C-26, r. 281.1 - Regulation respecting certain professional activities that may be engaged in by persons other than marriage and family therapists

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chapter C-26, r. 281.1

Regulation respecting certain professional activities that may be engaged in by persons other than marriage and family therapists

Professional Code

(chapter C-26, s. 94, par. h).

1. Among the professional activities that may be engaged in by marriage and family therapists, the activities required for the completion of a program of studies in marriage and family therapy may be engaged in by a student registered in a program, on the condition that the student is supervised and that

(1)  the student is registered in a training and supervision program in marriage and family therapy referred to in the first paragraph of section 26 of the Order in Council respecting the integration of marriage and family therapists into the Ordre professionnel des travailleurs sociaux du Québec (chapter C-26, r. 292); or

(2)  the program of studies in which the student is registered leads to a university-level diploma in marriage and family therapy issued by a canadian educational institution situated outside Québec.

O.C. 1027-2012, s. 1; O.C. 489-2014, s. 2.

2. A person who must complete a training period or training for the purposes of the recognition of an equivalence pursuant to section 29 of the Order in Council respecting the integration of marriage and family therapists into the Ordre professionnel des travailleurs sociaux du Québec (chapter C-26, r. 292) may, among the professional activities that may be engaged in by marriage and family therapists, engage in the activities required for the completion of the training period or training that would enable the person to be granted an equivalence, on the condition that the person is supervised.

O.C. 1027-2012, s. 2; O.C. 489-2014, s. 3.

2.1. When acting outside a program of studies, a training period or training, a person referred to in sections 1 and 2 who has the necessary knowledge and skills may, in connection with an employment, engage in the professional activities that marriage and family therapists may engage in, provided that the person is supervised. That person must also be registered in the register kept by the Order for that purpose.

O.C. 489-2014, s. 4.

3. The supervisor referred to in sections 1, 2 and 2.1 must meet the following conditions:

(1)  be a member of the Order and hold the marriage and family therapist’s permit;

(2)  not have been the subject of any penalty imposed by the disciplinary council of the Order or by the Professions Tribunal; and

(3)  not have been the subject of a decision by the board of directors of the Order imposing a refresher training period or course, a restriction or suspension of the right to engage in professional activities or the striking off the roll of the Order, in the 5 years preceding the date on which the training supervisor must act as a supervisor.

O.C. 1027-2012, s. 3; O.C. 489-2014, s. 5.

4. On request, the educational institution referred to in paragraph 2 of section 1 sends to the Order the contact information of the supervisor and the student supervised by the supervisor and the terms and conditions of supervision that apply to the supervisor.

On request, the supervisor referred to in sections 2 and 2.1 sends to the Order the contact information of the person supervised by the supervisor and the terms and conditions of supervision that apply to the supervisor.

O.C. 1027-2012, s. 4; O.C. 489-2014, s. 6.

4.1. The persons referred to in sections 1, 2 and 2.1 must engage in the activities referred to in those sections in compliance with the rules applicable to marriage and family therapists, including those relating to ethics as well as the keeping of records and consulting rooms.

O.C. 489-2014, s. 7.

5. (Omitted).

O.C. 1027-2012, s. 5.

REFERENCES

O.C. 1027-2012, 2012 G.O. 2, 3185

O.C. 489-2014, 2014 G.O. 2, 1182