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Licensed psychologists, psychological assistants, registered psychologists ANS✔✔ who the BOP regulates
3 ANS✔✔ a person who has been subject to disciplinary action may petition to get it back after # years for
reinstatement of a license revoked, suspended, or surrendered
Interim suspension order ANS✔✔ requires that the licensee immediately suspend his or her practice; issued when the
licenses has been both 1) in violation of the Business and Professions Code or convicted of a crime substantially related
to licensed activity, and 2) the licensee continuing the practice would represent a danger to public health, safety, or
welfare
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.
Master's ANS✔✔ psych assisants must have at least a _ degree, provide services under direct supervision of licensed
psychologists or board certified psychiatrists
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.
1500 ANS✔✔ registered psychologists must have at least a doctoral degree and # hours of SPE
Nonprofit, 25 ANS✔✔ Registered psychologists can provide psychological services at _ community agencies that receive
a minimum of #% of their funding from government sources.
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30 ANS✔✔ registration length for a registered psychologist is _ months, not renewable
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
Governor ANS✔✔ this person appoints two of the public members
Senate Rules Committee, Speaker of the Assembly ANS✔✔ these agencies each appoint one public member to the
board
Governor ANS✔✔ appoints all the licensed members to the board of psychology
Doctorate degree, course work, SPE, exams ANS✔✔ qualifications for licensure in CA
Psychology, counseling psychology, educational psychology ANS✔✔ doctorate degrees accepted for licensure by the
BoP (or a doctorate deemed equivalent)
Substance Abuse, Human Sexuality, Child Abuse, Spousal/Partner Abuse, Aging and Long Term Care ANS✔✔ 5 courses
necessary for licensure
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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 for candidates who began their graduate training on or
after Jan 1, 2004
10 hours ANS✔✔ aging and long-term care length requirement for candidates who began their graduate training on or
after Jan 1, 2004
2 ANS✔✔ for candidates who began their graduate training on or after Jan 1994, a minimum of # hours of coursework in
spousal or partner abuse assessment, detection, and intervention is required prior to licensure
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
SPE ANS✔✔ an organized program that consists of a planned, structured and administered sequence of professionally
supervised comprehensive clinical training experiences; must involve a sequence of training that ultimately prepares
supervisees for independent practice in psychology
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
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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 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
Formal internship ANS✔✔ by definition are predoctoral; only predoctoral SPE may be accumulated; includes APA
accredited internships, internships that are part of APPIC, or internships that meet requirements of CAPIC
Exempt settings ANS✔✔ both predoctoral and postdoctoral SPE may be accrued while working as an employee here,
included government facilities and many educational institutions
Psychological assistant ANS✔✔ both predoctoral and postdoctoral SPE may be accumulated while employed as this to a
licensed psychologist, board certified psychiatrist, psychological corporation, or psychology clinic
Formal postdoctoral training program ANS✔✔ postdoctoral SPE may be accrued in this, that is either APA accredited, a
member of APPIC, or a member of CAPIC