Section 1280.60  Supervision of Associate Sex Offender Providers

Individuals licensed as an associate sex offender provider may only provide services under the supervision of a licensed sex offender evaluator or a licensed sex offender treatment provider.  Supervision shall be appropriate to the client and the skill and training of the licensees.

a)         The supervisor shall have met in-person with the applicant at least one hour each week. Supervision means the review of counseling and case management.

b)         Supervision must be face-to-face, real-time communication and may include video or other real-time electronic communication. In-person supervision does not include mail, email, telefax or phone.

c)         Acceptable modes for supervision of direct client contact are as follows:

1)         Individual supervision: The supervisory session is conducted by a supervisor with one supervisee present;

2)         Group supervision: The supervisory session is conducted by a supervisor with no more than 5 supervisees present.

d)         The counseling activities must be performed pursuant to the supervisor's order, control, oversight, guidance and full professional responsibility.

e)         A supervisor may be provided at the applicant's place of work or may be hired by the applicant to provide supervision.

f)         The following activities are not acceptable clinical supervision:

            1)         Peer supervision;

2)         Administrative supervision.  For example, clinical practice performed under administrative rather than clinical supervision of an institutional director or executive;

3)         A primary didactic process in which techniques or procedures are taught in a classroom, workshop or seminar.

g)         When providing services as an associate sex offender provider, the associate provider shall not represent himself or herself as a sole or independent practitioner.  An associate sex offender provider providing services shall always operate and represent himself or herself as providing services through or as a part of a group practice or through a clinical supervisor's practice.  A licensed associate sex offender provider providing clinical services shall provide the name and contact information of his or her  associate sex offender provider's supervisor to all clients.