Designated Observers Policies and Requirements Approved by RPA Board December 1, 2010

 New policies concerning requirements for Designated Observers approved by the RPA Board are:

·         There is an Orientation of fee of $50 for Designated Observers 2010-2011 who did not attend the free mandated DO training held in January 2010. This is a continuation of practices that occurred in 2010.

·         An annual DO fee of $50 effective 2011.

·         The Student Practitioner-Designated Observers Agreement Policy. This policy requires each Designated Observer to state, in writing, the complete cost of private Tutorial Observations and Skills Development classes, including the completion of paperwork, so that Student Practitioners know the full price in advance and agree to pay the full cost. This means that the full cost must appear in writing somewhere: for example in e-mail communications between the two parties; on websites; in written flyers or letters accompanying registration, etc.

Effective January 2011, the Requirements of Designated Observers to maintain their RPA Designated Observer status are:

• Be an RPA member in good standing (dues are currently paid)
• Pay the annual designated observers $50 fee to the RPA
• Attend the Designated Observers one hour annual teleconference call. (Any exemptions due to extenuating circumstances will be addressed by the C-Board on an individual basis)
• Implement the Student Practitioner-Designated Observers’ Agreement Policy

Karen Kent, President

On Behalf of the RPA Board of Directors
And Authored by the RPA Certification Board

December, 2010

Meryl Chodosh-Weiss            Chair
Mary Cameris                         General Member
Shirley Lanyi                            Secretary
Paula Caplan                          RPA Board Representative