(a) Supervision of students.

1. (1) Students who are enrolled in a program of study (as defined in 17 CAR § 95-403(b) and (c) and 17 CAR § 95-404(a)) shall be:

   1. (A) Supervised in any and all practice of the profession of psychology, in keeping with the rules for training students in the practice of psychology; and
   2. (B) The responsibility of the psychologist supervisor, both site and academic.

2. (2) Supervision of students (as defined in 17 CAR § 95-302 and 17 CAR § 95-602) shall not be monitored by the Arkansas Psychology Board unless the student is:

   1. (A) Participating in an American Psychological Association-accredited predoctoral internship; and
   2. (B) Provisionally licensed by the board.
3. (3) The student and approved supervisor shall be required to submit quarterly reports on supervision during the internship program, which shall be reviewed by the board.
4. (4) The board will report any problems or concerns regarding the supervision to the director of the predoctoral internship program.

(b) Supervision of licensed psychological examiners.

1. (1)

   1. (A) An annual supervision report, due by June 30 of each year, shall be mandatory for all licensed psychological examiners who are engaged in those professional activities that, by law, require supervision.
   2. (B) The report shall detail the types of activities in which the supervisee is engaged.
   3. (C) It is the responsibility of the supervisee to see that the annual report is sent to the board.

2. (2)

   1. (A) The Supervision Report Form shall be designed by the board to provide the information necessary to monitor the nature of supervision.
   2. (B) The following minimal information shall be included:

(i) Supervisee’s name and signature;

1. (ii) Supervisor’s name and signature;

   1. (iii) Frequency and type of scheduled supervision sessions, and nature of supervision contacts, whether:

(b) (b) Group;

1. (c) (c) Telephone; or

   1. (d) (d) Correspondence;

      1. (iv) Total number of hours of supervision per type of contact as defined in subdivision (b)(2)(B)(iii) of this section;
      2. (v) Periods of supervision covered in the report;
      3. (vi) Description of the nature of unscheduled supervision and contact of supervisor with supervisee;
      4. (vii) Description of supervisee's general functions being supervised; and
      5. (viii) Description of any specific areas covered in the supervision process, e.g., expanding practice, etc.
2. (3) Any change of status in the supervisory relationship must be reported in writing by the supervisee to the board within ten (10) working days of the change of status.

3. (4)

   1. (A) The board recognizes that, under all circumstances, the variability of practice, level of professional skill, and personal/professional characteristics of the psychological examiner is such that individually tailored supervision is necessary.

   2. (B) The specific content of the supervised procedures shall:

      1. (i) Be worked out between the individual supervisor and the psychological examiner; and
      2. (ii) Ensure the rights and promote the welfare of the public of the State of Arkansas.

   3. (C)

      1. (i) Psychological examiners can practice psychoeducational evaluation and diagnosis without supervision.
      2. (ii) However, Arkansas Code § 17-97-102 requires supervision of psychological examiners for "overall personality appraisal or classification, personality counseling, psychotherapy, or personality adjustment techniques".

   4. (D)

      1. (i) Supervisors are responsible for all these services provided by psychological examiners under their supervision, whatever the method of documentation of personality evaluations and treatment plans.
      2. (ii) Cosignature is one (1) option for documenting this relationship and supervision.

   5. (E) The supervisor shall:

      1. (i) Establish and maintain a level of supervisory contact consistent with established professional standards; and
      2. (ii) Be fully accountable in the event that professional, ethical, or legal issues are raised.

4. (5) As required by law, when inquiry is made, users of the psychological examiner’s services shall be informed when services provided are supervised.

   1. (c) Supervision of provisional licensure applicants. (See also 17 CAR § 95-405(e).)

5. (1)

   1. (A) All services provided by a provisionally licensed psychologist must be supervised by a qualified psychologist, unless they are a candidate for licensure via reciprocity.
   2. (B) The licensed psychologist who provides supervision for the applicant will be clinically and professionally responsible for the work of the supervisee.
   3. (C) The supervisor shall be accessible to the supervisee at any point during the supervisory relationship.
   4. (D) The supervisor's relationship with the supervisee shall be separate from that of a consultant, who may be called in at the discretion of the applicant.
   5. (E) The consultant will have no clinical or professional accountability for the services provided or for the welfare of the client/patient/consumer.

6. (2)

   1. (A) Public announcement of services and fees and contact with the lay or professional community shall be offered only in the name of the supervising psychologist.
   2. (B) Titles of applicants must clearly show their provisional licensure status.

7. (3) Users of the provisionally licensed psychologist’s services shall be:

   1. (A) Informed of his or her status; and
   2. (B) Given specific information about his or her qualifications and functions.
8. (4) Clients/patients/consumers shall be informed that they may meet with the supervising psychologist at their request or at the request of the service provider or the supervisor.
9. (5) Setting and receipt of a fee shall remain the sole responsibility of the employing agency or supervising psychologist.
10. (6) All written professional reports and communications shall be countersigned by the supervising psychologist.

11. (7) The supervisor shall:

    1. (A) Establish and maintain a level of supervisory contact consistent with established professional standards; and
    2. (B) Be fully accountable in the event that professional, ethical, or legal issues are raised.

12. (8) An ongoing record of supervision shall be maintained that details the:

    1. (A) Types of activities in which the provisionally licensed psychologist is engaged;
    2. (B) Level of competence in each; and
    3. (C) Type and outcome of all procedures.

13. (9)

    1. (A) Supervision Report Forms from the supervising psychologist shall be mandatory during the period the applicant is practicing psychology without a license.
    2. (B) These reports shall be the joint responsibility of the supervisor and the supervisee.
    3. (C) These reports shall be submitted to the board on a quarterly basis, with a minimum of one (1) report made available to the board prior to the examination.
    4. (D) These reports will be reviewed by the board.

    5. (E) Review responses shall be given to the supervisor and the supervisee as necessary to assure the rules of the board are fulfilled.

       1. (d) Supervision of licensed professionals who are expanding their practice of psychology.
14. (1) Licensed individuals may expand their statement of intent to practice psychology in the State of Arkansas through continuing education, or academic training, plus further supervised practice, or as otherwise permitted by law or rule.
15. (2) Supervision of those who wish to expand their statement of intent must meet all general requirements of supervision as set forth in this part (subsection (c) of this section).
16. (3) Credentialing for expansion of the statement of intent to practice psychology must meet the credentialing requirements as established by the board, which are set forth in the application process (17 CAR § 95-401 et seq.).

(e) Supervision of technicians.

1. (1)

   1. (A) The psychologist shall employ the guidelines for supervision outlined in Arkansas Code § 17-97-401 et seq., in supervision of persons employed as technicians.
   2. (B) Failure to follow said guidelines in supervisory activities shall be considered a violation.

2. (2) Psychologists supervising technicians shall submit a Supervision Report for each technician employed each year with the renewal of the technician’s registration in the form and format prescribed by the board including, but not limited to, the following minimal requirements:

   1. (A) A list of specific job duties of the technician;
   2. (B) Annual performance evaluation of the technician;
   3. (C) Evidence of one (1) hour ethics training;
   4. (D) A statement as to the level of supervisory contact, including frequency and time; and
   5. (E) A list of training received by the technician during the past year.