(a)Application Requirements by Provisional Licensure. This application is provided free of charge to the applicant who has taken the oral examination. Upon passage of the oral examination, the applicant may submit the licensed psychologist application. An application for licensure as a psychologist includes, in addition to the requirements set forth in §463.5(1) of this title (relating to Application File Requirements): (1)-(2)(No change.) (3)Documentation of two years of supervised experience from a licensed psychologist which satisfies the requirements of the Board. The formal year must be documented by the Director of Internship Training. (b)(No change.) (c)Supervised Experience. In order to qualify for licensure, a psychologist must submit proof of two years of supervised experience, at least one year of which must have been received after the doctoral degree was officially conferred or completed, whichever is earliest, as shown on the official transcript, and at least one year of which must have been a formal internship. The formal internship year may be met either before or after the doctoral degree is conferred or completed. Supervised experience must be obtained in a minimum of two, and no more than three, calendar years, for full-time experience. (1)General. All supervised experience for licensure as a psychologist, including the formal internship, must meet the following requirements: (A)-(K)(No change.) (L)All supervised experience obtained for the purpose of licensure must be conducted in accordance with all applicable Board rules in effect during the supervision experience [regardless of setting]. (M)(No change.) (N)The supervisee shall be designated by a title that clearly indicates a supervisory licensing status such as "intern," "resident," "trainee," or "fellow." An individual who is a provisionally licensed psychologist may use this title so long as those receiving psychological services are clearly informed that the individual is under the supervision of a licensed psychologist. Use of a different job title is permitted only if the supervisee is providing services for a government facility or other facility exempted under §501.004 of the Act (Applicability) and the supervisee is using a title assigned by that facility. (O)(No change.) (2)Formal Internship. At least one year of experience must be satisfied by one of the following types of formal internship: (A)(No change.) (B)The successful completion of an organized internship meeting all of the following criteria: (i)-(ii)(No change.) (iii)The internship agency must have two or more full-time [equivalent] licensed psychologists on the staff as primary supervisors. (iv)-(ix)(No change.) [(x)The internship level psychology trainees must have titles such as "intern", "resident", "fellow", or other designation of trainee status.] (x)[(xi)] The internship agency must inform prospective interns about [have a written statement or brochure which describes] the goals and content of the internship, as well as the [stated clear] expectations for quantity and quality of trainee's work [and must be made available to prospective interns ]; or (C)The successful completion of an organized internship program in a school district meeting the following criteria: (i)-(viii)(No change.) (ix)The internship site shall inform interns concerning [The internship must be memorialized by a written contractual agreement specifying] the period of the internship and the training objectives of the program. (x)-(xiii)(No change.) (3)(No change.) (d)(No change.)
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 April 5, 2001
TRD-200101988 Sherry L. Lee
Executive Director
Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Earliest possible date of adoption: May 20, 2001
For further information, please call: (512) 305-7700
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