OAR 833-050-0091
Supervisor’s Responsibilities
(1)
The supervisor must:(a)
Review and evaluate appropriateness of client population and caseload, individual charts, case records and management, diagnostic evaluation and treatment planning, and methodologies for keeping client confidentiality.(b)
Recommend that the intern refer clients to other therapists when client needs are outside the intern’s scope of practice.(c)
Ensure that letterhead, business cards, advertisements and directory listings, brochures, and any other representation includes the appropriate title as described in OAR 833-050-0111 (Intern’s Responsibilities)(1)(a) and the supervisor’s name and designation as “supervisor.”(d)
Assist the intern in developing a plan to prepare for and complete the competency exam in a timely manner.(e)
Notify the Board within 14 days and explain any significant interruption to supervision or expected termination of the supervisory relationship.(f)
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.(g)
Be someone other than a spouse or relative by blood or marriage or a person with whom the intern has or had a personal relationship.(h)
Meet registered intern supervisor qualifications as required in OAR chapter 833, division 130.(i)
Submit a written evaluation of the intern’s skills and progress every six months and at the conclusion of the plan. The report must include progress toward completion of the intern’s plan. Supervisors may report to the Board at any time deemed necessary. Reports must be submitted on forms provided by the Board;(2)
If a supervisor has professional or ethical concerns about a supervisee being licensed, the supervisor must promptly notify the Board and provide the following information:(a)
Specific concerns regarding conduct or performance;(b)
Steps taken to address the concerns;(c)
A remedial action plan with measureable outcomes to address the concerns; and(d)
The intern’s progress to address the concerns expressed by the supervisor.(3)
The Board may take any or all of the following actions to address concerns about registered interns:(a)
Identify a new supervisor to work with the intern;(b)
Require an assessment of the intern’s mental and/or physical health;(c)
Require the intern to seek personal therapy;(d)
Extend the internship;(e)
Require additional training for the intern;(f)
Place internship on hold; or(g)
Deny the intern a license.(4)
A supervisor provides supervision only when the supervisor’s professional competence is sufficient to meet the needs of the trainee or intern. A supervisor does not permit a trainee or intern under the supervisor’s supervision to perform, nor purport to be competent to perform, professional services beyond the trainee’s or intern’s level of training and accepts responsibility for the effects of the actions of the trainee or intern of which they should be aware.
Source:
Rule 833-050-0091 — Supervisor’s Responsibilities, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=833-050-0091.