(a)Application Requirements. A completed application for licensure as a specialist in school psychology includes the following, in addition to the requirements set forth in Board rule §463.5 of this title (relating to Application File Requirements): (1) - (3)(No change.) (b)(No change.) (c)Completion of internship. Applicants must have completed a minimum of 1200 hours, of which 600 must be in a public school. A formal internship or other site-based training must be provided through a formal course of supervised study from a regionally accredited institution of higher education in which the applicant was enrolled or be obtained in accordance with Board rule §463.11(c)(1) and (c)(2)(C) of this title (relating to Licensed Psychologist). The internship in the public school must be supervised by an individual qualified in accordance with Board rule §465.38 of this title (relating to Psychological Services in the Schools). Internship which is not obtained in a public school must be supervised by a licensed psychologist. No experience with a supervisor who is related within the second degree of affinity or within the second degree by consanguinity to the person, or is under Board disciplinary order, may be considered for specialist in school psychology licensure. Internships may not involve more than two sites (a school district is considered one site) and must be obtained in not less than one or more than two academic years. These individuals must be designated as interns. Direct, systematic supervision must involve a minimum of one face-to-face contact hour per week or two consecutive face-to-face contact hours once every two weeks with the intern. The internship must include direct intern application of assessment, intervention, behavior management, and consultation, for children representing a range of ages, populations and needs. (d) - (e)(No change.) (f)Trainee Requirements. An applicant for the specialist in school psychology license who meets all requirements, prior to taking and passing the Jurisprudence examination, may, in accordance with Board rule §465.38(4) of this title (relating to Psychological Services in the Schools), practice under supervision as a trainee for not more than one calendar year. (g)Provision of psychological services in the public schools by unlicensed individuals. An unlicensed individual may [legally] provide psychological services under supervision in the public schools pursuant to §501.004(a)(2) of the Act. Services may be provided if: [as an intern provided that the individual is enrolled in an internship, practicum or other site based training in a school psychology program in a regionally accredited institution of higher education. Once the individual has completed the internship required for licensure as an LSSP and is no longer enrolled in a formal program, the individual may not provide psychological services in the public schools. After the individual has passed the National School Psychology Examination, he or she must apply for licensure as an LSSP with the Board. After the Board has reviewed the LSSP application and approved the training of the applicant, the applicant will be issued an LSSP trainee status letter which allows the applicant to practice in accordance with the LSSP trainee requirements of this rule.] (1)the individual is enrolled in an internship, practicum or other site based training in a school psychology program in a regionally accredited institution of higher education, or (2)the individual has completed an internship in a school psychology program in a regionally accredited institution of higher education and has an application for licensure as an LSSP pending before the Board and the Board has not notified the applicant that he or she does not meet the training requirements for this licensure, or (3)the individual has been issued a trainee status letter by the Board. (h)Once an individual has completed the internship required for licensure as an LSSP and has passed the National School Psychology Exam, he or she must apply for licensure as an LSSP with the Board. After the Board has reviewed the LSSP application and approved the training of the applicant, the applicant will be issued an LSSP trainee status letter which allows the applicant to practice in accordance with the LSSP trainee requirements of this rule.
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 November 17, 2008
TRD-200806003 Sherry L. Lee
Executive Director
Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Earliest possible date of adoption: January 4, 2009
For further information, please call: (512) 305-7706
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