Section 45.20. YSPE

(a) Practicum requirements shall be fulfilled prior to the start of the YSPE.

(b) The applicant shall begin the YSPE within 4 years of completing the education and practicum requirements, and shall complete 1,080 hours in 2 consecutive years.

(c) The Board may waive the requirements in subsection (b) in the case of demonstrated undue hardship, military service or other good cause shown by the applicant.

(d) The applicant shall complete the YSPE under the supervision of a qualified training supervisor who will not supervise more than three applicants completing their YSPE at any one time. Applicants may not work under the direction of more than two qualified training supervisors at one time.

(e) An applicant completing the YSPE may not hold himself out to be a licensed professional.

(f) The applicant shall inform individuals under his care that he is completing the YSPE.

(g) An applicant shall spend at least 80% of each week in direct client contact related to: assessment, diagnosis, evaluation, screening, habilitation, rehabilitation, consulting, recordkeeping or other duties appropriate to a bona fide program of clinical work. No more than 50% of the applicant’s time may be spent conducting screening. Clinical residents who teach, conduct research, perform administrative tasks or engage in other activities not related to direct client contact may not apply the time devoted to these activities toward meeting the YSPE requirement.

(h) During the YSPE, the applicant shall routinely consult with the qualified training supervisor for evaluation of the applicant’s performance in professional employment. These consultations shall occur at least once a month and shall include review of the applicant’s performance in regard to one or more of the following:

(1) Clinical treatment or evaluation.

(2) Changes in the communication behaviors of persons served by the applicant.

(3) Clinical records, diagnostic reports, treatment records, correspondence, plans of treatment and summaries of clinical conferences.

(4) Staff conferences and interaction with allied professionals, colleagues and clients and their representatives.

(5) Contributions to professional meetings and publications and participation in other professional growth opportunities.

(6) Other matters related to the applicant’s knowledge, skills and abilities to practice.

(i) During the YSPE, the applicant shall complete at least 36 supervised activities as follows:

(1) A minimum of one supervised activity shall be completed per month.

(2) Each of a minimum of 18 activities shall meet the following criteria. The activities shall:

(i) Be directly supervised and involve the assessment, diagnosis, evaluation, screening, habilitation and rehabilitation of clients.

(ii) Be at least 1 hour in duration.

(3) No more than 6 hours of direct supervision activities may be completed in 1 day.

(4) At least six direct supervision activities shall be completed during each third of the YSPE.

(5) Applicants fulfilling the YSPE at more than one site shall complete at least one direct supervision activity at each site during each of the three segments of the YSPE.

(j) The applicant shall submit the attestation of the qualified training supervisor, on a form supplied by the Board, that the applicant has fulfilled the criteria of the YSPE.

(k) The final decision as to whether the applicant has satisfactorily met the conditions of the YSPE shall be within the discretion of the Board.

Notation

Cross References

This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 45.12 (relating to application procedures); and 49 Pa. Code § 45.22 (relating to foreign-trained applicants).