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Chapter 510-2 LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION
Rule 510-2-.01 Application for Licensure Effective November 1, 2020
(1)
Application.
The following requirements must be met to be licensed as a
psychologist in this jurisdiction.
(a)
A doctoral degree from an American Psychological Association (APA) or Canadian
Psychological Association (CPA) accredited doctoral program in applied
psychology (as defined below under Education) or from an I/O or international
program (as defined below under Education).
(b)
Successful completion of an APA or CPA
accredited or Association of Psychology and Internship Centers (APPIC) member
internship, or its equivalent (as defined below under Education).
1.
An applicant who was enrolled in a APA or
CPA approved program prior to May of 2003, and who was a student in good
standing, will be deemed to have met the above noted internship requirement,
provided the applicant completed/graduated from the program within a seven (7)
year period from the date of enrollment.
(c)
Successful completion of a 1500-hour
postdoctoral supervised work (SWE) experience (as defined in Board Rule
510-2-.04 Education).
(d)
Completed Application Initiation Form
including all supporting documents and the fee made payable to the Georgia
Board.
(e)
Completed registration
as required by the Board to cause the submission of a criminal background check
as required by O.C.G.A. §§
43-39-6
and
43-39-8(b)(6)
The applicant shall be responsible for all fees associated with the performance
of such background check (see instructions on how to register and complete the
fingerprint check posted on the Board website, Application/Form Downloads
link).
(f)
Once registered with the
Georgia Board, the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
(ASPPB) will notify applicants to register for participation in their
Psychology Licensure Universal System (PLUS) program application process.
Instructions on the PLUS program titled "General Instructions for Application
by Examination or Endorsement" may be found on the Board website on the
Application/Forms Downloads webpage.
(g)
Once your application is completed and
submitted for approval to the Georgia Board by ASPPB, and approval is granted
by the Georgia Board, applicants will be notified to begin the examination
process. Georgia Board approved applicants will be required to take and pass
the following examinations, in the following order:
1.
The first examination is a two-part
national licensing exam developed and owned by the Association of State and
Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) designed to measure knowledge and skills
of psychology relevant to practice. The Board will accept the standard passing
score set by ASPPB for each administration of the Examination for the
Professional Practice of Psychology (EPPP). This examination is administered
online, and procedural information is available from the office of the State
Board of Examiners of Psychologists.
A person must apply for licensure and be approved by the Board
as a licensure candidate in order to take the national licensing exam. EPPP
Part 1 is a computer-based examination that assesses the knowledge needed for
entry level licensure. Part 1 may be taken after all course work has been
completed (prior to internship and post-doctoral supervised work experience).
EPPP Part 2 is a computer-based examination that assesses the skills needed for
entry level licensure. Part 2 may be taken after all requirements for the
doctoral degree including the internship have been completed.
(i)
After three unsuccessful attempts to pass
either part of the two-part national examination, the applicant will be
required to earn, in person, a minimum of 3 semester hours of Board approved
graduate level coursework in psychology at a regionally accredited institution,
or 15 hours of Board approved APA, CPA or GPA approved continuing education
prior to retaking the failed examinations. Documentation of attendance must be
by letter from the instructor or by official APA, CPA or GPA certificate. These
3 semester hours or 15 hours of continuing education must be obtained prior to
each retake for the fourth, fifth or sixth exam.
(ii)
After six unsuccessful attempts to pass
either part of the two-part national examination, the applicant will be
required to earn, in person, a minimum of 9 semester hours of Board approved
graduate level course work in psychology at a regionally accredited institution
or 45 hours of Board approved APA, CPA or GPA approved continuing education
prior to retaking the failed examinations. Documentation of attendance must be
by letter from the instructor or by APA, CPA or GPA official certificate. These
9 semester hours or 45 hours of continuing education must be obtained prior to
each retake of the failed examinations starting with the seventh
attempt.
2.
The second
examination, prepared by the Georgia Board of Examiners of Psychologists,
consists of a timed, multiple choice, closed book Jurisprudence Examination
covering current law, rules and regulations, and general provisions. A
licensure candidate can be scheduled to take this exam after the two-part
national licensing exam has been passed and while the SWE is being completed.
This information is available at the website at www.sos.state.ga.us. The Board
shall set a passing score for this examination. Exam candidates who fail the
Jurisprudence Examination must wait 30 days before they can register to retake
the exam again.
3.
The third
examination is the oral exam given by the Georgia Board of Examiners or their
representatives. The licensure candidate may be scheduled to take the oral exam
after the licensure candidate has passed all examinations, and is within 2
months of satisfactorily completing the SWE. The Board reserves the right to
re-administer the oral exam to individuals who do not satisfactorily complete
the SWE.
