Or. Admin. Code § 858-010-0001

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 858-010-0001 - Definitions

(1) The practice of psychology is defined to include:

(a) "Evaluation" means assessing or diagnosing mental disorders or mental functioning, including administering, scoring, and interpreting tests of mental abilities or personality;

(b) "Therapy" means, but is not limited to, treating mental disorders as defined by the most current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) published by the American Psychiatric Association;

(c) "Consultation" means conferring or giving expert advice on the diagnosis or treatment of mental disorders;

(d) "Supervision" means the ongoing process performed by a supervisor who monitors the performance of the person supervised and provides regular, documented individual consultation, guidance and instruction with respect to the skills and competencies of the person supervised.

(2) "ABPP" means the American Board of Professional Psychology.

(3) "APA" means the American Psychological Association.

(4) "Applicant" means a person who submits a complete application for licensure with the appropriate fees.

(5) "ASPPB" means the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards.

(6) "Board" means the Oregon Board of Psychology.

(7) "Candidate for Licensure" means a person who has satisfactorily completed the appropriate educational and experience requirements for licensure and has been deemed eligible by the Board to sit for the required examinations.

(8) "CE" means continuing education.

(9) "Client" or "patient" means direct recipients of psychological services, which may include child, adolescent, adult, older adult, couple, family, group, organization, community, or any other individual.

(10) "CPQ" means the Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards.

(11) "Demonstrable areas of competence" means those therapeutic and assessment methods and techniques, and populations served, for which one can document adequate graduate training, workshops, or appropriate supervised experience.

(12) "Developed Areas of Practice" means:

(a) National recognition of the practice area by a national organization(s) whose purpose includes recognizing or representing and developing the practice area, by relevant divisions of the APA, or by involvement in similar umbrella organizations;

(b) An accumulated body of knowledge in the professional literature that provides a scientific basis for the practice area including empirical support for the effectiveness of the services provided;

(c) Representation by or in a national training council that is recognized, functional, and broadly accepted;

(d) Development and wide dissemination by the training council of doctoral educational and training guidelines consistent with the Accreditation Guidelines & Principles;

(e) Existence of the practice area in current education and training programs; and

(f) Geographically dispersed psychology practitioners who identify with the practice area and provide such services.

(13) "EPPP" means the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology developed and owned by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards.

(14) "Full-time graduate study" means six semester hours or nine quarter hours.

(15) "HIPDB" means the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

(16) "HSPP" means the Health Service Provider in Psychology credential issued by the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology.

(17) "Internship" means an ongoing, supervised and organized practical experience obtained in an integrated training program identified as a psychology internship. Other supervised experience or on-the-job training does not constitute an internship.

(18) "NPDB" means the National Practitioner Data Bank maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

(19) "OPA" means the Oregon Psychological Association.

(20) "Practicum" means a formal, pre-degree organized training experience designed to develop a foundation of clinical skills and professional competence with diverse client populations, and to prepare for more substantial responsibilities required in internship.

(21) "Psychology program" means an integrated program of doctoral study designed to train professional psychologists to deliver services in psychology.

(22) "Regional accrediting agency" means one of the six regional accrediting agencies recognized by the United States Secretary of Education established to accredit senior institutions of higher education.

(23) "Residency" means a post-terminal degree, supervised experience approved by the board.

(24) "Specialty" means a defined area of psychological practice that requires advanced knowledge and skills acquired through an organized sequence of education and training. The advanced knowledge and skills specific to a specialty are obtained subsequent to the acquisition of core scientific and professional foundations in psychology.

(25) "Supervision" means the ongoing process performed by a supervisor who monitors the performance of the person supervised and provides regular, documented individual and group consultation, guidance and instruction with respect to the skills and competencies of the person supervised.

(26) "Supervisor" means an individual who assumes full responsibility for the education and training activities of a person and provides the supervision required by such a person.

(27) "Treatment" means services provided to an individual, group or organization for the purpose of improving mental health and/or alleviating behavioral, emotional or mental disorders.

Or. Admin. Code § 858-010-0001

BPE 2-2002, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-02; BPE 2-2004, f. & cert. ef. 8-30-04; BPE 1-2008, f. & cert. ef. 3-26-08; BPE 1-2010, f. & cert. ef. 1-8-10; BPE 3-2011, f. & cert. ef. 9-27-11; BPE 2-2012, f. & cert. ef. 6-8-12; BPE 3-2013, f. & cert. ef. 9-30-13; OBP 3-2018, minor correction filed 10/09/2018, effective 10/9/2018

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 675.010 - 675.150

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 675.110