30 Miss. Code. R. 3201-6.8 - CHANGE OF SPECIALTY DESIGNATION

A licensed psychologist who desires to change a designated specialty must follow the following guidelines:

A. The psychologist must take a retraining program in a psychology training program under the auspices of an accredited university department or the professional school that offers the doctoral degree in that specialty designation.

B. The psychologist taking such retraining must meet all requirements of doctoral training including an internship, which complies with these rules, in the new psychological specialty. The acceptance of credit for relevant course work or requirements which may have been satisfied previously will be the responsibility of the university or professional school which the individual attends for retraining.

C. Merely taking an internship or acquiring experience in a practicum setting is not considered adequate preparation for any specialty area when prior academic training in the relevant area has not been sufficient to meet doctoral requirements.

D. The Board recognizes that a psychologist may wish to cross-train or acquire additional skills. Such cross training shall not be a basis for a change of specialty designation without the express approval and recommendation of a qualified retraining program which meets the criteria of Chapter 4 of these Rules and Regulations.

E. Upon fulfillment of all formal requirements of such training, the Board must be provided with a letter or other documentation from an authorized official of the retraining university or professional school and internship program indicating the successful completion of retraining in the particular specialty area.

F. Completion of specialty examination by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) shall satisfy requirements for listing oneself as changing a specialty designation.

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30 Miss. Code. R. 3201-6.8

Miss. Code Ann. §73- 31-7 and 73-31-13