Nev. Admin. Code § 641.080 - Supervised experience: Applicant for licensure as psychologist

1. Before an applicant is eligible for licensure as a psychologist, he or she must complete 2 years of supervised and documented experience that is the equivalent of full-time experience.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the 2 years of experience required pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 641.170 must be supervised experience and must comply with the following requirements:

(a) The first year must satisfy the requirements of subsection 4; and

(b) The second year must be postdoctoral, must consist of not less than 1,750 hours and must:

(1) Meet the guidelines established by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards; or

(2) Satisfy the requirements of subsection 6.

3. If an applicant has been licensed for at least 5 years in the District of Columbia or another state or territory of the United States and has had no disciplinary action or other adverse action taken against him or her by the regulatory body, the 2 years of experience required pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 641.170 must be supervised experience and must comply with the following requirements:

(a) Each year must consist of not less than 1,500 hours;

(b) One year must satisfy the requirements of subsection 4; and

(c) One year must be postdoctoral and must satisfy the requirements of subsection 6.

4. For the purposes of paragraph (a) of subsection 2 and paragraph (b) of subsection 3, 1 year of supervised experience must be satisfactorily completed in:

(a) A doctoral internship program accredited by the American Psychological Association; or

(b) A doctoral internship that is equivalent to a doctoral internship in a program that is accredited by the American Psychological Association. An applicant, his or her proposed supervisor and a representative of the proposed agency or institution at which the internship will be conducted must submit to the Board a plan to meet the requirements of this paragraph and information showing that the proposed internship substantially complies with the accreditation standards for doctoral internship programs in the Standards of Accreditation for Health Service Psychology of the American Psychological Association, which is available, free of charge, at the Internet address http://www.apa.org/ed/accreditation/index.aspx , and Section C of the Implementing Regulations of the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association which is available, free of charge, at the Internet address http://www.apa.org/ed/accreditation/section-c-soa.pdf. Substantial compliance with such standards may be demonstrated by submission to the Board of information showing that the proposed doctoral internship:

(1) Requires completion of the internship in an agency or institution that provides services to a population sufficient in number and diversity to give the intern adequate experiential exposure to meet the purposes, aims and competencies of the internship.

(2) Requires the intern to complete a minimum of 2,000 hours of training, which must be completed:

(I) If on a full-time basis, in not less than 12 months; or

(II) If on a part-time basis, in not less than 24 months.

(3) Offers education and training conducted in a single-site or multiple-site setting that prepares interns for the practice of health service psychology.

(4) Includes a training program that meets the requirements set forth in subsection 5.

5. A proposed doctoral internship that is not accredited by the American Psychological Association must include a training program that, without limitation:

(a) Is an integral part of the mission of the agency or institution in which the program is provided, with administrative and structural processes that facilitate systematic coordination, control, direction and organization of the training activities and resources of the program.

(b) Recognizes the importance of cultural and individual differences and diversity in the training of psychologists.

(c) Demonstrates the adequacy of its educational and training resources, including, without limitation, clerical and technical support, access to training materials and equipment that reflect the current knowledge base in the profession, and physical facilities that are appropriate for confidential interactions and are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

(d) Has policies and procedures that are consistent with those described in the accreditation standards for doctoral internship programs in the Standards of Accreditation for Health Service Psychology of the American Psychological Association, including, without limitation, policies relating to:

(1) The recruitment and selection of interns;

(2) The required prior doctoral preparation and experiences;

(3) Providing administrative and financial assistance to interns;

(4) The requirements for successful internship performance;

(5) Performance evaluations, feedback, retention and termination decisions relating to interns;

(6) The identification and remediation of insufficient competence and problematic behavior by an intern;

(7) Grievance procedures for interns, including the provision of due process;

(8) The requirements for supervision of an intern as set forth in paragraphs (q), (r) and (s);

(9) Maintenance of records; and

(10) Nondiscrimination, including documentation of such policies and operating procedures.

(e) Has policies and procedures that are consistent with the profession's current ethics code and which adhere to:

(1) The regulations of the agency or institution; and

(2) All applicable local, state and federal laws regarding due process and fair treatment.

(f) Requires the retention of records on the performance of interns and complaints and grievances against the program or persons associated with the program.

(g) Ensures a welcoming, supportive and encouraging learning environment for all interns, including those from diverse and underrepresented communities.

(h) Recognizes the right of interns, faculty and staff to be treated with courtesy and respect.

(i) Recognizes science as the core of health service psychology and relies on the current evidence base in the training and assessment of interns.

(j) Requires an intern to demonstrate competency in profession-wide competencies, including, without limitation:

(1) Research;

(2) Ethical and legal standards;

(3) Individual and cultural diversity;

(4) Professional values, attitudes and behaviors;

(5) Communication and interpersonal skills;

(6) Assessment;

(7) Intervention;

(8) Supervision; and

(9) Consultation, interprofessional and interdisciplinary skills.

(k) Demonstrates a clear and coherent plan for educational activities that support the achievement of interns in profession-wide and program-specific competencies.

(l) Employs primarily an experiential training method that:

(1) Involves the delivery of services by an intern in direct contact with recipients of those services; and

(2) Includes sufficient observation and supervision by doctoral-level licensed psychologists to facilitate the readiness of the intern to enter into the general practice of psychology upon completion of the training.