(i)
The licensure candidate must
personally appear before a subcommittee of the Board for an oral examination
which will be based on a work sample of material from their intended area of
practice provided by the licensure candidate. The work sample must have been
generated within six months preceding the oral examination or within six months
of the most recent professional practice. Licensure candidates may be required
to either provide a copy of their post-doctoral supervised work experience log
("SWE log") to the Board in advance of the oral exam, or to bring the SWE log
to the oral exam (see Board Rule
510-2-.05(5)(a)(5) and
(7)).
(ii)
The licensure candidate who fails the
subcommittee-administered oral examination will be scheduled for a Full Board
Exam. A Full Board oral examination is defined as an oral exam in which the
majority of Board members are present.
(iii)
The licensure candidate who fails the
Full Board oral examination may take a second Full Board Exam after the
expiration of a six-month period following the date on which the licensure
candidate failed the Full Board oral examination.
(iv)
The licensure candidate who fails the
second Full Board oral examination will be denied licensure. Any consideration
for subsequent licensure will require submission of a new application, fees and
documentation. The applicant must meet all requirements that are in effect on
the date on which the Board receives the new application.
(v)
The licensure candidate who passes the
subcommittee-administered oral examination and has successfully completed the
SWE will be granted a license to practice psychology in the State of Georgia.
(2)
Time and Place of Examinations.
(a)
The
Office of the Division Director, Professional Licensing Boards Division,
designates the specific time and location where examinations are administered.
The applicant will be notified in writing of the exact time and place of the
examination. The applicant must appear in person for the examinations and bring
government issued picture identification.
(3)
Americans with Disabilities Act.
(a)
The Board will provide reasonable
accommodation to the qualified applicant with a disability in accordance with
the Americans with Disabilities Act. The request for an accommodation by an
individual with a disability must be made in writing on a form provided by the
Board and received in the Board office by the application deadline along with
the appropriate documentation, as indicated in the Request for Disability
Guidelines.
(4)
Application for Non-Renewable Provisional License.
(a)
The Board may issue a non-renewable
provisional license to an applicant who has passed the written examinations and
who has completed all other requirements for licensure except the post-doctoral
supervised work experience requirement and the oral examination. The applicant
for provisional license shall:
1.
Choose the
additional license type of "Provisional License" on the same Application
Initiation Form the applicant is submitting to apply for their two (2) year
license to practice psychology.
2.
The non-renewable provisional license is valid for up to two (2) years from
date of issuance. An additional fee is required - see fee
schedule.
(b)
Denial of
Provisional License Application.
1.
If the
applicant for provisional license is denied, the applicant may petition the
Board, within 60 days of the date of the letter of denial, to reconsider the
application. After 60 days the file will be closed.
2.
If the Board requests additional
information from the applicant, the applicant has 30 days to respond. Failure
to respond will result in denial of the application and closing of the
applicant's file.
3.
A provisional
license is subject to revocation if the Board determines that the requirements
of the supervised work experience are not being satisfactorily met.
4.
Revocation of a provisional license shall
not be considered a contested case within the meaning of Chapter 13 of Title
50, the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act, but a holder of a provisional
license shall have the right to appear before the Board for appeal.
(c)
Scope of Provisional License.
A Provisional license carries all the weight and privileges of licensure except
for the requirement of continued supervision for all professional activities
throughout the experience (See supervised work experience). A provisional
license is non-renewable and will expire in 24 months unless the Board grants
an exception.
(5)
Denial
of Application.
(a)
The applicant will be
informed in writing of the Board's decision regarding denial of an application
for licensure.
(b)
If the Board
requests additional information from the applicant, the applicant has 30 days
to respond.
(c)
Denied applicants
may subsequently re-apply for licensure by submitting a new application, a
non-refundable application fee, and all required documentation. Only official
educational transcripts and official score reports are transferrable to the new
application file.
(6)
Fees.
(a)
Licensure application and processing
fees are non-refundable. Fees are designated on a separate Fee Schedule. Fees
may be reviewed and changed at the discretion of the Board. Indebtedness to the
Board caused by a returned check will be handled in accordance with Code
Section
16-9-20
of the Criminal Code of
Georgia.
Rule 510-2-.02 Repealed
Rule 510-2-.03 Repealed
Rule 510-2-.04 Education
(1)
Training Program Requirements. All
applicants, with the exception of international and I/O applicants, must
present official documentation that they have completed earned doctoral degree
requirements from a regionally accredited professional training program in
applied psychology that is also accredited by the American Psychological
Association (APA) or Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) at the time the
doctoral requirements were completed and that meets the basic psychology course
requirements of the APA or CPA Commission on Accreditation and the Georgia
Board residency rule.
