New Jersey requires an additional year of full time work experience after completion of the doctoral degree, with the same intensive supervision standards followed for an internship. This requires one hour of supervision for every five hours of direct contact with clients. One half of this supervision must be one to one with the supervisor. After completion of these requirements, applicants for licensure in psychology must continue to receive this intensive supervision until all requirements for licensing have been met, and the psychologist has been notified of licensure by the NJ Board of Psychological Examiners. Psychiatrists - During medical school, students participate in clinical rotations in various specialty areas as part of their training.
Prospective psychiatrists choose a psychiatric rotation as one of their clinical rotations.
Most psychiatrists also complete a residency in psychiatry. The residency involves three to four years of clinical training. While residency placement is usually within a hospital setting, part of the placement includes some experience working in an outpatient setting as well. Psychiatrists receive training in emergency and crisis evaluations, inpatient treatment, medication management of serious psychiatric disorders, and outpatient treatment. Since psychiatrists are physicians, they are the only mental health professionals who can prescribe medications.