| (C) The internship agency must have two or more full-time
licensed psychologists on the staff as primary supervisors.
(D) 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.
(E) The internship must provide training in a range
of assessment and intervention activities conducted directly with
patients/clients.
(F) At least 25% of trainee's time must be in direct
patient/client contact.
(G) The internship must include a minimum of two hours
per week of regularly scheduled formal, face-to-face individual supervision.
There must also be at least four 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.
(H) Training must be post-clerkship, post-practicum
and post-externship level.
(I) The internship agency must have a minimum of two
full-time equivalent interns at the internship level of training during
applicant's training period.
(J) 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, including expected competencies;
or
(3) The successful completion of an organized internship
program in a school district meeting the following criteria:
(A) The internship experience must be provided at or
near the end of the formal training period.
(B) The internship experience must require a minimum
of 35 hours per week over a period of one academic year, or a minimum
of 20 hours per week over a period of two consecutive academic years.
(C) The internship experience must be consistent with
a written plan and must meet the specific training objectives of the
program.
(D) The internship experience must occur in a setting
appropriate to the specific training objectives of the program.
(E) 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.
(F) 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.
(G) 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.
(H) 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.
(I) The internship site shall inform interns concerning
the period of the internship and the training objectives of the program.
(J) The internship experience must be systematically
evaluated in a manner consistent with the specific training objectives
of the program.
(K) The internship experience must be conducted in
a manner consistent with the current legal- ethical standards of the
profession.
(L) The internship agency must have a minimum of two
full-time equivalent interns at the internship level during the applicant's
training period.
(M) 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.
(e) Industrial/Organizational Requirements. Individuals
from an Industrial/Organizational doctoral degree program are exempt
from the formal internship requirement but must complete a minimum
of 3,500 hours of supervised experience, at least 1,750 of which must
have taken place after conferral of the doctoral degree and in accordance
with subsection (a) of this section. Individuals who do not undergo
a formal internship pursuant to this paragraph should note that Council
rules prohibit a psychologist from practicing in an area in which
they do not have sufficient training and experience, of which a formal
internship is considered to be an integral requirement.
(f) Licensure Following Respecialization.
(1) In order to qualify for licensure after undergoing
respecialization an applicant must demonstrate the following:
(A) conferral of a doctoral degree in psychology from
a regionally accredited institution of higher education prior to undergoing
respecialization;
(B) completion of a formal post-doctoral respecialization
program in psychology which included at least 1,750 hours in a formal
internship; and
(C) upon completion of the respecialization program,
at least 1,750 hours of supervised experience obtained as a provisionally
licensed psychologist (or under provisional trainee status under prior
versions of this rule).
(2) An applicant meeting the requirements of this subsection
is considered to have met the requirements for supervised experience
under this rule.
(g) Remedy for Incomplete Supervised Experience.
(1) An applicant who has completed at least 1,500 hours
of supervised experience in a formal internship, 1,500 hours of supervised
experience following conferral of a doctoral degree, and who does
not meet all of the supervised experience qualifications for licensure
set out in subsections (a), (c), and (d) of this section or §465.2
of this title, may petition for permission to remediate an area of
deficiency. An applicant may not however, petition for the waiver
or modification of the requisite doctoral degree or passage of the
requisite examinations.
(2) The Council may allow an applicant to remediate
a deficiency identified in paragraph (1) of this subsection if the
applicant can demonstrate:
(A) the prerequisite is not mandated by federal law,
the state constitution or statute, or 22 TAC Part 41; and
(B) the remediation would not adversely affect the
public welfare.
(3) The Council may approve or deny a petition under
this subsection, and in the case of approval, may condition the approval
on reasonable terms and conditions designed to ensure the applicant's
education, training, and experience provide reasonable assurance that
the applicant has the knowledge and skills necessary for entry-level
practice as a licensed psychologist.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §463.11 adopted to be effective October 7, 2020, 45 TexReg 7000; amended to be effective March 2, 2022, 47 TexReg 942; amended to be effective March 7, 2023, 48 TexReg 1300 |
