| Sex Offender Treatment in Oregon |
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| Professional Scope |
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Clinical sex offender therapists provide services for the treatment and rehabilitation of sex offenders. They must have a minimum of a master's degree in the behavioral sciences and an active Oregon mental health professional license, or equivalent, to be certified in Oregon.*
Associate sex offender therapists provide services for the treatment and rehabilitation of sex offenders. They must have a minimum of a bachelor's degree in the behavioral sciences and be under the direct supervision of a clinical sex offender therapist to be certified in Oregon.
See Grandfathering Provision below.
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| Grandfathering Provision |
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Sex offender therapists without an active Oregon mental health license may obtain certification as a clinical sex offender therapist through a time-limited grandfathering provision.
Deadline: March 14, 2009
Qualifying requirements and the certification fee are different for grandfathering provision applicants. For more information:
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| Qualifications |
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Clinical sex offender therapists must have a minimum of a master's degree in the behavioral sciences and an active Oregon mental health professional license, or equivalent, to be certified in Oregon.*
They are also required to have had a minimum of 2,000 hours of direct clinical contact with sex offenders within not less than three years nor more than six years prior to application. Clinical contact includes:
- 1,000 hours of direct treatment services
- 500 hours of evaluations
- A minimum of 60 hours of formal training applicable to sex offender treatment and evaluation, achieved within the three years prior to application
Associate sex offender therapists must have a minimum of a bachelor's degree in the behavioral sciences and be under the direct supervision of a clinical sex offender therapist to be certified in Oregon. They are also required to have had:
- A minimum of 1,000 hours of direct clinical contact with sex offenders
- A minimum of 30 hours of formal training applicable to sex offender treatment, achieved within the three years prior to application
*See Grandfathering Provision above.
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| Use of Certified Title |
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Only professionals certified may represent themselves as a certified clinical sex offender therapist or certified associate sex offender therapist.
Nothing under current statute or administrative rule is intended to limit or prevent the practice of an individual’s profession or to restrict a person from providing counseling or therapy if the individual does not represent to the public by title that the individual is a certified sex offender therapist.
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