(2)
Curricula
Requirements. Licensure requirements are consistent with APA or CPA
Accreditation requirements in that APA or CPA Accredited programs include and
implement a congruent and coherent curriculum design that provides for and
enables all students to acquire and demonstrate competences in the required
areas 1. Transcripts or curriculum plans of applicants for licensure must
reflect competence in the following areas:
(a)
The breadth of scientific psychology as evidenced through knowledge in the
following areas:
1.
biological aspects of
behavior,
2.
cognitive and
affective aspects of behavior,
3.
social aspects of behavior,
4.
history and systems of psychology,
5.
psychological measurement,
6.
research methodology, and
7.
techniques of data analysis.
(b)
The scientific,
methodological, and theoretical foundations of practice in the substantive
areas of professional psychology as demonstrated through knowledge in the
following areas:
1.
individual differences in
behavior,
2.
human
development,
3.
dysfunctional
behavior or psychopathology, and
4.
ethics and professional standards.
(c)
Diagnosing or defining problems through
psychological assessment and measurements well as formulating and implementing
treatment and intervention strategies (such as training in empirically
supported procedures). This competency should be evidenced through knowledge in
the following areas:
1.
theories and methods
of assessment and diagnosis,
2.
effective treatment and intervention,
3.
consultation and supervision,
and
4.
evaluating the efficacy of
treatments and interventions.
(d)
Competence in understanding issues of
cultural and individual diversity that are significant to the above curriculum
requirements and the fostering of attitudes essential for life-long learning in
scholarly inquiry and professional problem-solving.
(e)
Adequate and appropriate practicum
experiences are required through:
1.
providing
settings that are
(i)
committed to
training,
(ii)
assure an adequate
number of professionals in supervisory roles, and
(iii)
include a breadth of training and
educational experiences,
2.
integrate the practicum experience with
the context of the overall training experience,
3.
ensure that the sequencing, duration,
nature, and content of the practicum experience is appropriate for the
programmatic goals, and
4.
document
the sufficiency and adequacy of the practicum experience in the context of
internship preparation.
(3)
Supervision Requirements for Doctoral
Practicum.
(a)
Supervisors of doctoral
practicum students must hold a current psychology license that is in good
standing in the state in which the training is taking place.
1.
A person holding a provisional psychology
license in the State of Georgia is qualified to supervise predoctoral training
students under the condition that such supervision is part of the provisional
licensee's supervised work experience and therefore under the supervision of
the provisional licensee's supervisor.
(b)
The requirements for supervision of a
doctoral practicum occur in regularly scheduled in person or remote meetings to
review psychological services rendered by the student supervisee.
Telesupervision is permitted if it is consistent with the APA Commission on
Accreditation Standards (COA) and Implementation Regulations (
unless a federal or state declaration of emergency is declared which would then
take precedence.
(c)
The Board
expects that the APA or CPA accredited graduate program will determine the
standards for doctoral practicum supervision (e.g., ratio of supervisees to
supervisor, on site presence of supervisor, telesupervision, fee collection
policies).
(d)
The Board upholds
the standards for adequate and appropriate practicum experiences promulgated by
the APA or CPA Committee on Accreditation (510-2-.05(e)).
(4)
Time Requirements for
Training. The Licensure requirements are consistent with the APA or CPA
Accreditation requirements in that applicants for licensure should be able to
demonstrate three full-time academic years of graduate study and additionally
the completion of an internship prior to the attainment of the doctoral degree.
Two of the three academic training years must be fulfilled at the doctoral
degree granting institution and one year must be matriculated in continuous
full-time residence or "equivalent thereof" at that same institution.
(a)
Residency means continuous physical
presence, in person, at the educational institution in a manner that
facilitates acculturation in the profession, the full participation and
integration of the individual in the educational and training experience, and
includes faculty student interaction. Models that use face-to-face contact for
shorter durations throughout a year or models that use video teleconferencing
or other electronic means to meet the residency requirement are not
acceptable.
(b)
Length of Degree
and Residency means the program has policies regarding program length and
residency that permit faculty, training staff, supervisors, and administrators
to execute their professional, ethical, and potentially legal obligations to
promote student development, socialization and peer interaction, faculty role
modeling and the development and assessment of student competencies. Residency
provides students with mentoring and supervision regarding their development
and socialization into the profession, as well as continuous monitoring and
assessment of student development through live face-to-face, in-person
interaction with faculty and students. These obligations cannot be met in
programs that are substantially or completely online. At a minimum, the program
must require that each student successfully complete:
1.
A minimum of 3 full-time academic years of
graduate study (or the equivalent thereof) plus an internship prior to
receiving the doctoral degree.
2.
At least 2 of the 3 academic training years (or the equivalent thereof) within
the program from which the doctoral degree is granted.
3.
At least 1 year of which must be in
full-time residence (or the equivalent thereof) at that same program. Programs
seeking to satisfy the requirement of one year of full-time residency based on
"the equivalent thereof" must demonstrate how the proposed equivalence achieves
all the purposes of the residency requirement.
