| (v) At least 600 clock hours of the internship experience must occur in a school setting and must provide a balanced exposure to regular and special educational programs. (vi) The internship experience must occur under conditions of appropriate supervision. Field-based internship supervisors, for the purpose of the internship that takes place in a school setting, must be licensed as a psychologist and, if a separate credential is required to practice school psychology, must have a valid credential to provide psychology in the public schools. The portion of the internship which appropriately may take place in a non-school setting must be supervised by a psychologist. (vii) Field-based internship supervisors must be responsible for no more than two interns at any given time. University internship supervisors shall be responsible for no more than twelve interns at any given time. (viii) Field-based internship supervisors must provide at least two hours per week of direct supervision for each intern. University internship supervisors must maintain an ongoing relationship with field-based internship supervisors and shall provide at least one field-based contact per semester with each intern. (ix) The internship site shall inform interns concerning the period of the internship and the training objectives of the program. (x) The internship experience must be systematically evaluated in a manner consistent with the specific training objectives of the program. (xi) The internship experience must be conducted in a manner consistent with the current legal-ethical standards of the profession. (xii) The internship agency must have a minimum of two full-time equivalent interns at the internship level during the applicant's training period. (xiii) The internship agency must have the availability of at least two full-time equivalent psychologists as primary supervisors, at least one of whom is employed full time at the agency and is a school psychologist. (3) Industrial/Organizational Requirements. Individuals enrolled in an Industrial/Organizational doctoral degree program are exempt from the formal internship requirement and must complete two full years of supervised experience, at least one of which must be received after the doctoral degree is conferred and both of which must meet the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection. Individuals who do not undergo a formal internship pursuant to this paragraph should note that Board rules prohibit a psychologist from practicing in an area in which s/he does not have sufficient training and experience, of which a formal internship year is considered to be an integral requirement. |
| Source Note: The provisions of this §463.11 adopted to be effective October 3, 1999, 24 TexReg 8169; amended to be effective October 1, 2000, 25 TexReg 9470; amended to be effective July 8, 2001, 26 TexReg 5005; amended to be effective November 29, 2001, 26 TexReg 9628; amended to be effective May 2, 2002, 27 TexReg 3557; amended to be effective March 5, 2003, 28 TexReg 1892; amended to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 7369 |
