The doctoral degree must be from a program that is an
organized sequence of study in psychology and must meet the requirements in
items A and B.
A. The degree must
include the completion of graduate credits as specified in subitems (1) to (3).
(1) A minimum of the specified number of
graduate semester or quarter credits of coursework earned in each of the
foundational areas of psychology listed in units (a) to (g). Coursework
relating to the application of psychological principles to the identification
or solution of problems, as described in subitems (2) and (3), cannot be used
to meet the requirements of units (a) to (g):
(a) research design, statistics, and
psychological measurement theory, six semester credits or nine quarter credits
required, of which at least one semester or 1-1/2 quarter credits must be in
each of the following areas: research design, statistics, and psychological
measurement theory;
(b) biological
bases of behavior, three semester credits or five quarter credits
required;
(c) cognitive-affective
bases of behavior, three semester credits or five quarter credits
required;
(d) social bases of
behavior, three semester credits or five quarter credits required;
(e) personality theory and human development,
three semester credits or five quarter credits required;
(f) human diversity, three semester credits
or five quarter credits required; and
(g) professional ethics and standards of
conduct, three semester credits or five quarter credits required.
(2) A minimum of six additional
semester credits or nine quarter credits earned in the application of
psychological principles to problem identification. The coursework must be in
the areas of assessment, evaluation, or data collection, or a combination of
these areas. Graduate credits in the foundational areas of psychology, as
described in subitem (1), cannot be used to meet this requirement.
(3) A minimum of six additional semester
credits or nine quarter credits in the application of psychological principles
to problem solution. The coursework must be in the areas of psychological
intervention or data analysis or a combination of these areas. Graduate credits
in the foundational areas of psychology, as described in subitem (1), cannot be
used to meet this requirement.
C.
The applicant shall complete a predegree supervised experience in psychology.
The experience must meet the criteria in subitems (1) to (10).
(1) For licensure based on a doctoral degree,
the internship shall be an organized training program subject to:
(a) a minimum of an 1,800-hour predoctoral
internship in psychology;
(b) a
minimum of 20 hours per week of supervised experience;
(c) completion in no fewer than 12, and
within 30, consecutive months;
(d)
a minimum of two hours of regularly scheduled supervision per week up to 40
hours worked;
(e) a minimum of one
hour of supervision for each 20 hours, or portion of this, worked beyond 40
hours per week; and
(f) one hour
per week of supervision provided by the primary supervisor on an individual,
in-person basis. Supervision beyond the one hour per week may be conducted on
an individual or group basis by the primary supervisor or designated
supervisor.
(2) For
licensure based on a master's degree or a master's equivalent in a doctoral
program, the practicum must be an organized training program subject to:
(a) a 600-hour practicum in
psychology;
(b) a minimum of 15
hours per week of supervised experience;
(c) completion in no fewer than six, and
within 12, consecutive months;
(d)
a minimum of one hour of regularly scheduled supervision for each 20 hours, or
portion thereof, worked; and
(e)
all supervision shall be provided by the primary supervisor on an individual,
in-person basis.
(3)
Hours that qualify as predegree supervised professional experience may include
those spent in supervision, research, teaching, record keeping, report writing,
staff meetings, client care conferences, and required training sessions, as
well as hours spent in direct client contact.
(4) The primary supervisor may designate
other master's or doctoral prepared mental health professionals to provide
training and supervision in specific skills for all or part of the required
supervision beyond one hour per week.
(5) The primary supervisor shall establish
procedures that adequately provide communication with designated supervisors
regarding the supervisee's training experiences. The primary supervisor shall
retain supervisory responsibility for all of the supervised professional
experience, which must include discussions that incorporate the applicable
ethical and practice standards of psychology.
(6) All supervisors shall be readily
available for supervision, including both regularly scheduled supervisory
meetings with the supervisee and additional contacts as needed. All supervisors
needed shall know the rules, policies, and procedures at the supervisee's work
site or agency, and shall personally review the work of the supervisee on a
regular basis.
(7) The primary
supervisor shall be competent in supervision, including the areas supervised
and the populations served, and shall know the prevailing ethical and practice
standards of psychology.
(8) The
primary supervisor shall be:
(a) a Minnesota
licensed psychologist;
(b) an
individual who is credentialed as a psychologist in another jurisdiction;
or
(c) an individual who has a
doctoral degree with a major in psychology and who is employed by a regionally
accredited educational institution or by a federal, state, county, or local
government, institution, agency, or research facility.
(9) The supervisor shall not be in a multiple
relationship with the supervisee as defined in part
7200.0110, subpart 15, such as
being an employee of the supervisee or a member of the supervisee's
family.
(10) Reports by the
supervisee shall be cosigned by the supervisor or issued with a cover letter
stating that the report has been reviewed and approved by the
supervisor.