(c)
As adopted from the Commission On
Accreditation (COA) Standards of Accreditation for Health Service Psychology
(effective January 1, 2017): Residency has two primary purposes: student
development and socialization and student assessment.
1.
With regard to student development,
residency allows students
(i)
To concentrate
on course work, professional training, and scholarship.
(ii)
To work closely with professors,
supervisors and other students; and
(iii)
To acquire the attitudes, values,
habits, skills, and insights necessary for attaining a doctoral degree in
psychology. Full-time residence provides students other opportunities,
including obtaining fluency in the language and vocabulary of psychology as
enhanced by frequent and close association with, apprenticing to, and role
modeling by faculty members and other students; obtaining valuable experience
by attending and participating in both formal and informal seminars: colloquia;
discussions led by visiting specialist from other campuses, laboratories, or
governmental research and/or practice organizations; and, obtaining support in
thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project work through frequent consultation
with advisors.
2.
An
equally important purpose of the residency requirement is to permit faculty,
training staff, supervisors, and administrators to execute their professional,
ethical, and potentially legal obligations to assess all elements of student
competence. Executing these obligations is an essential aspect of assuring
quality and protecting the public. These elements include not only
student-trainees' knowledge and skills, but also their emotional stability and
well-being, interpersonal competence professional development, and personal
fitness for practice. Through such student assessment, accredited programs can
ensure - insofar as possible - that their graduates are competent to manage
relationships (e.g., client, collegial, professional, public, scholarly,
supervisory, and teaching) in an effective and appropriate manner. This
capacity for managing relationships represents one of the competencies that
define professional expertise.
(d)
Programs seeking to satisfy the
requirement of one year of full-time residency based in
"the equivalent
thereof"
must demonstrate a minimum of 540 hours of in-person course
work and how the proposed equivalence achieves all of the purposes of the
residency requirement, as articulated above. In evaluating whether the
residency requirement is satisfied, the Board will consider processes and
indicators related to the elements of student development and socialization and
student assessment detailed in paragraph (c) of this implementing regulation.
For the Board to evaluate whether the residency requirement is satisfied,
applicants shall supply the following documentation:
1.
An affidavit from the doctoral program's
training director verifying that:
(i)
The
applicant has attained all elements of student competence as defined in Board
Rule 510-2-.04(4)(c)(2);
and
(ii)
The applicant's proposed
equivalence achieves all of the purposes of the residency requirement in terms
of its goals, content, and method of in-person interaction with the student,
other than coursework, in order to meet the equivalency of the one-year
residency requirement. Examples may include seminars, student colloquiums,
etc.
(5)
Matriculation Outside the United States.
If a university outside the United States awarded the doctoral degree, the
university must have been accredited professionally at the time of the award.
The Board in its sole discretion will determine whether the university outside
of the United States has met standards that are substantially the same as those
established by the APA or CPA.
(6)
I/O Training Requirements. I/O applicants who have either graduated from an I/O
Psychology program which is listed in the Designated Doctoral Programs in
Psychology published by ASPPB and the National Register, or who submit
documentation showing they meet 15 of the 25 competencies set forth in
Guidelines For Education and Training At the Doctoral Level In
Industrial/Organizational Psychology (available at
www.apa.org
Society for
Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Division 14), 1999) will be deemed to
have met the educational requirements. Documentation of the 15 competencies
shall consist of a transcript showing graduate courses covering the competency
as indicated by course title and/or outline, a thesis, a dissertation, refereed
presentation(s) or publication(s), or a letter from a professor indicating the
competency(s) in a given area.
(7)
Mental Retardation/Development Disability Training Programs. A substantial
program of study in Mental Retardation/Developmental Disability (MR/DD)
psychology must include at least 18 semester hours (in addition to the 50 core
hours) at the graduate level in course work in the specialized area of mental
retardation or developmental disabilities psychology. Neither internship,
practicum, nor thesis courses will be considered as qualifying course work
hours. Students must successfully complete courses in each of the following
areas:
(a)
Developmental Aspects of Behavior,
e.g., psychology of mental retardation, psychology of developmental
disabilities, psychology of exceptional children, life-span developmental
psychology, child psychology, cognitive development, social development,
language development, human development.
(b)
Cognitive Aspects of Behavior, e.g.,
learning, memory, visual attention, information processing, cognitive
processes, cognitive psychology, cognitive neuro psychology, social
cognition.
(c)
Behavior Assessment
and Intervention, e.g., applied behavioral analysis, behavior therapy, behavior
modification, assessment of adaptive and maladaptive behaviors, behavioral
psychopharmacology [assessment and programming].
(d)
Assessment of Intelligence, e.g.,
individual intelligence testing, psychological assessment of intelligence,
psycho educational assessment.
