| (a) Application Requirements. An application for licensure
as a psychologist includes, in addition to the requirements set forth
in Board rule §463.5(1) of this title (relating to Application
File Requirements):
(1) Documentation of current licensure as a provisionally
licensed psychologist in good standing.
(2) Documentation of supervised experience from a licensed
psychologist which satisfies the requirements of the Board. The formal
internship must be documented by the Director of Internship Training.
(3) Documentation of licensure in other jurisdictions,
including information on disciplinary action and pending complaints,
sent directly to the Board.
(b) Degree Requirements. The degree requirements for
licensure as a psychologist are the same as for provisional licensure
as stated in Board rule §463.10 of this title (relating to Provisionally
Licensed Psychologist).
(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.
(1) General. All supervised experience for licensure
as a psychologist, including the formal internship, must meet the
following requirements:
(A) Experience may be obtained only in either a full-time
or half-time setting.
(B) A year of full-time supervised experience is defined
as a minimum of 35 hours per week employment/experience in not less
than 12 consecutive calendar months in not more than two placements.
(C) A year of half-time supervised experience is defined
as a minimum of 20 hours per week employment/experience in not less
than 24 consecutive calendar months in not more than two placements.
(D) A year of full-time experience may be acquired
through a combination of half-time and full-time employment/experience
provided that the equivalent of a full-time year of supervision experience
is satisfied.
(E) One calendar year from the beginning of ten consecutive
months of employment/experience in an academic setting constitutes
one year of experience.
(F) When supervised experience is interrupted, the
Board may waive upon a showing of good cause by the supervisee, the
requirement that the supervised experience be completed in consecutive
months. Any consecutive experience obtained before or after the gap
must be at least six months unless the supervisor remains the same.
Waivers for such gaps are rarely approved and must be requested in
writing and include sufficient documentation to permit verification
of the circumstances supporting the request. No waiver will be granted
unless the Board finds that the supervised experience for which the
waiver is sought was adequate and appropriate. Good cause is defined
as:
(i) unanticipated discontinuance of the supervision
setting,
(ii) maternity or paternity leave of supervisee,
(iii) relocation of spouse or spousal equivalent,
(iv) serious illness of the supervisee, or serious
illness in supervisee's immediate family.
(G) A rotating internship organized within a doctoral
program is considered to be one placement.
(H) The experience requirement must be obtained after
official enrollment in a doctoral program.
(I) All supervised experience must be received from
a psychologist licensed at the time supervision is received.
(J) The supervising psychologist must be trained in
the area of supervision provided to the supervisee.
(K) No experience which is obtained from a psychologist
who is related within the second degree of affinity or within the
second degree by consanguinity to the person may be considered.
(L) All supervised experience obtained for the purpose
of licensure must be conducted in accordance with all applicable Board
rules.
(M) Experience received from a psychologist while the
psychologist is practicing subject to an Agreed Board Order or Board
Order shall not, under any circumstances, qualify as supervised experience
for licensure purposes regardless of the setting in which it was received.
Psychologists who become subject to an Agreed Board Order or Board
Order shall inform all supervisees of the Agreed Board Order or Board
Order and assist all supervisees in finding appropriate alternate
supervision.
(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 or a licensed psychological associate may use
his or her title so long as those receiving psychological services
are clearly informed that the individual is under the supervision
of a licensed psychologist. An individual who is a licensed specialist
in school psychology may use his or her title so long as the supervised
experience takes place within the public schools, and those receiving
psychological services are clearly informed that the individual is
under the supervision of an individual who is licensed as a psychologists
and specialist in school psychology. 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) The supervisee and supervisor must inform those
receiving psychological services as to the supervisory status of the
individual and how the patient or client may contact the supervising
licensed psychologist directly.
(2) Formal Internship. At least one year of experience
must be satisfied by one of the following types of formal internship:
(A) The successful completion of an internship program
accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA); or
(B) The successful completion of an organized internship
meeting all of the following criteria:
(i) It must constitute an organized training program
which is designed to provide the intern with a planned, programmed
sequence of training experiences. The primary focus and purpose of
the program must be to assure breadth and quality of training.
(ii) The internship agency must have a clearly designated
staff psychologist who is responsible for the integrity and quality
of the training program and who is actively licensed/certified by
the licensing board of the jurisdiction in which the internship takes
place and who is present at the training facility for a minimum of
20 hours a week.
(iii) The internship agency must have two or more full-time
licensed psychologists on the staff as primary supervisors.
(iv) Internship supervision must be provided by a staff
member of the internship agency or by an affiliate of that agency
who carries clinical responsibility for the cases being supervised.
(v) The internship must provide training in a range
of assessment and intervention activities conducted directly with
patients/clients.
(vi) At least 25% of trainee's time must be in direct
patient/client contact (minimum 375 hours).
(vii) The internship must include a minimum of two
hours per week (regardless of whether the internship was completed
in one year or two) of regularly scheduled formal, face-to-face individual
supervision. There must also be at least two additional hours per
week in learning activities such as: case conferences involving a
case in which the intern was actively involved; seminars dealing with
psychology issues; co-therapy with a staff person including discussion;
group supervision; additional individual supervision.
(viii) Training must be post-clerkship, post-practicum
and post-externship level.
(ix) The internship agency must have a minimum of two
full-time equivalent interns at the internship level of training during
applicant's training period.
(x) The internship agency must inform prospective interns
about the goals and content of the internship, as well as the expectations
for quantity and quality of trainee's work; or
(C) The successful completion of an organized internship
program in a school district meeting the following criteria:
(i) The internship experience must be provided at or
near the end of the formal training period.
(ii) The internship experience must occur on a full-time
basis over a period of one academic year, or on a half-time basis
over a period of two consecutive academic years.
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