Utah Admin. Code R156-61-302e - Duties and Responsibilities of a Psychologist Supervisor
The duties and responsibilities of a psychologist supervisor under Subsection 58-61-304(1)(d) or (e) are further defined, clarified or established as follows. The psychologist supervisor shall:
(1) be professionally responsible for the
acts and practices of the supervised individual that are a part of the required
supervised training, including supervision of the activities requiring a mental
health therapy license;
(2) engage
in a relationship with the supervised individual in which the supervisor is
independent from control by the supervised individual, and in which the ability
of the supervisor to supervise and direct the practice of the supervised
individual is not compromised;
(3)
supervise not more than three full-time equivalent supervised individuals,
unless otherwise approved by the Division in collaboration with the
Board;
(4) be available for advice,
consultation, and direction consistent with the standards and ethics of the
profession and the requirements suggested by the total circumstances, including
the supervised individual's level of training, ability to diagnose patients,
and other factors determined by the supervisor;
(5) ensure compliance with the
confidentiality requirements of Section
58-61-602;
(6) provide timely and periodic review of the
client records assigned to the supervised individual;
(7) monitor the performance of the supervised
individual for compliance with laws, standards, and ethics applicable to the
practice of psychology;
(8) submit
appropriate documentation to the Division with respect to work completed by the
supervised individual, evidencing the performance of the supervised individual
during the period of supervised psychology training and mental health therapist
training, including the supervisor's evaluation of the supervised individual's
competence in the practice of psychology and mental health therapy;
(9) ensure that the supervised individual is
certified by the Division as a psychology resident, or is enrolled in a
psychology doctoral program and engaged in a training experience authorized by
the educational program; and
(10)
ensure the psychologist supervisor is legally able to personally provide the
services that the psychologist supervisor is supervising.
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The duties and responsibilities of a psychologist supervisor are further defined, clarified or established as follows. The psychologist supervisor shall:
(1) be professionally responsible for the acts and practices of the supervisee which are a part of the required supervised training, including supervision of all activities requiring a mental health therapy license;
(2) engage in a relationship with the supervisee in which the supervisor is independent from control by the supervisee, and in which the ability of the supervisor to supervise and direct the practice of the supervisee is not compromised;
(3) supervise not more than three full-time equivalent supervisees unless otherwise approved by the Division in collaboration with the Board ;
(4) be available for advice, consultation , and direction consistent with the standards and ethics of the profession and the requirements suggested by the total circumstances including the supervisee's level of training, ability to diagnose patients, and other factors determined by the supervisor;
(5) comply with the confidentiality requirements of Section 58-61-602;
(6) provide timely and periodic review of the client records assigned to the supervisee;
(7) monitor the performance of the supervisee for compliance with laws, standards, and ethics applicable to the practice of psychology;
(8) submit appropriate documentation to the Division with respect to work completed by the supervisee evidencing the performance of the supervisee during the period of supervised psychology training and mental health therapist training, including the supervisor's evaluation of the supervisee's competence in the practice of psychology and mental health therapy;
(9) ensure that the supervisee is certified by the Division as a psychology resident, or is enrolled in a psychology doctoral program and engaged in a training experience authorized by the educational program;
(10) ensure the psychologist supervisor is legally able to personally provide the services which the psychologist supervisor is supervising ; and
(11) ensure the psychologist supervisor meets all other requirements for supervision as described in this section.