(a) Trainees performing services in any work setting specified in Section 4980.43.3 may perform those activities and services as a trainee, provided that the activities and services constitute part of the traineeâs supervised course of study and that the person is designated by the title âtrainee.â (b) Trainees subject to Section 4980.37 may gain hours of experience and counsel clients outside of the required practicum. This subdivision shall apply to hours of experience gained and client counseling provided on and after January 1, 2012. (c) Trainees subject to Section 4980.36 may gain hours of experience outside of the required practicum but must be enrolled in a practicum course to counsel clients. Trainees subject to Section 4980.36 may counsel clients while not enrolled in a practicum course if the period of lapsed enrollment is less than 90 calendar days, and if that period is immediately preceded by enrollment in a practicum course and immediately followed by enrollment in a practicum course or completion of the degree program. (d) All hours of experience gained pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) shall be subject to the other requirements of this chapter. (e) All hours of experience gained as a trainee shall be coordinated between the school and the site where the hours are being accrued. The school shall approve each site and shall have a written agreement with each site that details each partyâs responsibilities, including the methods by which supervision shall be provided. The agreement shall provide for regular progress reports and evaluations of the studentâs performance at the site. If an applicant has gained hours of experience while enrolled in an institution other than the one that confers the qualifying degree, it shall be the applicantâs responsibility to provide to the board satisfactory evidence that those hours of trainee experience were gained in compliance with this section.
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