La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXIII-709 - Conduct of Supervision
A. The
board recognizes that the variability in preparation for practice of the
trainee will require individually tailored supervision. The specific content of
the supervision procedures will be worked out between the individual supervisor
and the supervisee.
B. The licensed
psychologist or medical psychologist who provides supervision for the candidate
for licensure must have legal functioning authority over and professional
responsibility for the work of the supervisee. This means that the supervisor
must be available to the supervisee at the point of the decision-making. The
supervisor's relationship with the supervisee shall be clearly differentiated
from that of consultant, who may be called in at the discretion of the
consultee and who has no functional authority for, nor none of the legal or
professional accountability for the services performed or for the welfare of
the client.
C. The supervising
psychologist is responsible for the delivery of services, the representation to
the public of services, and the supervisor/supervisee relationship.
1. All clients will be informed of the
availability or possible necessity of meetings with the supervising
psychologist at the request of the client, the supervisee, or the psychologist.
The supervisor will be available for emergency consultation and
intervention.
2. All written
communication will clearly identify the licensed psychologist or medical
psychologist as responsible for all psychological services provided. Public
announcement of services and fees, and contact with the public or professional
community shall be offered only by or in the name of the licensed psychologist
or medical psychologist. It is the responsibility of both the supervising
psychologist and the supervisee to inform the client, to whatever extent is
necessary for the client to understand, of the supervisory status and other
specific information as to supervisee's qualifications and functions
3. Billing and receipt of payment is the
responsibility of the employing agency or the licensed psychologist/ or medical
psychologist. The setting and the psychological work performed shall be clearly
identified as that of the licensed psychologist. The physical location where
services are delivered may not be owned, leased, or rented by the
supervisee.
4. The supervisor must
be paid either directly by the client or by the agency employing the
supervisee. The supervisee may not pay the supervisor for supervisory services,
nor may the supervisee and/or his/her immediate family have any financial
interest in the employing agency.
5. The supervising psychologist is
responsible for the maintenance of information and files relevant to the
client. The client shall be fully informed, to whatever extent is necessary for
that client to understand, that the supervising psychologist or the employing
agency is to be the source of access to this information in the
future.
D. In the event
the supervisee publicly represents himself/herself inappropriately, or
supervision is not conducted according to LAC 46:LXIII.709, the board may rule
that any experience gained in that situation is not commensurate with ethical
standards and thus not admissible as experience toward licensure. The board may
further rule that any psychologist providing supervision under those
circumstances is in violation of ethical standards which results in
disciplinary action such as suspension or revocation of licensure.
E. Termination of supervision of a
provisionally licensed psychologist must be reported to the board by both the
supervisor and supervisee, in writing via postal mail, within seven calendar
days from when either party knew or should have known supervision was
terminated.
Notes
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