(8)
Retraining is a process of additional
education in which a person with an earned doctorate in scientific psychology
undertakes additional training and fulfills requirements for licensure in an
applied psychology field.
(a)
Retraining
programs must occur in APA or CPA accredited doctoral programs in applied
psychology.
(b)
All requirements of
doctoral training in the new applied specialty must be met, giving due credit
for previous relevant, successfully completed course work to be determined by
the APA or CPA accredited doctoral program conducting the retraining.
(c)
Applicants who complete such a program
must present a certificate or letter from the doctoral program training
director that verifies completion of the program and identifies the specialty
area of applied psychology.
(9)
For the "equivalent thereof" referenced
in paragraph (d) above, the 540-hour requirement is derived as follows: a
minimum course requirement is 12 hours per week times 15 weeks per semester
equaling 180 hours per semester. Then, 180 hours times 3 semesters equal 540
hours.
Rule 510-2-.05 Internship and Postdoctoral Supervised Work Experience
(1)
Requirements.
In order to satisfy the experience requirement for licensure the applicant must have completed an internship and a postdoctoral supervised work experience (SWE).
(2)
Definitions.
(a)
An Intern is a person who is engaged in the predoctoral year of applied experience in a psychological internship.
(b)
An Internship is an organized, coherent set of training experiences in the specialty/concentration area of the practice of psychology (i.e., clinical, counseling, school, mental retardation/developmental disability or industrial/organizational psychology) that are characterized by greater depth, breadth, duration, frequency, and intensity than practicum training and is either APA or CPA accredited or meets the equivalency criteria set by the Board.
1.
An applicant who was enrolled in an APA or CPA approved program prior to May of 2003, and who was a student in good standing, will be deemed to have met the above noted internship requirement, and,
2.
Provided the applicant completed/graduated from the program within a seven (7) year period from the date of enrollment.
(c)
An Internship Site is a setting in which an internship occurs and is either a hospital, accredited school, university, consulting firm, public agency, public or private organization, or public or private practice.
(d)
A Fellow is a person who is engaged in completing a postdoctoral supervised work experience or a post-doctoral fellowship.
(e)
A Postdoctoral Supervised Work Experience (SWE) is 1500 hours of individually supervised experience following the internship and the completion of the doctoral degree.
(f)
An Internship or Postdoctoral Supervisor (internship/SWE Supervisor) is a psychologist who oversees an internship or SWE and who meets both of the following requirements below:
1.
Possesses current licensure issued by the Georgia Board of Examiners of Psychologists or current licensure issued by a psychology board in another jurisdiction whose standards are not lower than those of Georgia; and
2.
Is not currently under the terms of a disciplinary order against the professional license issued by the Georgia Board of Examiners of Psychologists or licensure issued by any other state or jurisdiction.
(g)
A Senior Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychologist is a person who has earned a Ph.D. in I/O psychology or a related field within the discipline of psychology, and who:
1.
Meets the educational requirements for licensure of I/O psychologists; and
2.
Has completed five years of independent practice concentrated in one or more of the following domains:
(i)
Employee Selection and Placement;
(ii)
Performance Management;
(iii)
Human Factors and Engineering Psychology;
(iv)
Organization Development; and
(v)
Training and Development. Fulfillment of this practice requirement shall be documented by three other psychologists, who are licensed and are members of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, who attest to the nature and extent of the candidate's expertise and work experience, and to the quality of work; and
3.
Provides documentation of achievement and competence in the practice of I/O psychology. Fulfillment of this requirement shall be documented by provision of descriptions of three separate and organizationally significant interventions in the domains listed above for which the applicant had primary responsibility for all phases including: problem definition, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. For each intervention, a 1-2 page narrative description must be submitted. The description must include a summary of each phase and the name, address, and telephone number of a person from the client organization whom the Board could contact for additional information, if necessary.
(h)
A Non-Licensed I/O Supervisor is a person who has an earned Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) psychology or a related field within the discipline of psychology who is not licensed, but may also qualify by meeting the following requirements:
1.
Five years of practice in Industrial/Organizational psychology; and
2.
Submission of three references to the Board from other psychologists, attesting to the nature of his or her area of expertise, work experience, and quality of work. At least one reference must be from a psychologist who is a current or former direct supervisor.
(i)
A Non-Licensed MR/DD Supervisor is a person who has an earned Ph.D. in mental retardation/ Developmental Disabilities (MR/DD) psychology or a related field within the discipline of psychology but who is not licensed may also qualify by meeting the following requirements:
1.
Five years of practice in MR/DD psychology; and
2.
Submission of three references to the Board from other psychologists, attesting to the nature of his/her area of expertise, work experience, and quality of his/her work. At least one reference must be from a psychologist who is a current or former direct supervisor.
