Ohio Psychology Law

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Scope of Supervision

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1. Unlicensed person working towards licensure
2. Unlicensed w/ Masters or PhD
3. Other license, not in Psych
4. Licensed Psych who are functioning as Supervisors or Supervisees
5. Mental Health Workers

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Purpose of Supervision

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1. Welfare of client
2. Welfare of those acting as training subjects
3. Structure activities of psych. so compentent services can
be offered
4. assure training of unlicensed psych. is w/in their area of
competence
5. assure training is varied
6. assure supervisee is not exploited
7. Make avaiable the general administrative, supervisory, &
mental health expertise of licensed psych. in regulating
delivery of services
8. assure training will a) expand compentency in
subspeciality; b) satisfy retraining regul.; c) meet
requirements for licensure

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Supervision Definitions
1) Psych Work Supervision

Back 3

working with licensed Psych.; work is consistent with academic & prof. training

Front 4

Supervision Definitions
1a) 3 activites unlicensed person cannot do

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- psychological diagnosis
- psychological prescription
- psych. client superv.

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Supervision Definitions
2) Psych Training Sup.

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Superv. of graduate students:
- gain experience for licensure
- dev. another area of competency
- dev. skills in the performance pf psych. procedures

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Supervision Definitions
3) Umbrella Superv

Back 6

training to deveope supervisory skills

Front 7

Supervision Definitions
4) School Psych. Supv

Back 7

same as psych work supv

Front 8

Supervision Definitions
5) School Psych Training Supv

Back 8

same as psych training supv.

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Supervision Definitions
6) Mental Health worker supv

Back 9

Psych provides clinical supv

Front 10

Supervision Definitions
7) Administrative Supv.

Back 10

Responsibility for office or agency organizational procedures, practices, policies does not involve professional supv

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Supervision Definitions
8) Terms for people under appropiate supv. working towards licensure

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Psych Intern
Psych Fellow
Psych Resident
Psych Trainee
Post-doctoral Trainee

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Psych Definitions

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- Psych Assistant - masters might be working toward licensure
- Asst. Masters not in Psych - working with psych., work supv.
- Psych Aid, has a BA, working w/ psych -work supv.
- Aide - BA not in psych, 2+ yrs college - work supv.

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Mental Health Worker Supv

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- work done cannot be represented offical psych. work
- Treatment Plan written & signed by MHW
- Supv. signs it w/in reasonable time, w/ changes; no
changes; or refuses to sign
- Psych uses reasonable prof. judgement when supv. MHW

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Supervisor Responsibilities
1-5

Back 14

CANNOT:
1. Sv. someone w/ funding or adm. supv. over you
2. work as an employee of supervisee. BUT- can pay Sv. for supervision, not to exceed reasonable hourly rate
3. Sv. direct family member
4. Sv. someone you are in business w/ except when SUPERVISEE is an employee
5. Sv. work one is not personally competent to preform

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Supervisor Responsibilities
6-10

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CANNOT:
6. Sv. anyone you know is illegally providing psych. services
7. accept some1 w/ out appropriate academic & prof. prep.
8. Sv. more than 4 unlicensed persons who are under work or training Sv. - doesn't apply to MHW Sv.
9. allow supervisee to see some1 they are not competent to see
10. delegate to supervisee - a) dx.;b) prescription; c) client supervision - ONLY SUPERVISOR ALLOWED

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Supervisor Responsibilities
11 - 15

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11. CANNOT BE DELEGATED TO unlicensed person: a) dx.; b) perscription; or c) supervision of client
12. Must inform client of Sv.& legal + prof. responsibility of superv.
13. Superv. responsible to determine supervisee's competency
14. Sperv. to identify each superviess and Sv. provided i.e. work or training
15. If sharing Sv. w/ another superv. - write a plan for everyone to sign

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Supervisor Responsibilities
16 - 21

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16. Sv. notes to include: plan; dates of meeting; notes on Sv. & specific clients. Must keep record 5 yrs.
17. Intensity of Sv. based on Supervisees experience; credentials; complexity of cases. Superv. must have direct knowledge of all clients
18. NO SEX W/ SUPERVISEES
19. can't exploite supervisee for finical gain or excessive work demands
20. Superv. can't let agency exploit supervisee
21. Superv. requires supervisee to seek outside prof. help w/ personal problems

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Supervisor Responsibilities:
23-25

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23. Group discussion of cases is encouraged but can't replace indv.
24. Superv. must register all supervisees w/ Board who are completing retraining or are being trained to earn a different license
25. Can't assign work of a HAZARDOUS nature to supervisee who doesn't have adequate academic prep.

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Supervisor Responsibilities:
26-28

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26. Superv. must plan for continuity of care in the event their Sv. to supervisee is interrupted by illness, vacation or other.
27. Licensed person w/ the Board who is seeking training in a subspeciality need not register w/ the Board.
28. Violation of any of the above rules by supervisee can result in investigation of superv.
regarding adequate Sv.

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Supervisee Responsibilities:
1-4

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1. Spvee. subject to all rules of the Board
2. Spvee. can't use title "Psychologist" or "School Psychologist"
3. Spvee. can't solicit clients or generate own caseload - one cannot imply they have independent choice of clients.
4. Spvee. can't collect fees in their name for psych. work

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Supervisee Responsibilities:
5-10

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5. Spvee. can't independently advertise
6. Can have business card with appropriate title, name, and Superv. name, and Sv. relationship on it
7. Spvee. will use correct title
8. Spvee. can publish or post degree's, credentials, & appropriate title - as long as clients are not confused
9. Spvee. only allowed activities delegated by superv.
10. Spvee. will carry out psych. activities in office of the superv. or another suitable location where superv. has responsibility.

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Supervisee Responsibilities:
11-12

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11. Spvee. may pay a fee to superv. in private practice
12. Both have responsibility to let inform clients of supervised nature of the work & ultimately resp. is with the superv. Must provide statement that includes: description of services; name of Superv.; charges + who bill will come from; name/address/# of office; limits of confidentiality; parameters of prof. rel.; availability of superv. to met w/ client; signature of everyone.