Kan. Admin. Regs. § 102-1-12 - Educational requirements
(a)
Definitions.
(1) "Core faculty member" means
an individual who is part of the program's teaching staff and who meets the
following conditions:
(A) Is an individual
whose education, training, and experience are consistent with the individual's
role within the program and are consistent with the published description of
the goals, philosophy, and educational purpose of the program;
(B) is an individual whose primary
professional employment is at the institution in which the program is housed;
and
(C) is an individual who is
identified with the program and is centrally involved in program development,
decision making, and student training as demonstrated by consistent inclusion
of the individual's name in public and departmental documents.
(2) "In residence," when used to
describe a student, means that the student is present at the physical location
of the institution for the purpose of completing coursework during which the
student and one or more core faculty members are in physical proximity and
face-toface contact.
(3) "Primary
professional employment" means a minimum of 20 hours per week of instruction,
research, any other service to the institution in the course of employment, and
the related administrative work.
(b) A graduate applicant for psychology
licensure shall be deemed to have received a doctoral degree based on a program
of studies in content primarily psychological as set forth in
K.S.A.
74-5310, and amendments thereto, or the
substantial equivalent of this program in both subject matter and extent of
training, if at the time the applicant graduated from the program, this
doctoral degree program was accredited by the American psychological
association. If the applicant began the program after March 10, 2006, the
accredited program shall require that at least 24 semester credit hours in the
substantive areas identified in paragraph (b)(13)(C), or the equivalent number
of quarter or trimester credit hours, be completed while the applicant is in
residence. If not so accredited, the doctoral degree program from which the
applicant was granted the degree shall meet all of the following criteria:
(1) The doctoral program is offered by an
institution of higher education that is regionally accredited by an accrediting
agency substantially equivalent to those agencies that accredit the
universities in Kansas.
(2) The
program offers doctoral education and training in psychology, one goal of which
is to prepare students for the practice of psychology.
(3) The program stands as a recognized,
coherent organizational entity within a university or college.
(4) There is a clear administrative authority
with primary responsibility within the program for the substantive content
areas as set forth in paragraph (b)(13) and for the emphasis areas of
psychology.
(5) The program is an
established, organized, and comprehensive sequence of study designed by
administrators who are responsible for the program to provide an integrated
educational experience in psychology.
(6) There is an identifiable, full-time,
professional faculty whose members hold earned graduate degrees in psychology,
and the person responsible for directing the program is licensed or
academically eligible at the doctoral level to engage in the practice of
psychology.
(7) The ratio of
students to core faculty members does not exceed 15 students to one core
faculty member.
(8) The student's
major advisor is a member of the psychology faculty.
(9) The program has an identifiable body of
students who are matriculated in the program for a degree.
(10) The program publicly states an explicit
philosophy of training by which it intends to prepare students for the practice
of psychology. The program's philosophy, educational model, and curriculum plan
shall be substantially consistent with the mission and goals of the program's
sponsor institution and shall be consistent with the following principles of
the discipline:
(A) Psychological practice is
based on the science of psychology, which, in turn, is influenced by the
professional practice of psychology.
(B) Training for practice is sequential,
cumulative, graded in complexity, and designed to prepare students for further
organized training.
(11) The program, except for industrial and
organizational psychology programs, requires an internship that meets the
following requirements:
(A) Consists of at
least 1,800 hours over one year of full-time training or two consecutive years
of half-time training;
(B) accepts
as interns only applicants enrolled in a doctoral program as defined in this
subsection or in a program that meets the requirements of paragraph (b)(2) of
K.A.R. 102-1-5a;
(C) has a clearly
designated doctoral-level staff psychologist who is responsible for the
integrity and quality of the training program. This person shall be licensed,
certified, or registered in the jurisdiction in which the program exists to
engage in the practice of psychology and shall be present at the training
facility for a minimum of 20 hours per week;
(D) provides training and supervision in a
wide range of professional activities, including diagnosis, remediation
techniques, interdisciplinary relationships, and consultation, and provides
experience with a population of clients or patients presenting a diverse set of
problems and backgrounds;
(E) is
taken after the completion of all graduate courses other than those designated
for writing the dissertation, including both the required graduate coursework
emphasizing the practice of psychology and the preinternship training
requirements;
(F) provides the
intern or resident with a minimum of four hours of general training supervision
for every 40 hours of training experience. At least one hour of individual
clinical supervision shall be provided for every 10 hours during which the
supervisee has direct patient or client contact;
(G) provides the majority of supervision by
licensed, doctoral-level psychologists;
(H) exists as a distinct and organized
program that is clearly recognizable within an institution or agency, as well
as in pertinent public, official documents issued by the institution or agency,
and that is clearly recognizable as a training program for psychologists;
(I) identifies interns as being in
training and not as staff members;
(J) has a training staff that consists of at
least two doctoral-level psychologists who serve on a full-time basis as
individual clinical supervisors and who are licensed, certified, or registered
as psychologists in the jurisdiction in which the program exists;
(K) is an integrated and formally organized
training experience, not an after-the-fact tabulation of experience; and
(L) provides at least two hours
per week in didactic activities, including case conferences, seminars,
in-service training, and grand rounds.