(j)
A Secondary Supervisor is a person who oversees no more than 20% of an internship or SWE. For interns, the secondary supervisor must be affiliated with an internship program. All secondary supervisors must meet the following requirements:
1.
Current licensure by the State of Georgia or by a licensing board in another jurisdiction in Psychology, Medicine (Psychiatry, Neurology, or other relevant medical field); and,
2.
Pre-approval (in writing) by the primary internship/SWE supervisor.
3.
Is not currently under the terms of a disciplinary order against the professional license issued by the Georgia Board of Examiners of Psychologists or licensure issued by any other state or jurisdiction.
(3)
Supervisor-Intern/Fellow Relationship.
(a)
Supervisory relationships are governed by the Code of Ethics in Chapter 510-4. The internship/SWE supervisor may not be an employee of an agency which is headed by the supervisee, nor be employed by an entity in which the supervisee has an interest.
(b)
The internship/SWE supervisor shall not take primary supervisory responsibility for more than three interns or fellows concurrently without Board approval. Industrial/Organizational supervisors are not limited to three interns or fellows, but for each intern or fellow the I/O supervisor must spend a minimum of two supervision hours for each 40 hours the intern or fellow works.
(c)
The internship/SWE supervisor shall:
1.
Co-sign all written reports of interns or unlicensed fellows;
2.
Co-sign insurance claims with the intern or unlicensed fellow;
3.
Assure that claims to third-party payers clearly reflect who rendered the service;
4.
Assure that the intern or fellow:
(i)
Informs clients/patients of the supervisor-intern/fellow relationships; and
(ii)
Informs clients/patients that they may confer with the internship or postdoctoral supervisor about any aspect of the services provided.
(4)
Internship Requirements.
(a)
General Standards: The general standards for an internship will be met when one of the following is fulfilled:
1.
Completion of an APA or CPA accredited or Association of Psychology and Internship Centers (APPIC) member internship of at least 2000 hours; or
2.
Completion of a non-APA or non-CPA accredited or APPIC member internship which complies with the following criteria:
(i)
The internship must be completed in no less than 11 months and no more than 24 months after its inception. I/O internships must be completed in 48 months. In cases of disability or hardship, the Board, in its sole discretion, may permit exceptions to this requirement.
(ii)
The internship consists of 2000 hours of organized training experiences appropriate to the academic program specialty area.
(iii)
The intern must spend at least 500 hours in direct contact with clients/patients. I/O Interns are exempt from this requirement.
(iv)
The intern must have completed a minimum of 60 semester hours of graduate course work in psychology prior to the inception of an internship.
(v)
Supervised program activities (practica) for which course credit is awarded may not be used to satisfy any internship hours.
(vi)
The internship must provide training in a range of assessment and treatment/intervention activities conducted directly with persons or organizations who receive psychological services.
(vii)
The administrative director of the internship site or its training director shall, upon request of the Board, furnish a written statement of the internship's goals, its content, and the criteria by which the quality and quantity of the intern's work will be evaluated.
(viii)
At least 80% of the internship supervision must be provided by one or more licensed psychologists. Final evaluations by supervisors must indicate satisfactory completion of the internship.
(ix)
The intern must use a title which identifies a trainee status, i.e., "intern", or "resident".
(x)
Prior to the inception of the internship, the internship supervisor(s), university doctoral program training director or designate and intern must enter into a written internship agreement that specifies the goals and nature of the training experiences. Upon completion of the internship, the intern and internship supervisor(s) must sign the agreement and confirm thereby that the internship has been completed satisfactorily.
3.
Applicants who are Senior Industrial/Organizational Psychologists will be deemed to have met the internship requirements for licensure.
(b)
Internship Supervision.
1.
The Internship Supervisor must approve the Intern's workload, which must be sufficient to afford the Intern appropriate experience but must not be so great as to impair his/her ability to provide competent service to clients/patients.
2.
The internship supervisor must require the intern to maintain a file on each client, or of his/her work progress in the case of I/O interns. The intern must update each file no less than once each month with a current summary of client contacts and with a rationale for the procedures that were used.
3.
The internship supervisor must limit the intern's activities to the application of assessment, treatment and/or intervention techniques, and methodology which the supervisor is qualified to utilize.
4.
The internship supervisor shall hold primary responsibility for the intern's assessment procedures and treatment and/or intervention programs. An intern should be notified as soon as possible if his/her performance is unsatisfactory.
5.
All fees for services shall be paid directly to the internship agency or directly to the supervisor.
