Quiz Results - Wait-and-See Supervisor

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The Wait-and-See Supervisor

You're not in trouble. You're just due.

Wait-and-See Supervisor

The Situation

You've been watching this rule for a year and a half. So has every other Utah supervisor with a pulse and a license.

R156-60e was supposed to be finalized by DOPL in January 2025. That would have given you a full two years — until January 1, 2027 — to take the required training, update your supervision contracts, and be done with it. That was the plan.

It is not what happened.

DOPL kept moving. There was a draft, then a revised draft, then an amendment. The previously promised approved-trainer list did not materialize. The AI use plan piece appeared in one version, got reworked in another, and is still being finalized as recently as this spring. The rule that was supposed to be locked-down compliance work has been moving regulatory work, and every responsible supervisor in the state has been watching it move.

You weren't avoiding it. You were waiting to see how it would settle. Wait and see is what you call it in clinical work — and it is exactly what a thoughtful clinician does with an unstable rule.

The Rule is Now Finalized

As of May 26, 2026, R156-60e is no longer moving. The amendment is final, the framework is locked, the content requirements are set, and the deadline — January 1, 2027 — has not moved. The rule you were waiting for is the one you have now.

Your answers told us you know the rule exists, you're fuzzy on the specifics, you have a vague sense that there's a long training somewhere out there, and you'd want a head start if DOPL audited you tomorrow. All of that is reasonable. None of it is your fault.

Here is the good news: most of what you think is true about the new rule is more manageable than you think. The harder news: a couple of pieces are stricter than you think, and they are the pieces most other Utah supervisor trainings still aren't covering with any depth.

What You Don't Yet Know

Three pieces of the rule are the ones that catch experienced supervisors off guard. None of them are catastrophic. All three are fixable. Read them now and you'll be ahead of where you were ten minutes ago, whether or not you ever register for the training.

✓ It's 8 hours. Not 20.

Most of the supervisor trainings being marketed in Utah right now run 16 to 20 hours. That's not because the rule requires it. That's because the legacy CE market has not caught up with the actual text of R156-60e-306.1, which sets the requirement at 8 hours. You can argue that more is better. You can take the 20-hour course if you have a Saturday and two evenings to give it. But the rule itself asks for 8. That changes the math on what you are putting off. You are not putting off 20 hours. You are putting off 8.

✓ It has to be synchronous. Live. Interactive.

This is the piece almost everyone misses, and it is the most legally specific part of the rule. R156-60e is explicit — the training must be delivered synchronously. Live, real-time, with interaction. A self-paced video course you take on your own time, no matter how well-produced, does not satisfy the requirement. There are vendors right now selling Utah-compliant on-demand supervisor courses for under a hundred dollars. They are not Utah-compliant.

✓ Your supervision contract now has to include an AI use plan.

This is the new piece. Under R156-60e-307.1(2)(c)(iii), every supervision contract executed under the new rule has to include an AI use plan — a written document covering how you and your supervisee will use, or not use, AI tools in the clinical work and in the documentation of that work. This is not a checkbox. It is a real practice question. You probably have opinions about most of these questions. You probably have not written them down. The rule now requires that you write them down, and that you share them with every supervisee whose contract is executed after January 1, 2027. This is the piece most existing Utah supervisor trainings are not covering yet — and it is the piece that will most affect how you actually practice supervision in 2027.

Which Track Fits You?

Both are 8 hours, both include 8 CEUs, both close out the compliance requirement. The difference is what the 8 hours emphasizes.

Recommended Starting Point

Track A

Foundational Supervisor Training

$497

For you if: You are new or relatively new to the supervisor role — maybe you were designated within the last 24 months, or you're still figuring out what supervision actually takes, or you're thinking about stepping into the role soon and want to be ready when the opportunity comes.

Track A includes everything — the full foundational sequence plus the DOPL rule deep-dive, the AI integration content, the ethics and legal landscape update, and the practice-ready templates. Nothing is held back; nothing is compressed. This is the default starting point. If you're unsure which track fits, start here.

For Experienced Supervisors

Track B

Experienced Supervisor Modernization

$397

For you if: You've been supervising for 3+ years and have a good flow. You don't need someone to define what supervision is. You need the rule walkthrough, the AI use plan template, the updated contract language, the ethics update, and the modernization tools — not another foundational lecture.

Track B compresses the foundational content into a self-assessment format and reallocates the time to the pieces you actually need: the DOPL rule deep-dive, the AI integration content, the ethics and legal landscape update, and the practice-ready templates.

Format Options (Both Tracks)

Two half-days — usually Thursday and Friday afternoon, or back-to-back evenings, scheduled close together

One full day — 8 hours on a single Saturday

Both formats are synchronous, live, and interactive. Offered in-person (Salt Lake City area, with ongoing exploration of additional locations throughout Utah outside Salt Lake and Utah County) or via Zoom. Cameras on for all group work so the interaction is real and meaningful.

Up to 60% Reimbursement Available

Many Utah supervisors are eligible for up to 60% reimbursement through a local training program stipend. W-2 Requirement: You must be a W-2 employee (of your own practice taxed as S-Corp or C-Corp, or of another practice) to qualify. Details will be provided to those who register. This is a great program that is quite unknown but can give a quick response after applying. You'll know long before the training so you can make the best decision about whether to use it.

What Happens After Training

The 8 hours closes the compliance requirement. What happens next is where most supervisors get stuck — drafting the AI use plan for your actual practice, integrating the new language into your supervision contracts, answering the supervisees who ask questions about how the rule applies in real cases.

You don't figure this out alone.

After training, you get detailed implementation guides that walk you through each requirement as it applies to your practice. You get access to a community of supervisors who've completed this training — a private space where supervisors bring real questions about real supervisees without burning their referral networks. And you get regular trainer presence: I'm in there answering questions, offering guidance, and supporting your rollout.

Many supervisors haven't had training on what supervision actually takes at this level. This training is the one you maybe wished you'd had in your own career — the one that doesn't just close a compliance requirement, but equips you to be the type of supervisor you want to be. And it doesn't stop at the training date. You get the ongoing support to make this real.

As DOPL's guidance evolves (and it will), updated templates and tools land in your community access automatically. No re-purchase. No "oops, the rule changed again." You get it.

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Ready to Close This Out?

The deadline is January 1, 2027. Eight hours. Two half-days or one Saturday. You finish the requirement, you finish the worry, and you finish before September.

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