(12) Before awarding the doctoral degree, the
program requires each student to complete a minimum of three full-time academic
years of graduate study, or the equivalent, and to complete an internship that
meets the requirements of paragraph (b)(11). At least two of the three academic
training years, or the equivalent, shall be completed at the institution from
which the doctoral degree is granted, and at least two consecutive semesters,
or the equivalent number of quarters or trimesters, shall be completed while
the student is in residence at the same institution. The program's coursework
shall also include the skill courses appropriate for the applicant's major or
area of emphasis.
(13) The program
has and implements a clear and coherent curriculum plan that provides the means
whereby all students can acquire and demonstrate substantial understanding of
and competency in the current body of knowledge in the following three
substantive areas:
(A) The breadth of
scientific psychology, its history of thought and development, its research
methods, and its applications. Each student shall have completed a onesemester
course consisting of three semester credit hours, or the equivalent number of
quarter or trimester credit hours, in each of the following six areas:
(i) Biological aspects of behavior, including
clinical neuropsychology and the biological foundations of psychopathology;
(ii) cognitive and affective
aspects of behavior, including theories of perception, human learning and
memory, cognitive development, and theories and research in human learning;
(iii) social aspects of behavior,
including social psychology, advanced social psychology, and social psychology
theories, research, and clinical applications;
(iv) the history and systems of psychology,
including the history of psychology and theories of personality;
(v) psychological measurement, including an
introduction to mathematical methods in psychology, educational measurement
methods in psychological research, and research methods in clinical psychology;
and
(vi) research methodology and
techniques of data analysis, including statistical methods in psychology,
research design in education, multivariate analysis, and multivariate
statistical methods;
(B) the scientific, methodological, and
theoretical foundations of practice. Each student shall have completed a
one-semester course consisting of three semester credit hours, or the
equivalent number of quarter or trimester credit hours, in each of the
following four areas:
(i) Individual
differences in behavior, including the basis and nature of individuality,
intelligence and cognition, and cross-cultural counseling;
(ii) human development, including advanced
child behavior and development, behavioral analysis of child development, the
psychology of the adult personality, gerontology, and counseling with adults;
(iii) dysfunctional behavior or
psychopathology, including advanced psychopathology; and
(iv) professional, ethical, legal, and
quality assurance principles and standards, including professional, legal, and
ethical problems in clinical psychology and legal, ethical, and professional
issues in counseling; and
(C) the methods of diagnosing or defining
problems through psychological assessment and measurement and the strategies
and techniques of therapeutic intervention or remediation. A minimum of 24
semester credit hours in this substantive area, or the equivalent number of
quarter or trimester credit hours, shall be completed by the student while the
student is in residence and shall be distributed between the following two
areas:
(i) Nine semester credit hours in
assessment, or the equivalent number of quarter or trimester credit hours.
Assessment courses shall include theories and methods of assessment and
diagnosis, including intelligence testing, behavioral and personality
assessment in children, theory and construction of personality tests, and
techniques of psychodiagnostic assessment; and
(ii) 15 semester credit hours, or the
equivalent number of quarter or trimester credit hours, in techniques of
therapeutic interventions and effective therapeutic intervention, consultation,
and supervision, including counseling and interviewing skills, theories of
group counseling, psychological clinical services, psychotherapy, group
therapeutic techniques, and psychotherapy with families.
(14) The program requires at least
90 semester credit hours, or the equivalent number of quarter or trimester
credit hours, of formal graduate study in the psychology program. At least 60
of these semester credit hours, or the equivalent number of quarter or
trimester credit hours, shall be distributed among the content areas specified
in paragraph (b)(13).
(15) At
least 60 semester credit hours of the coursework for the doctoral program, or
the equivalent number of quarter or trimester hours, are clearly designated on
the transcript as graduate-level courses in the program, exclusive of
practicum, internship, and dissertation credits. The number of credits received
through extension programs shall not exceed 10 semester credit hours or the
equivalent number of quarter or trimester credit hours. The number of
postdoctoral credit hours from a regionally accredited university or college
taken to meet licensure requirements shall not exceed 10 semester credit hours
or the equivalent number of quarter or trimester credit hours.
(16) When the program has an applied
emphasis, which may include clinical psychology, counseling psychology, or
school psychology, the training shall also include a minimum of at least two
semesters of a coordinated practicum. The practicum in the application of
skills related to the areas of emphasis shall be performed in a setting that is
preapproved by the appropriate administrative authorities of the program.
(17) The program advertises in
official documents, including course catalogues and announcements, the program
standards and descriptions and the admission requirements of the program.
(18) The program has admission
requirements that are, in part or in full, based on objective, standardized
achievement tests and measures.
(19) The program includes an ongoing,
objective review and evaluation of student learning and progress, and the
program reports this evaluation in the official transcript.
(20) The program includes a comprehensive
examination or an equivalent assessment approved by the board of the
applicant's knowledge and progress within the training program, and the program
requires that the applicant pass this requirement before awarding the doctoral
degree.
(21) As a part of the
graduation requirements, each student is required to initiate, prepare,
conduct, and report original research or an equivalent project as determined by
the program. This original research or equivalent project shall not be
substituted for successful completion of the comprehensive examination required
under paragraph (b)(20).
(22) The
institution offering the graduate program has a library and equipment and
resources available that are adequate for the size of the student body and the
scope of the program offered, including suitable scientific and practicum
facilities.
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