(a)Application Requirements. An application for the Oral Examination includes an application form, current passport picture of the applicant and required fee. (b)Eligibility. To be eligible for licensure as a psychologist, all provisionally licensed psychologists shall be required to take and pass the Oral Examination administered by the Board. Only provisionally licensed psychologists may apply to take the Oral Examination. [The Board shall waive this requirement for Specialists of the American Board of Professional Psychology, Health Service Providers listed in the National Register and for individuals who qualify for licensure under reciprocity.] (c)Waivers from the Oral Examination. The Board shall waive the Oral Examination for the following: (1)Persons who have been actively licensed for the independent practice of psychology at the doctoral level in another state for at least the five years immediately preceding application for licensure as a psychologist and who have no disciplinary action from any health licensing board provided that documentation of this status is provided directly to the Board from the other health licensing board(s); (2)Persons who were required to take an oral examination in order to provide independent practice of psychology at the doctoral level and to obtain licensure as a licensed psychologist in another state provided that confirmation of passage of that exam is provided to the Board from the other state; (3)Specialists of the American Board of Professional Psychology; (4)Health Service Providers listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology; and (5)Persons who qualify for licensure under reciprocity. (d) [(c)] A candidate for the Oral Examination must demonstrate sufficient entry-level knowledge of the practice of psychology to pass the examination based on the following standards: (1)A candidate must have a total score of 64 or above from each of the two examiners to pass the examination. (2)Scores are based on the demonstrated abilities of the candidate in nine content areas with a possible score in each content score of 9 points for a well articulated verbal answer, 8 points for a good or passing answer, 3 points for a weak, vague or incomplete answer, and minus 10 points for an answer that is substantially incomplete or incorrect. (3)The nine content areas are as follows: (A)Identifies the problems (e.g. initial hypotheses, differential diagnoses, etc.); (B)Identifies a specific and plausible strategy for gathering further data to refine the problem definition (e.g. psychometrics, observation data collection, etc.); (C)Develops a realistic intervention or action plan on the basis of the initial formulation; (D)Recognizes and can formulate an effective response to crises; (E)Attends to cultural and diversity issues; (F)Demonstrates awareness of professional limitations; (G)Can recognize and apply laws which are relevant to the case; (H)Can recognize and apply professional standards that are relevant; and (I)Can recognize and apply ethical standards or ethical reasoning pertinent to the case. (4)Each candidate is presented with a vignette, which is representative of a situation commonly encountered in the area of testing. Candidates are required to articulate a case formulation according to a standard or model that is generally recognized in their area of testing. Candidates are required to respond to questions associated with each vignette. (5)Areas of psychology in which a candidate may choose to be tested are: clinical, counseling, school, neuropsychological, and industrial and organizational. (e)[(d)] Each candidate receives an informational brochure prior to the Oral Examination.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has
been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's
legal authority to
adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on September 8, 2011
TRD-201103684 Sherry L. Lee
Executive Director
Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Earliest possible date of adoption: October 23, 2011
For further information, please call: (512) 305-7706
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