2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 675 - Psychologists; Occupational Therapists; Certified Sexual Offense Therapists; Regulated Social Workers; Licensed Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists
Section 675.375 - Certification; requirements.

(2) Subject to the provisions of ORS 676.612, the office may issue four types of certification to qualified applicants under this section:
(a) Clinical sexual offense therapist;
(b) Associate sexual offense therapist;
(c) Secondary clinical sexual offense therapist; and
(d) Sexual offense therapist intern.
(3) To qualify as a certified clinical sexual offense therapist, the applicant must:
(a) Be in compliance with applicable provisions and rules adopted by the office;
(b) Have at least a master’s degree in the behavioral sciences;
(c) Have an active Oregon mental health professional license or equivalent license as determined by the office;
(d) Within not more than six years prior to application, have had a minimum of 2,000 hours of direct clinical contact with persons described in ORS 675.368, including:
(A) 1,000 hours of direct treatment services; and
(B) 500 hours of evaluations; and
(e) Have a minimum of 60 hours of formal training applicable to sexual abuse specific treatment and evaluation, achieved within the six years prior to application.
(4) To qualify as a certified associate sexual offense therapist, the applicant must:
(a) Be in compliance with applicable provisions and rules adopted by the office;
(b) Have at least a bachelor’s degree in the behavioral sciences;
(c) Have had a minimum of 1,000 hours of direct clinical contact with persons described in ORS 675.368;
(d) Have a minimum of 30 hours of formal training applicable to sexual abuse specific treatment and evaluation, achieved within the three years prior to application; and
(e) Be under the direct supervision of a certified clinical sexual offense therapist.
(5) To qualify as a certified secondary clinical sexual offense therapist, the applicant must:
(a) Be in compliance with applicable provisions and rules adopted by the office;
(b) Have at least a master’s degree in the behavioral sciences;
(c) Have an active Oregon mental health professional license or equivalent license as determined by the office or be a registered intern or associate for a mental health professional licensed in Oregon;
(d) Have a minimum of 15 hours of formal training applicable to sexual abuse specific treatment and evaluation, achieved within the three years prior to application;
(e) Be under the direct supervision of a certified clinical sexual offense therapist; and
(f) Provide sexual abuse specific treatment services to not more than nine clients in a calendar month, unless the applicant is accruing hours to qualify for application as a certified associate sexual offense therapist.
(6) To qualify as a certified sexual offense therapist intern, the applicant must:
(a) Be in compliance with applicable provisions and rules adopted by the office;
(b) Have at least a bachelor’s degree in the behavioral sciences; and
(c) Be under the direct supervision of a certified clinical sexual offense therapist.
(7)(a) A certified associate sexual offense therapist and a certified sexual offense therapist intern must obtain:
(A) A minimum of two hours of direct supervision, at least one hour of which must be individual supervision, in a month if the certified associate sexual offense therapist or certified sexual offense therapist intern has 45 or fewer hours in the month of direct clinical contact with a person described in ORS 675.368.
(B) A minimum of three hours of direct supervision, at least 90 minutes of which must be individual supervision, in a month if the certified associate sexual offense therapist or certified sexual offense therapist intern has more than 45 hours in the month of direct clinical contact with a person described in ORS 675.368.
(b) A certified secondary clinical sexual offense therapist must obtain at least two hours of direct supervision for every 10 hours of direct clinical contact with a person described in ORS 675.368. [2007 c.841 §4; 2009 c.701 §5; 2013 c.314 §56; 2013 c.568 §11; 2017 c.421 §5; 2019 c.68 §3; 2021 c.677 §13]
Note: See note under 675.365.

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