Section 17-8611. SUPERVISION OF PSYCHOLOGY ASSOCIATES

 

8611.1A supervisor of a psychology associate shall supervise only in those areas

within the supervisor’s competence based on the supervisor’s education,

training, and experience. The supervisor shall delegate supervisory

responsibility to another psychologist or psychiatrist to ensure that the

psychology associate receives appropriate supervision in areas outside of

the expertise of the original supervisor. 

 

8611.2 Appropriate supervision is determined by the following:

 

(a) Education, training, and experience of the psychology associate;

 

(b) Nature and extent of the services to be performed by the psychology associate; and

 

(c) Setting in which the services are to be performed.

 

8611.3 A supervisor may supervise a maximum of five (5) psychology associates

at any one (1) time.

 

8611.4 A supervisor shall ensure that a psychology associate is practicing within

the scope of the psychology associate’s competencies as demonstrated by the psychology associate’s documented training and experience in a

particular area of practice.

 

8611.5 A supervisor shall maintain appropriate documentation of the nature and

extent of the supervision provided or delegated, including the dates, duration, and focus of the supervisory sessions.  The supervisor shall provide a reason for any delegation of supervisory responsibility.

 

8611.6 Pursuant to § 8611.5 a supervisor shall provide documentation requested

upon demand by an individual authorized by the board.

 

8611.7 A supervisor shall not engage in supervision of a psychology associate

who is a friend or relative.

 

8611.8 A supervisor shall immediately report to the Board, by certified mail, the

date of termination of the supervisory relationship with a psychology

associate.

 

8611.9 A supervisor shall be responsible for all services provided by a

psychology associate under the supervisor’s supervision. 

 

8611.10 A psychology associate shall inform the supervisor of all complaints,

formal or informal, about the services provided by the psychology associate.

 

authority

The Director of the Department of Health, pursuant to the authority set forth under § 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985 (Act), effective March 15, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14)), and in accordance with Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998.

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3246, 3255 (April 15, 2011).