An equally important purpose of the residency requirement is to permit faculty, training staff, supervisors, and administrators to execute their professional, ethical, and potentially legal obligations to assess all elements of student competence. Executing these obligations is an essential aspect of assuring quality and protecting the public.
These elements include not only student-trainees' knowledge and skills, but also their emotional stability and well-being, interpersonal competence professional development, and personal fitness for practice. Through such student assessment , accredited programs can ensure - insofar as possible - that their graduates are competent to manage relationships e. This capacity for managing relationships represents one of the competencies that define professional expertise.
In evaluating whether the residency requirement is satisfied, the Board will consider processes and indicators related to the elements of student development and socialization and student assessment detailed in paragraph c of this implementing regulation. If a university outside the United States awarded the doctoral degree, the university must have been accredited professionally at the time of the award.
The Board in its sole discretion will determine whether the university outside of the United States has met standards that are substantially the same as those established by the APA or CPA.
Neither internship, practicum, nor thesis courses will be considered as qualifying course work hours. Students must successfully complete courses in each of the following areas: a Developmental Aspects of Behavior; e. In order to satisfy the experience requirement for licensure the applicant must have completed an internship and a postdoctoral supervised work experience SWE.
An applicant who was enrolled in an APA or CPA approved program prior to May of , and who was a student in good standing, will be deemed to have met the above noted internship requirement, and, 2. Possesses current licensure issued by the Georgia Board of Examiners of Psychologists or current licensure issued by a psychology board in another jurisdiction whose standards are not lower than those of Georgia; and 2. Is not currently under the terms of a disciplinary order against the professional license issued by the Georgia Board of Examiners of Psychologists or licensure issued by any other state or jurisdiction.
Has completed five years of independent practice concentrated in one or more of the following domains: i Employee Selection and Placement; ii Performance Management; iii Human Factors and Engineering Psychology; iv Organization Development; and v Training and Development. Fulfillment of this practice requirement shall be documented by three other psychologists, who are licensed and are members of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, who attest to the nature and extent of the candidate's expertise and work experience, and to the quality of work; and 3.
Fulfillment of this requirement shall be documented by provision of descriptions of three separate and organizationally significant interventions in the domains listed above for which the applicant had primary responsibility for all phases including: problem definition, design, development, implementation, and evaluation.
For each intervention, a page narrative description must be submitted. The description must include a summary of each phase and the name, address, and telephone number of a person from the client organization whom the Board could contact for additional information, if necessary. Submission of three references to the Board from other psychologists, attesting to the nature of his or her area of expertise, work experience, and quality of work.
At least one reference must be from a psychologist who is a current or former direct supervisor. For interns, the secondary supervisor must be affiliated with an internship program.
All secondary supervisors must meet the following requirements: 1. Current licensure by the State of Georgia or by a licensing board in another jurisdiction in Psychology, Medicine Psychiatry, Neurology, or other relevant medical field ; and, 2.
Co-sign all written reports of interns or unlicensed fellows; 2. Co-sign insurance claims with the intern or unlicensed fellow; 3. Assure that claims to third-party payers clearly reflect who rendered the service; 4. Completion of a non-APA or non-CPA accredited or APPIC member internship which complies with the following criteria: i The internship must be completed in no less than 11 months and no more than 24 months after its inception.
In cases of disability or hardship, the Board, in its sole discretion, may permit exceptions to this requirement. Final evaluations by supervisors must indicate satisfactory completion of the internship. Upon completion of the internship, the intern and internship supervisor s must sign the agreement and confirm thereby that the internship has been completed satisfactorily.
The intern must update each file no less than once each month with a current summary of client contacts and with a rationale for the procedures that were used.
All fees for services shall be paid directly to the internship agency or directly to the supervisor. Specialty areas are defined by the doctoral program described on the applicant's transcript. A clinical psychology specialty is defined by an earned doctoral degree with a concentration in clinical psychology. A counseling psychology specialty is defined by an earned doctoral degree with a concentration in counseling psychology.
A school psychology specialty is defined by an earned doctoral degree with a concentration in school psychology. Clinical Psychology and Counseling Psychology Internships. An internship supervisor or secondary supervisor must be on site to personally intervene in a crisis situation requiring immediate attention. The Board may make exceptions in cases of hardship. School Psychology Internships. Supervision may be provided by a combination of staff members and an affiliate.
