must meet the requirements of OAR
858-010-0012 or 858-010-0013.
(2) Applicants must complete three years of full-time
post-masters degree supervised work experience. The guidelines used by the
Board to define the three-year supervised work experience requirement for
psychologist associate applicants shall conform to those guidelines used in OAR
858-010-0036, except that:
(a) The resident shall be designated at all times by
the title “clinical psychologist associate resident”; and
(b) A Resident Supervision Contract will be effective
for a period not to exceed four years. The Board, in its discretion, may extend
the contract beyond four years.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 675.065 &
675.110
Stats. Implemented: ORS 675.065
& 675.110
Hist.: BPE 1-2010, f. & cert.
ef. 1-8-10; BPE 3-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-27-11
858-010-0038
Continued Supervision —
Licensed Clinical Psychologist Associate
Before the initial license is issued, the psychologist
associate and the supervising psychologist must submit a “Contract for Continued
Supervision of a Licensed Clinical Psychologist Associate.” Day-to-day
supervision of the licensed clinical psychologist associate is the
responsibility of the supervisor and includes such face-to-face consultation as
is required by the nature of the work of the clinical psychologist associate,
and is consistent with accepted professional practices in psychology.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 675.065 &
675.110
Stats. Implemented: ORS 675.065
& 675.110
Hist.: BPE 1-2010, f. & cert.
ef. 1-8-10; BPE 3-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-27-11
858-010-0039
Application for Independent Status
— Clinical Psychologist Associate
A licensed clinical psychologist associate may apply to
the Board for approval to function as an independent clinical psychologist
associate. Independent status will be granted only after at least three years
of work as a licensed clinical psychologist associate or a clinical
psychologist at a demonstrated high level of professional proficiency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 675.065 &
675.110
Stats. Implemented: ORS 675.065
& 675.110
Hist.: BPE 1-2010, f. & cert.
ef. 1-8-10; BPE 1-2011, f. & cert. ef. 1-25-11; BPE 3-2011, f. & cert.
ef. 9-27-11
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