Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 877 - BOARD OF LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS › Division 20 - PROCEDURE FOR CERTIFICATION OF CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK ASSOCIATES AND LICENSING OF LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS › Section 877-020-0010 - Plan of Practice and Supervision

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) After a person
			 submits an application described in OAR 877-020-0009, the board will inform the
			 person whether the application, including the plan of practice and supervision,
			 is approved.
(2) An associate may
			 request a change to a plan of practice and supervision by submitting a request
			 to the board that provides a justification for the change and ensures that the
			 plan, as modified, will meet the requirements of this division of
			 rules.
(3) For the associate to
			 satisfactorily complete a plan of practice and supervision, the following
			 requirements must be met while the associate is working under an approved plan
			 of practice and supervision:
(a) The contact
			 with clients described in OAR 877-020-0009(4)(b)  must be direct contact, as
			 defined in OAR 877-001-0006(7), during which the associate practices clinical
			 social work, which is defined in ORS 675.510(2).
(b) The associate must meet with a supervisor
			 identified in the plan, as required in OAR 877-020-0009(4)(d):
(A) For a total of 100 hours over a period of
			 not less than 24 consecutive months nor more than 60 consecutive months, of
			 which a minimum of 50 hours must be individual supervision. The board may, at
			 their discretion, approve a written request to extend a plan of supervision
			 beyond the 60 month period. The associate must meet at least twice each month
			 with a plan supervisor for a minimum of one hour. If there is a second
			 supervisor for group supervision, the requirement in this paragraph (A) is met
			 by a single one-hour meeting with each supervisor.
(B) After the associate has completed the
			 plan requirements regarding supervision contained in paragraph (A) of this
			 sub-section and the requirements regarding practice hours and direct client
			 contact hours contained in OAR 877-020-0009 (4), the associate must continue to
			 meet at least once each month with a plan supervisor for a minimum of one
			 hour.
(c) At least 50
			 supervision hours, group or individual, must be with a supervisor as defined in
			 OAR 877-020-0012(1) or (3)(a).
(d)
			 No more than 50 supervision hours, group or individual, may be with a
			 supervisor as defined in OAR 877-020-0012(2)(b).
(e) Supervision required in this rule must be
			 accomplished:
(A) In person, in a
			 professional setting; or
(B) By
			 electronic video-conferencing media or telephone.
(f) The associate must submit to the board,
			 on a form provided by the board, each evaluation by the supervisor (or
			 supervisors in the event two or more are authorized) required by OAR
			 877-020-0012(8)  of the progress by the associate toward completion of the
			 plan.
(g) The associate must pass
			 the national examination required by OAR 877-020-0008.
(h) The associate should work with each
			 supervisor identified in an approved plan for not less than six months unless
(A) A change in supervision is required by a
			 reason outside the control of the associate; or
(B) The associate has completed the
			 requirements of the plan.