(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 active 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 should be documented by the Director of Internship Training
when possible, but may be documented by a licensed psychologist with
knowledge of the internship program and the applicant's participation
in the internship program if the Director of Internship Training is
unavailable.
(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) An applicant who is actively licensed as a psychologist
in another jurisdiction, and who meets each of the following requirements,
is considered to have met the requirements for supervised experience
under this rule:
(1) The applicant must affirm that he or she has received
at least 3,000 hours of supervised experience from a licensed psychologist
in the jurisdiction where the supervision took place. At least half
of those hours (a minimum of 1,500 hours) must have been completed
within a formal internship, and the remaining one-half (a minimum
of 1,500 hours) must have been completed after the doctoral degree
was conferred or completed; and
(2) The applicant must submit a self-query report from
the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) reflecting no disciplinary
history, other than disciplinary history related to continuing education
or professional development. The report must be submitted with the
application in the sealed envelope in which it was received from the
NPDB.
(d) Supervised Experience. In order to qualify for
licensure, an applicant must submit proof of a minimum of 3,500 hours
of supervised experience, at least 1,750 of which must have been received
after obtaining either provisional trainee status or provisional licensure,
and at least 1,750 of which must have been obtained through a formal
internship that occurred within the applicant's doctoral degree program.
A formal internship completed after the doctoral degree was conferred,
but otherwise meeting the requirements of this rule, will be accepted
for an applicant who received his or her doctoral degree prior to
September 1, 2017. Following the conferral of a doctoral degree, 1,750
hours obtained or completed while employed in the delivery of psychological
services in an exempt setting; while licensed or authorized to practice
in another jurisdiction; or while practicing as a psychological associate
or specialist in school psychology in this state may be substituted
for the minimum of 1,750 hours of supervised experience required as
a provisional trainee or provisionally licensed psychologist if the
experience was obtained or completed under the supervision of a licensed
psychologist. Post-doctoral supervised experience obtained prior to
September 1, 2016 may also be used to satisfy, either in whole or
in part, the post-doctoral supervised experience required by this
subsection if the experience was obtained under the supervision of
a licensed psychologist.
(1) General. All supervised experience for licensure
as a psychologist, including the formal internship, must meet the
following requirements:
(A) Each period of supervised experience must be obtained
in not more than two placements, and in not more than 24 consecutive
months.
(B) Gaps Related to Supervised Experience.
(i) Unless a waiver is granted by the Board, an application
for a psychologist's license will be denied if a gap of more than
2 years exists between:
(I) the date an applicant's doctoral degree was officially
conferred and the date the applicant began obtaining their hours of
supervised experience under provisional trainee status or provisional
licensure; or
(II) the completion date of an applicant's hours of
supervised experience acquired as a provisional trainee or provisionally
licensed psychologist, and the date of application.
(ii) The Board shall grant a waiver upon a showing
of good cause by the applicant. Good cause shall include, but is not
limited to:
(I) proof of continued employment in the delivery of
psychological services in an exempt setting as described in §501.004
of the Act, during any gap period;
(II) proof of annual professional development, which
at a minimum meets the Board's professional development requirements,
during any gap period;
(III) proof of enrollment in a course of study in a
regionally accredited institution or training facility designed to
prepare the individual for the profession of psychology during any
gap period; or
(IV) proof of licensure as a psychologist and continued
employment in the delivery of psychological services in another jurisdiction.
(C) A formal internship with rotations, or one that
is part of a consortium within a doctoral program, is considered to
be one placement. A consortium is composed of multiple placements
that have entered into a written agreement setting forth the responsibilities
and financial commitments of each participating member, for the purpose
of offering a well-rounded, unified psychology training program whereby
trainees work at multiple sites, but obtain training from one primary
site with some experience at or exposure to aspects of the other sites
that the primary site does not offer.
(D) The supervised experience required by this rule
must be obtained after official enrollment in a doctoral program.
(E) All supervised experience must be received from
a psychologist licensed at the time supervision is received.
(F) The supervising psychologist must be trained in
the area of supervision provided to the supervisee.
(G) Experience obtained from a psychologist who is
related within the second degree of affinity or consanguinity to the
supervisee may not be utilized to satisfy the requirements of this
rule.
(H) All supervised experience obtained for the purpose
of licensure must be conducted in accordance with all applicable Board
rules.
(I) Unless authorized by the Board, supervised experience
received from a psychologist practicing with a restricted license
may not be utilized to satisfy the requirements of this rule.
(J) 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 a school, and those receiving psychological
services are clearly informed that the individual is under the supervision
of an individual who is licensed as a psychologist and specialist
in school psychology. Use of a different job title is permitted only
if authorized under §501.004 of the Psychologists' Licensing
Act, or another Board rule.
(2) Formal Internship. The formal internship hours
must be satisfied by one of the following types of formal internships:
(A) The successful completion of an internship program
accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) or Canadian
Psychological Association (CPA), or which is a member of the Association
of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC); 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.
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