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CPLEE Psychprep Materials
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTS ANS✔✔ may practice independently in public or private settings.
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANTS ANS✔✔ must have at least a master's degree and may provide limited psychological
services under the direct supervision of the licensed psychologist or board certified psychiatrist to whom they are
registered.
REGISTERED PSYCHOLOGISTS ANS✔✔ must have at least a doctoral degree and 1,500 hours of supervised professional
experience (SPE). They are registered to provide psychological services at nonprofit community agencies that receive a
minimum of 25% of their funding from government sources. Registration is in effect for 30 months from the date of
issuance and cannot be renewed. The registrant cannot re- register as a registered psychologist to the same agency.
Psychology ANS✔✔ providing to individuals, groups, organizations or the public any psychological service involving the
application of psychological principles, methods, and procedures of understanding, predicting, and influencing behavior
9 ANS✔✔ number of members on the BoP
4 ANS✔✔ number of public members on the BoP
5 ANS✔✔ number of psychologists on the BoP
4 years ANS✔✔ term of board members
2 ANS✔✔ BoP members may serve no more than _ consecutive terms
Doctorate degree, course work, SPE, exams ANS✔✔ qualifications for licensure in CA
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Substance Abuse, Human Sexuality, Child Abuse, Spousal/Partner Abuse, Aging and Long Term Care ANS✔✔ 5 courses
necessary for licensure
Semester/quarter ANS✔✔ substance abuse length requirement
10 hours ANS✔✔ human sexuality length requirement
7 hours ANS✔✔ child abuse length requirement
15 hours ANS✔✔ spousal/partner abuse length requirement
10 hours ANS✔✔ aging and long term care length requirement
6 hours ANS✔✔ beginning in 2020, candidates for licensure must show completion of hours in suicide assessment and
intervention; length requirement
3000 ANS✔✔ minimum hours of SPE required for licensure
1500 ANS✔✔ at least # of SPE hours must be completed post-doctorally
an organized program that consists of a planned, structured and administered sequence of professionally supervised
comprehensive clinical training experiences ANS✔✔
Supervisor supervisee agreement ANS✔✔ required prior to the start of SPE, must identify the primary supervisor, the
supervisee, the capacity in which the supervisee will be performing (e.g., intern, psychological assistant), the starting
date and anticipated completion date of the SPE, the duties to be performed by the supervisee, the address of each
location at which the duties will be performed, the goals and objectives of the plan for supervised professional
experience, as well as how and when the supervisor will provide feedback and assessments to the supervisee regarding
performance
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Supervisor supervisee agreement, verification of experience ANS✔✔ upon completion of the accumulation of SPE, these
must be signed by the supervisor in a sealed envelope, to be submitted to the board with the application for licensure
3000 ANS✔✔ hours in 2 years
1500 ANS✔✔ a year of SPE is considered to be this many hours
30 months ANS✔✔ each 1500 hours of SPE must be completed within this span of time
60 months ANS✔✔ if both years of SPE (3000 hours) are completed post-doctorally, they must be completed within this
span of time
Formal internship, employee in an exempt setting, psychological assistant, postdoctoral program, registered
psychologist ANS✔✔ ways to obtain SPE
Exempt settings ANS✔✔ included government facilities and many educational institutions
6 ANS✔✔ Primary supervisors licensed by the Board of Psychology must complete a minimum of _ hours of supervision
coursework every two years.
10, 1, 44 ANS✔✔ Supervisees must be provided with supervision for a minimum of _% of total time worked each week.
At least _ hour must include face- to-face, direct, individual supervision with the primary supervisor. A maximum of _
hours per week, including supervision time, may be counted toward SPE.
SPE log ANS✔✔ must include information about the work setting, a description of the services performed, the dates for
which the log is being completed, the number of hours worked, hours of supervision received, nature of the supervision
(e.g., face-to-face, group), the signature of the supervisee and supervisor, and a statement by the primary supervisor
indicating that the information is accurate.
Licensed psychologists ANS✔✔ with one exception, primary supervisors must generally be licensed psychologists