(a)A licensee is responsible for the professional supervision of all individuals that the licensee employs or utilizes to provide psychological services of any kind. (b)Licensees provide an adequate level of supervision to all individuals under their supervision according to accepted professional standards given the experience, skill and training of the supervisee and the type of psychological services. (c)Licensees must be competent to perform any psychological services being provided under their supervision. (d)Licensees shall document their supervision activities in writing. (e)Licensees delegate only those responsibilities that supervisees may legally and competently perform. (f)Licensees utilize methods of supervision that enable the licensee to monitor all delegated services for legal, competent, and ethical performance. (g)For purposes of this rule, the term "supervision" does not apply to the supervision of purely administrative or employment matters. (h)Licensed psychological associates and provisionally licensed psychologists must be under the supervision of a licensed psychologist and may not engage in independent practice.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State, on June 18, 2001
TRD-200103456 Sherry L. Lee
Executive Director
Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Earliest possible date of adoption: August 5, 2001
For further information, please call: (512) 305-7700
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