(c)
Specialty Areas. In addition to the general standards for internships enumerated above, internships in the specialty areas of clinical, counseling, school, I/O and in MR/DD psychology must meet the requirements delineated in the following section. Specialty areas are defined by the doctoral program described on the applicant's transcript. A clinical psychology specialty is defined by an earned doctoral degree with a concentration in clinical psychology. A counseling psychology specialty is defined by an earned doctoral degree with a concentration in counseling psychology. A school psychology specialty is defined by an earned doctoral degree with a concentration in school psychology. An industrial/organizational specialty is defined by an earned doctoral degree with a concentration in industrial/organizational psychology. A mental retardation/developmental disabilities specialty is defined by an earned doctoral degree with a substantial program of study in the specialized area of mental retardation or developmental disabilities psychology.
1.
Clinical Psychology and Counseling Psychology Internships.
(i)
Internship supervisors must be staff members of the internship site, or an affiliate thereof, who carry clinical responsibility for the cases being supervised.
(ii)
The internship must have a clearly designated staff psychologist who is responsible for the integrity and quality of the training program, and who is a licensed psychologist.
(iii)
The internship site must have two or more psychologists on its staff, at least one of whom satisfies the definition of an internship supervisor. An internship supervisor or secondary supervisor must be on site to personally intervene in a crisis situation requiring immediate attention.
(iv)
The internship site must have a minimum of two psychology interns during the internship. The Board may make exceptions in cases of hardship.
(v)
The internship supervisor must meet at least two hours per week in regularly scheduled, individual, in person, contact with the intern to review psychological services rendered directly by the intern.
(vi)
The internship must include at least two hours per week of scheduled learning activities such as: conferences involving cases in which the intern was actively involved; seminars dealing with clinical issues; co-therapy with a staff member which includes discussion of the therapy; group supervision; or additional supervision.
2.
School Psychology Internships.
(i)
Internship supervisors must be staff members of the internship site, or an affiliate thereof, who carry clinical responsibility for the cases being supervised.
(ii)
The internship must have a clearly designated staff psychologist who is responsible for the integrity and quality of the training program, and who is a licensed psychologist or a school psychologist who is certified at the doctoral level by a State Department of Education.
(iii)
The supervisor must be either a staff member of the internship site or an affiliate thereof who is responsible for the cases being supervised. Supervision may be provided by a combination of staff members and an affiliate. When supervision is provided exclusively by an affiliate, an administrative head of that staff must be responsible for the accuracy of the documented work hours. An internship supervisor or secondary supervisor must be on site to personally intervene in a crisis situation requiring immediate attention.
(iv)
The internship site must have a minimum of two psychology interns during the internship. The Board may make exceptions in cases of hardship.
(v)
The internship supervisor must meet at least two hours per week in regularly scheduled, individual, in person, contact with the intern to review psychological services rendered directly by the intern.
(vi)
The internship must include at least two hours per week of scheduled learning activities such as: conferences involving cases in which the intern was actively involved, seminars dealing with clinical issues, co-therapy with a staff member which includes discussion of the therapy, group supervision, or additional supervision.
3.
Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Internships.
(i)
The Internship must be an organized program designed to provide the Intern with a planned, coherent sequence of supervised experiences of quality in a broad range of professional psychology activities including research and/or intervention within an organizational setting.
(ii)
At least 80% of the Internship Supervision must be provided by one or more psychologists.
(iii)
At least one-half of the Internship time must be spent in professional psychological activities with or on behalf of a client (person or organization).
(iv)
The Internship agency or director of training must, upon request of the Board, furnish a written statement of the internship goals and the nature of experiences of the Intern's work.
(v)
All professional activities of the Intern must be conducted in a setting where a Supervisor is available for consultation within a reasonable period of time based on the nature of the supervised experience.
(vi)
The Internship may consist of more than one (but no more than four) separate work experiences. Each experience must last at least three months (500 hours) and must meet all other I/O Internship requirements.
4.
Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities (MR/DD) Internships.
(i)
The internship site must employ a clearly designated internship training director who shall be responsible for the integrity and quality of the internship, however, the internship may occur at more than one site.
(ii)
At least one of the internship supervisors must be a licensed psychologist whose specialty area is MR/DD psychology or a licensed psychologist with considerable experience in the practice of MR/DD psychology.
(iii)
The internship must provide training in a variety of assessment and intervention activities conducted with persons with MR/DD. The training in assessment activities must include an emphasis on the selection of appropriate evaluation instruments. The training in intervention activities must include experience in applied behavior analysis for persons who carry MR/DD as at least one of their diagnoses. Experience with individuals with dual diagnoses, including mental illness, substance abuse, and behavior disorders, is strongly recommended.
(iv)
The supervisor must meet at least two hours per week in regularly scheduled face-to-face contact with the intern to review psychological services rendered by that intern.
(v)
The internship must include at least two hours per week of scheduled learning activities such as case conferences, individual program or service planning meetings, seminars dealing with professional issues, or in-service training.