(m) Follows a logical and cumulative training sequence that builds on the skills and competencies acquired by the intern during training and is graded in complexity in a manner consistent with that sequence.

(n) Demonstrates that the tasks and duties associated with the delivery of service by an intern are primarily learning-oriented and that the training considerations of interns take precedence over the delivery of service and the generation of revenue.

(o) Maintains appropriate and transparent communication practices, including, without limitation:

(1) Articulating the commitment of the program to attracting and training diverse clients;

(2) Ensuring regular communication between the doctoral program and the doctoral internship program;

(3) Ensuring that all communications with potential and current interns are informative, accurate and transparent;

(4) Disclosing the status of the program with regard to accreditation; and

(5) Demonstrating a commitment to public disclosure.

(p) Provides adequate financial support for:

(1) Interns;

(2) Faculty and staff; and

(3) Sufficient and dependable training activities for the duration of the year or years of any contracts with interns.

(q) Provides supervision in a regularly scheduled manner and ensures that:

(1) Each intern has access to consultation and supervision during the times he or she is providing clinical services; and

(2) Each intern receives not less than 4 hours per week of supervision, including not less than 2 hours per week of face-to-face individual supervision by one or more doctoral-level licensed psychologists who are involved in an ongoing supervisory relationship with the intern and have primary professional responsibility for the cases on which face-to-face individual supervision is provided.

(r) Ensures that any supervisory hours other than the 2 hours of face-to-face individual supervision required by subparagraph (2) of paragraph (q) are:

(1) Consistent with the definition of supervision in the glossary of the Standards of Accreditation for Health Service Psychology of the American Psychological Association;

(2) Conducted by health care professionals who are appropriately credentialed; and

(3) Interactive experiences in a group or individual format.

(s) Requires that overall responsibility for the supervision of interns, including oversight and integration of supervision provided by non-psychologist professionals, is maintained by doctoral-level licensed psychologists.

6. For the purposes of subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 2 and of paragraph (c) of subsection 3, supervised experience is credited only for:

(a) Professional work in a setting that provides an opportunity for interaction with colleagues and an opportunity for work with a broad range of clients, including, without limitation, a private practice and a public or private agency, institution or organization; and

(b) Work experience that is other than experience which is acquired in connection with a practicum for which graduate credits are granted and which complies with the following requirements:

(1) The number of hours required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 or paragraph (a) of subsection 3 must be completed in not less than 10 months and not more than 3 years unless otherwise approved by the Board;

(2) Unless otherwise approved by the Board:

(I) At least 50 percent of the hours per week of the supervised experience must be spent providing clinical services, including, without limitation, psychological services rendered directly to an individual, couple, family or group, psychological testing, and individual or group supervision relating to those services; and

(II) At least 15 percent of the hours per week of the supervised experience must be spent providing face-to-face client care;

(3) The hours per week of the supervised experience that are not spent in the manner set forth in subparagraph (2) must be spent engaging in an activity related to psychology, including, without limitation, teaching psychology, performing psychological research in a manner not covered by the provisions of subsection 8 and engaging in administrative activities related to psychology or in any other activity related to psychology; and

(4) At least 40 hours of the supervised experience must be spent receiving training in cultural, ethnic and group processes as social bases of behavior and at least 3 hours of individual face-to-face supervision must be spent focused on that area of psychology. Such hours may be obtained by, without limitation:

(I) Conducting clinical work directly with culturally diverse or underserved populations;

(II) Reading materials related to culturally diverse populations;

(III) Researching an issue related to culturally diverse populations;

(IV) Attending a workshop, conference or seminar concerning working with culturally diverse populations;

(V) Giving a presentation related to culturally diverse populations at a workshop, conference or seminar; and

(VI) Authoring a publication related to culturally diverse populations.

7. Unless an applicant is registered as a psychological assistant or psychological intern, he or she may not apply hours during which he or she practiced as another type of licensed medical or behavioral health provider toward the supervised experience that is required for licensure as a psychologist pursuant to this section.

8. For faculty hired at an accredited institution of higher education, hours spent engaged in activities related to clinical research involving the provision of treatment to test the efficacy or effectiveness of psychotherapeutic techniques or to test or identify different mechanisms of change or factors related to treatment outcome, may be used to meet the requirements set forth in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 6. Such activities include, without limitation:

(a) Supervision of the implementation of treatment protocols;

(b) Direct implementation of treatment protocols;

(c) Writing test results and other reports;

(d) Note writing in connection with the provision of services;

(e) Data monitoring for adverse effects;

(f) Working with institutional review boards to ensure patient safety;

(g) Developing and modifying study design and treatment protocols for the implementation of such studies;

(h) Monitoring and reviewing treatment sessions during clinical trials for adherence to treatment protocols; and

(i) Writing the results of such research.

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Nev. Admin. Code § 641.080

[Bd. of Psychological Exam'rs, § 641.100, eff. 12-14-78] - (NAC A 7-7-82; 8-24-90; 1-24-94; 12-28-95; R077-02, 7-25-2002; R089-03, 1-18-2005; R038-16, 12-21-2016); A by R074-18A, eff. 1/30/2019; A by R115-19A, eff. 2/28/2022

NRS 641.100, 641.110, 641.170