When supervision is provided exclusively by an affiliate, an administrative head of that staff must be responsible for the accuracy of the documented work hours. The training in assessment activities must include an emphasis on the selection of appropriate evaluation instruments. Experience with individuals with dual diagnoses, including mental illness, substance abuse, and behavior disorders, is strongly recommended. The intern must have experience in working with professionals from other disciplines as part of an interdisciplinary team involved in assessment and intervention activities.
The internship supervisor, or another equally qualified person, must be available to intervene in a timely manner in an emergency. Licensure requires hours of SWE that is deemed acceptable to the Board which comply with the guidelines set forth below: 2.
The SWE must be consonant with the fellow's area of intended practice, and must be within the range of competency of the supervisor s. It must occur after all requirements for the doctoral degree are completed. The SWE must be completed in no less than 11 months and no more than 24 months after its inception. Supervision begins on the date the contract is signed by the supervisor s and fellow. All SWE hours must be documented on a weekly log which is co-signed by the fellow and supervisor.
The SWE log shall contain at least the following information: i The professional activities, tasks, or work performed during that week. An applicant who has completed hours of supervised experience in no less than 11 months and no more than 24 months in a formal postdoctoral fellowship that is APA accredited or APPIC member or acceptable to the Board will be deemed to have met the SWE requirement for licensure.
No SWE log is required for individuals in these programs. The postdoctoral supervisor s and fellow must enter into a written and signed supervision contract prior to the inception of the SWE. The contract must specify the work experience goals, its content and the criteria for ensuring the quality and quantity of the fellow's work.
It is not necessary that the supervisor be on site for the supervisee's clinical work. The fellow must meet with the supervisor individually to discuss cases and other professional activities at least one hour for each 30 hours of SWE. That meeting must occur during the week the fellow provides the services or during the week following the provision of those services. Supervision must be individual, and may be accomplished through in person meetings or real time, face to face video teleconferencing.
At the successful conclusion of the SWE, all supervisors shall attest to the adequacy of the applied experience and supervision on a postdoctoral supervised work experience affidavit of supervisor form Form G.
Alternatively, the supervision may be provided by private arrangement with a qualified psychologist employed elsewhere so long as the Supervisor and Fellow meet face-to-face at least twice a month for a minimum of four hours per month. At least one half of the SWE hours must be spent in professional psychological activities with or on behalf of a client person or organization. At a minimum, the Supervisor must review and comment on any research or intervention designs, monitor progress on such efforts, and review and comment on any reports, recommendations, or interventions resulting from such efforts.
Email Us Live Chat. Successful completion of a hour postdoctoral supervised work SWE experience as defined in Board Rule Completed Application Initiation Form including all supporting documents and the fee made payable to the Georgia Board. Once your application is completed and submitted for approval to the Georgia Board by ASPPB, and approval is granted by the Georgia Board, applicants will be notified to begin the examination process.
After three unsuccessful attempts to pass either part of the two-part national examination, the applicant will be required to earn, in person, a minimum of three semester hours of Board approved graduate level coursework in psychology at a regionally accredited institution, or 15 hours of Board approved APA, CPA or GPA approved continuing education prior to retaking the failed examinations. After six unsuccessful attempts to pass either part of the two-part national examination, the applicant will be required to earn, in person, a minimum of 9 semester hours of Board approved graduate level course work in psychology at a regionally accredited institution or 45 hours of Board approved APA, CPA or GPA approved continuing education prior to retaking the failed examinations.
The licensure candidate must personally appear before a subcommittee of the Board for an oral examination which will be based on a work sample of material from their intended area of practice provided by the licensure candidate.
The licensure candidate who fails the subcommittee-administered oral examination will be scheduled for a Full Board Exam. The licensure candidate who fails the Full Board oral examination may take a second Full Board Exam after the expiration of a six month period following the date on which the licensure candidate failed the Full Board oral examination. The licensure candidate who fails the second Full Board oral examination will be denied licensure.
The licensure candidate who passes the subcommittee-administered oral examination and has successfully completed the SWE will be granted a license to practice psychology in the State of Georgia. Time and Place of Examinations. The Office of the Division Director, Professional Licensing Boards Division, designates the specific time and location where examinations are administered. Americans with Disabilities Act. The Board will provide reasonable accommodation to the qualified applicant with a disability in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Application for Non-Renewable Provisional License. A licensure candidate who has passed the written examinations and who has completed all other requirements for licensure except the post-doctoral supervised work experience requirement and the oral examination may apply for a provisional license. Denial of Provisional License Application.
