Or. Admin. R. 309-018-0125 - Specific Staff Qualifications and Competencies
Program staff in the following positions must meet applicable credentialing or licensing standards, including those set forth in these rules:
(1) Program administrators or program
directors shall demonstrate competence in leadership, program planning and
budgeting, fiscal management, supervision of program staff, personnel
management, program staff performance assessment, use of data, reporting,
program evaluation, quality assurance, and developing and coordinating
community resources.
(2) Clinical
supervisors in all programs shall demonstrate competence in leadership,
wellness, oversight and evaluation of services, staff development, service
planning, case management and coordination, utilization of community resources,
group, family and individual therapy or counseling, documentation and rationale
for services to promote intended outcomes and implementation of all provider
policies.
(3) Clinical supervisors
in substance use disorders treatment and recovery programs shall be certified
or licensed by a health or allied provider agency as follows:
(a) For supervisors holding a certification
or license in substance use counseling, qualifications for the certificate or
license shall have included at least:
(A) 4000
hours of supervised experience in substance use counseling;
(B) 300 contact hours of education and
training in substance use related subjects; and
(C) Successful completion of a written
objective examination or portfolio review by the certifying body.
(b) For supervisors holding a
health or allied provider license, the license or registration shall have been
issued by one of the following state bodies, and the supervisor shall possess
documentation of at least 120 contact hours of academic or continuing
professional education in the treatment of substance use disorders:
(A) Oregon Medical Board;
(B) Board of Psychologist
Examiners;
(C) Board of Licensed
Social Workers;
(D) Board of
Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists; or
(E) Oregon State Board of Nursing.
(c) Additionally, clinical
supervisors in substance use disorders programs shall have one of the following
qualifications:
(A) Five years of paid
full-time experience in the field of substance use disorders counseling;
or
(B) A Bachelor's degree and four
years of paid full-time experience in the social services field with a minimum
of two years of direct substance use disorders counseling experience;
or
(C) A Master's degree and three
years of paid full-time experience in the social services field with a minimum
of two years of direct substance use disorders counseling experience.
(4) Clinical supervisors
in problem gambling treatment and recovery programs shall meet the requirements
for clinical supervisors in either mental health or substance use disorders
treatment and recovery programs and have completed ten hours of gambling
specific training within two years of designation as a problem gambling
services supervisor
(5) "Community
Health Worker" or "CHW" working in substance use disorders treatment and
recovery programs shall be certified as described in OAR 410-180-0310 and who:
(a) Has expertise or experience in behavioral
health;
(b) Works in an urban or
rural community, either for pay or as a volunteer in association with a local
health care system;
(c) To the
extent practicable, shares ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status and life
experiences with the members of the community where the worker
serves;
(d) Assists members of the
community to improve their health and increases the capacity of the community
to meet the health care needs of its residents and achieve wellness;
(e) Provides health education and information
that is culturally appropriate to the individuals being served;
(f) Assists community members in receiving
the care they need;
(g) CHW staff
may:
(A) Give peer assistance and guidance on
health including behavioral health behaviors; and
(B) Provide skills restoration
services.
(6)
Peer Delivered Services Supervisors shall be a certified Peer Support
Specialist (PSS) or Peer Wellness Specialist (PWS) with at least one year
experience as a PSS or PWS in behavioral health treatment services.
(7) Substance use disorders treatment staff
shall:
(a) Demonstrate competence in treatment
of substance-use disorders including individual assessment to include
identification of health and safety risks to self or others; individual, group,
family and other counseling techniques; program policies and procedures for
service delivery and documentation and identification; development of a safety
plan; implementation and coordination of services identified to facilitate
intended outcomes; and
(b) Be
certified or licensed by a health or allied provider agency, as defined in
these rules, to provide substance use treatment within two years of the first
hire date and shall make application for certification no later than six months
following that date:
(A) Clinical supervision
shall document progress toward certification; and
(B) The two years is not renewable if the
individual ends employment with a provider and becomes re-employed with the
same provider or another provider;
(c) For treatment staff holding certification
in substance use counseling, qualifications for the certificate shall have
included at least:
(A) 750 hours of
supervised experience in substance use counseling;
(B) 150 contact hours of education and
training in substance use related subjects; and
(C) Successful completion of a written
objective examination or portfolio review by the certifying body.
(d) For treatment staff holding a
health or allied provider license, the license or registration shall have been
issued by one of the following state bodies and the person shall possess
documentation of at least 60 contact hours of academic or continuing
professional education in substance use disorders treatment:
(A) Oregon Medical Board;
(B) Board of Psychologist
Examiners;
(C) Board of Licensed
Social Workers;
(D) Board of
Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists; or
(E) Oregon State Board of Nursing.
(8) Problem gambling
treatment staff shall:
(a) Demonstrate
competence in treatment of problem gambling including individual assessment to
include identification of health and safety risks to self or others;
individual, group, family and other counseling techniques; program policies and
procedures for service delivery and documentation and identification;
implementation and coordination of services identified to facilitate intended
outcomes;
(b) Be certified or
licensed by a health or allied provider agency, as defined in these rules, to
provide problem gambling treatment within two years of the first hire date and
shall make application for certification no later than six months of the first
hire date;
(A) Clinical supervision shall
document progress toward certification; and
(B) The two years is not renewable if the
individual ends employment with a provider and becomes re-employed with the
same provider or another provider.
(c) For treatment staff holding certification
in problem gambling counseling, qualifications for the certificate shall have
included at least:
(A) 500 hours of supervised
experience in problem gambling counseling;
(B) 60 contact hours of education and
training in problem gambling related subjects; and
(C) Successful completion of a written
objective examination or portfolio review by the certifying body.
(d) For treatment staff holding a
health or allied provider license, the license or registration shall have been
issued by one of the following state bodies, and the person shall possess
documentation of at least 60 contact hours of academic or continuing
professional education in problem gambling treatment:
(A) Oregon Medical Board;
(B) Board of Psychologist
Examiners;
(C) Board of Licensed
Social Workers;
(D) Board of
Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists; or
(E) Oregon State Board of Nursing.
(9) Peer support
specialists and peer wellness specialists, including family and youth support
and wellness specialists, shall meet the requirements in OAR 410-180-0300 to
0380 for certification and continuing education and demonstrate:
(a) The ability to support others in their
recovery or resiliency; and
(b)
Personal life experience and tools of self-directed recovery and
resiliency.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 413.042, 430.640 & 443.450
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 430.010, 430.205 - 430.210, 430.254 - 430.640, 430.850 - 430.955, 443.400 - 443.460, 443.991, 461.549 & 743A.168
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