Supervised Experience Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Psychology

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B19-11.005: Supervised Experience Requirements

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 35 No. 39, October 2, 2009 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The change is in response to comments stated at the October 16, 2009 Board meeting. The Board determined that the Statement of Regulatory Costs previously prepared and approved was appropriate and no modifications were necessary with the changes.

The change is as follows:

64B19-11.005 Supervised Experience Requirements.

The law requires 4,000 hours of supervised experience for licensure. The Board recognizes that the applicant’s internship satisfies 2,000 of those hours. This rule concerns the remaining 2,000 hours.

(1) Definitions. Within the context of this rule, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Association” or “in association with”: the supervisory relationship between the supervisor and the psychological resident.

(b) “Psychology Psychological Resident or Post-Doctoral Fellow psychology Applicant.” A psychology psychological resident or post-doctoral fellow psychology is a person who has met Florida’s educational requirements for licensure and intends from the outset of the supervised experience to meet that part of the supervised experience requirement for licensure which is not part of the person’s internship.

(c) “Supervisor.” A supervisor is either a licensed Florida psychologist in good standing with the Board, or a doctoral-level psychologist licensed in good standing in another state providing supervision for licensure in that state. However, where the psychology resident or post-doctoral fellow psychology applicant is on active duty with the armed services of the United States, the supervisor may be a doctoral-level psychologist licensed in good standing in any state, regardless of where the supervision is conducted.

(d) All applicants for licensure shall use the title psychology resident or post-doctoral fellow until licensed as a psychologist.

(e) The psychology resident or post-doctoral fellow shall inform all service users of her or his supervised status and provide the name of the supervising psychologist. All written work, consultation, reports, and summaries shall be cosigned by the supervising psychologist. Progress notes may be cosigned at the discretion of the supervision psychologist.

(2) Requirements and Prohibitions. All applicants for licensure must complete at least 2,000 hours of post doctoral experience under a supervisor whose supervision comports with subsection (3) of this rule.

(a) No change.

 (b) An psychology resident or post-doctoral fellow psychology applicant may be supervised by more than one supervisor. If there is more than one supervisor, however, then one of the supervisors must be identified as the primary supervisor. The primary supervisor shall be the supervisor who enters into the agreement with the applicant for licensure, for supervision, and who integrates all of the applicant’s supervisory experiences.

(c) No change.

(3) Supervisors’ Responsibilities. The Board requires each primary supervisor to perform and to certify that the primary supervisor has:

(a) Entered into an agreement with the applicant for licensure, which details the applicant’s obligations and remuneration as well as the supervisor’s responsibilities to the applicant;

(b) Determined that the psychology resident or post-doctoral fellow psychology applicant was capable of providing competent and safe psychological service to that client;

(c) Maintained professional responsibility for the psychology resident or post-doctoral fellow’s psychology applicant’s work;

(d) No change.

(e) Prevailed in all professional disagreements with the psychology resident or post-doctoral fellow psychology applicant;

(f) Kept informed of all the services performed by the psychology resident or post-doctoral fellow psychology applicant;

(g) Advised the Board if the supervisor has received any complaints about the psychology resident or post-doctoral fellow psychology psychological applicant or has any reason to suspect that the resident is less than fully ethical, professional, or qualified for licensure.

(4) No change.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Allen Hall, Executive Director, Board of Psychology/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3255