Scope of Provisional License. Denial of Application. The applicant will be informed in writing of the Board's decision regarding approval or denial of an application for licensure. Licensure application fees are non-refundable. Training Program Requirements. Curricula Requirements. Transcripts or curriculum plans of applicants for licensure must reflect competence in the following areas: a.
The breadth of scientific psychology as evidenced through knowledge in the following areas: 1. The scientific, methodological, and theoretical foundations of practice in the substantive areas of professional psychology as demonstrated through knowledge in the following areas: 1.
Diagnosing or defining problems through psychological assessment and measurements well as formulating and implementing treatment and intervention strategies such as training in empirically supported procedures. Competence in understanding issues of cultural and individual diversity that are significant to the above curriculum requirements and the fostering of attitudes essential for life-long learning in scholarly inquiry and professional problem-solving.
Adequate and appropriate practicum experiences are required through: 1. Supervision Requirements for Predoctoral Practicum. Supervisors of doctoral practicum students must hold a current psychology license that is in good standing in the state in which the training is taking place. Supervision of doctoral practicum must occur in regularly scheduled, in person, meetings to review psychological services rendered by the student supervisee. The Board expects that the APA or CPA accredited graduate program will determine the standards for predoctoral practicum supervision e.
Time Requirements for Training. Residency means continuous physical presence, in person, at the educational institution in a manner that facilitates acculturation in the profession, the full participation and integration of the individual in the educational and training experience, and includes faculty student interaction. Length of Degree and Residency means the program has policies regarding program length and residency that permit faculty, training staff, supervisors, and administrators to execute their professional, ethical, and potentially legal obligations to promote student development, socialization and peer interaction, faculty role modeling and the development and assessment of student competencies.
A minimum of 3 full-time academic years of graduate study or the equivalent thereof plus an internship prior to receiving the doctoral degree;. At least 2 of the 3 academic training years or the equivalent thereof within the program from which the doctoral degree is granted;. With regard to student development , residency allows students i.
To concentrate on course work, professional training and scholarship;. To work closely with professors, supervisors and other students; and. To acquire the attitudes, values, habits, skills, and insights necessary for attaining a doctoral degree in psychology.
Programs seeking to satisfy the requirement of one year of full-time residency based in "the equivalent thereof" must demonstrate how the proposed equivalence achieves all of the purposes of the residency requirement, as articulated above. Matriculation Outside the United States. Students must successfully complete courses in each of the following areas: a. Developmental Aspects of Behavior; e. Cognitive Aspects of Behavior; e. Behavior Assessment and Intervention; e.
Assessment of Intelligence; e. Retraining is a process of additional education in which a person with an earned doctorate in scientific psychology undertakes additional training and fulfills requirements for licensure in an applied psychology field. In addition, they have passed national board examinations and state jurisprudence and oral examinations. APA does not accredit undergraduate psychology programs. Visit School's Website. No GRE required. Transcripts submitted to the Georgia Board should reflect a sequential psychology curriculum that develops competency in the core areas:.
Programs also develop competence in working with diversity. Psychology students complete a pre-doctoral internship as part of their graduate studies.
The internship itself may be APA-accredited or may meet equivalency standards. The Board has published internship requirements for the various psychology specialties. Click Here to learn more about psychology education options based on your current educational attainment.
Psychology graduates need at least 1, hours of post-doctoral supervised experience, or SWE. It may be completed over a one- or two-year period 11 — 24 months.
In this case, the candidate will be presumed to be working under conditions acceptable to the Board. Other experiences are acceptable if they meet Board standards. Candidates who have fulfilled examination requirements and are in the process of completing supervised work experience may be issued provisional licenses.
This is a relatively uncommon license category. Although the national board and jurisprudence examinations are administered by third parties, candidates will need Board permission. A candidate handbook is available for download. Candidates will receive a notice to register from the Board and may schedule via computer. At this stage, they will be directed to PSI Exams.
The final part of the process is the oral examination. Currently, this takes place in Macon. One purpose of the oral examination is to ensure that the candidate is able to practice competently. This is generally presumed unless significant issues arise, in which case the Board may impose additional requirements. The Board also notes that Georgia psychology licenses are general not conferred in particular specialties but that psychologists are bound to practice only in areas where they are competent.
Candidates will send a case study to the Board for reviewing prior to actually appearing.
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