(vi)
The intern must have scheduled and unscheduled opportunities to interact professionally with such persons as interns, psychologists, and professionals from other disciplines and other agencies. The intern must have experience in working with professionals from other disciplines as part of an interdisciplinary team involved in assessment and intervention activities. At least 250 hours of the internship must be completed in an organized program for persons with MR/DD to provide sufficient experience in the interdisciplinary team process.
(vii)
All professional activities of the intern must be conducted in a setting where a licensed psychologist is available for consultation within a reasonable period of time based on the nature of the supervised experience. The internship supervisor, or another equally qualified person, must be available to intervene in a timely manner in an emergency.
(viii)
Documentation of the internship must be submitted to the Board.
(5)
Postdoctoral Supervised Work Experience (SWE).
(a)
General Standards and Requirements: The general standards for a postdoctoral supervised work experience will be met when the following is fulfilled:
1.
Licensure requires 1500 hours of SWE that is deemed acceptable to the Board which comply with the guidelines set forth below:
2.
The SWE must be consonant with the fellow's area of intended practice, and must be within the range of competency of the supervisor(s). It must occur after all requirements for the doctoral degree are completed.
3.
The SWE must be completed in no less than 11 months and no more than 24 months after its inception. Supervision begins on the date the contract is signed by the supervisor(s) and fellow.
4.
The content of the SWE must include a minimum of 500 hours of client/patient involvement as defined as including face to face client/patient contact, document review, test scoring, note/report writing, or any other professional activity which directly relates to the treatment of or services provided for the client/patient.
5.
All SWE hours must be documented on a weekly log which is co-signed by the fellow and supervisor. The SWE log shall contain at least the following information:
(i)
The professional activities, tasks, or work performed during that week.
(ii)
The number of hours worked during that week.
(iii)
The number of hours of client/patient involvement during that week.
(iv)
The number of hours of individual supervision during that week.
6.
Postdoctoral Supervised Work Experiences (SWE) conducted in academic settings meet the non-client/patient involvement hours requirement through activities that transmit psychological knowledge or application of psychological principles in the work setting (e.g. teaching, research, university and professional service and governance, and administration).
7.
An applicant who has completed 1500 hours of supervised experience in no less than 11 months and no more than 24 months in a formal postdoctoral fellowship that is APA accredited or APPIC member or acceptable to the Board will be deemed to have met the SWE requirement for licensure. No SWE log is required for individuals in these programs.
8.
An applicant who meets the definition of Senior Industrial/Organizational Psychologist will be deemed to have met the SWE requirement for licensure.
(b)
Supervision Requirements:
1.
The postdoctoral supervisor(s) and fellow must enter into a written and signed supervision contract prior to the inception of the SWE. The contract must specify the work experience goals, its content and the criteria for ensuring the quality and quantity of the fellow's work. It is not necessary that the supervisor be on site for the supervisee's clinical work.
2.
The fellow must meet with the supervisor individually to discuss cases and other professional activities at least one hour for each 30 hours of SWE. That meeting must occur during the week the fellow provides the services or during the week following the provision of those services. Supervision must be individual, and may be accomplished through in person meetings or real time, face to face video teleconferencing. I/O Fellows are exempt from this requirement.
3.
At the successful conclusion of the SWE, all supervisors shall attest to the adequacy of the applied experience and supervision on a postdoctoral supervised work experience affidavit of supervisor form (Form G).
4.
Supervision of the Postdoctoral Industrial/Organizational work experience may be conducted by a qualified psychologist employed by the same institution or agency as the Fellow. Alternatively, the supervision may be provided by private arrangement with a qualified psychologist employed elsewhere so long as the Supervisor and Fellow meet face-to-face at least twice a month for a minimum of four hours per month. At least one half of the SWE hours must be spent in professional psychological activities with or on behalf of a client (person or organization). At a minimum, the Supervisor must review and comment on any research or intervention designs, monitor progress on such efforts, and review and comment on any reports, recommendations, or interventions resulting from such efforts.
Rule 510-2-.06 Time Limit for Applications to be Valid
An applicant must satisfactorily complete all requirements for licensure within one year from the date the Board approved the applicant's most recent application and/or completion of their postdoctoral SWE; otherwise, the applicant must submit a new application with the required fee.
Rule 510-2-.07 Repealed
Rule 510-2-.08 Repealed
Rule 510-2-.09 Repealed
Rule 510-2-.01 Application for Licensure Effective November 1, 2020
Rule 510-2-.02 Repealed
Rule 510-2-.03 Repealed
Rule 510-2-.04 Education
Rule 510-2-.05 Internship and Postdoctoral Supervised Work Experience
Rule 510-2-.06 Time Limit for Applications to be Valid
Rule 510-2-.07 Repealed
Rule 510-2-.08 Repealed
Rule 510-2-.09 Repealed
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