LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTS - ANSWER may practice independently
in public or private settings.
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANTS - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 at least 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 - ANSWER providing to individuals, groups, organisations or
the public any psychological service involving the application of
psychological principles, methods, and procedures of understanding,
predicting, and influencing behaviour
9 - ANSWER number of members on the BoP
4 - ANSWER number of public members on the BoP
5 - ANSWER number of psychologists on the BoP
4 years - ANSWER term of board members
2 - ANSWER BoP members may serve no more than _ consecutive
terms
,Doctorate degree, course work, SPE, exams - ANSWER qualifications
for licensure in CA
Substance Abuse, Human Sexuality, Child Abuse, Spousal/Partner
Abuse, Aging and Long Term Care - ANSWER 5 courses necessary for
licensure
Semester/quarter - ANSWER substance abuse length requirement
10 hours - ANSWER human sexuality length requirement
7 hours - ANSWER child abuse length requirement
15 hours - ANSWER spousal/partner abuse length requirement
10 hours - ANSWER aging and long-term care length requirement
6 hours - ANSWER beginning in 2020, candidates for licensure must
show completion of hours in suicide assessment and intervention; length
requirement
3000 - ANSWER minimum hours of SPE required for licensure
1500 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER
Supervisor supervisee agreement - ANSWER 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
Supervisor supervisee agreement, verification of experience - ANSWER
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 - ANSWER hours in 2 years
1500 - ANSWER a year of SPE is considered to be this many hours
30 months - ANSWER each 1500 hours of SPE must be completed
within this span of time
60 months - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER
ways to obtain SPE
Exempt settings - ANSWER included government facilities and many
educational institutions
6 - ANSWER Primary supervisors licensed by the Board of Psychology
must complete a minimum of _ hours of supervision coursework every
two years.
10, 1, 44 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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