Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LXIII - Psychologists › Subpart 1 - General Provisions › Chapter 3 - Training and Credentials › Section LXIII-305 - Specialty Areas

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Health Service
				  Psychology. The provision of direct health and/or behavioral health services
				  requires training in an applied health service area such as clinical
				  psychology, counseling psychology, clinical neuropsychology, school psychology,
				  or other developed health service areas that are offered under training
				  programs that are accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) in
				  a health service area. Training programs may also combine two or more of the
				  recognized practice areas listed above. In addition to didactic courses,
				  training in health service psychology shall include early and continuing
				  involvement of students in applied healthcare settings. Such experiences shall
				  occur at two levels: practicum and internship.
1. The practicum level is an earlier,
				  prerequisite phase of involvement, usually for academic credit, often on
				  campus, with typical time commitment of 8 to 16 hours per week. Practicum
				  settings should provide supervised training in interviewing, appraisal, modes
				  of intervention and research skills or other skills appropriate to the
				  student's level of experience and area of specialization. A minimum of 300
				  hours of practicum experience should precede the internship. This should
				  include at least 100 hours of direct client contact and at least 50 hours of
				  scheduled individual supervision.
2. The following will be used to identify
				  organized psychology internship training programs.
a. An organized training program, in contrast
				  to supervised experience or on-the-job training, is designed to provide the
				  intern with a planned, programmed sequence of training experiences. The primary
				  focus and purpose is assuring breadth and quality of training.
b. The internship agency had a clearly
				  designated staff psychologist who was responsible for the integrity and quality
				  of the training program and who was actively licensed/certified by the
				  State/Provincial Board of Examiners in Psychology.
c. The internship agency had two or more
				  psychologists on the staff as supervisors, at least one of whom was actively
				  licensed as a psychologist by the State/Provincial Board of Examiners in
				  Psychology.
d. Internship
				  supervision was provided by a staff member of the internship agency or by an
				  affiliate of that agency who carried clinical responsibility for the cases
				  being supervised. At least half of the internship supervision was provided by
				  one or more psychologists.
e. The
				  internship provided training in a range of assessment and treatment activities
				  conducted directly with clients seeking psychological services.
f. At least 25 percent of trainee's time was
				  in direct client contact (minimum 375 hours).
g. The internship included a minimum of two
				  hours per week (regardless of whether the internship was completed in one year
				  or two) of regularly scheduled, formal, face-to-face individual supervision
				  with the specific intent of dealing with psychological services rendered
				  directly by the intern. There must also have been at least two additional hours
				  per week in learning activities such as: case conferences involving a case in
				  which the intern was actively involved; seminars dealing with clinical issues;
				  co-therapy with a staff person including discussion; group supervision,
				  additional individual supervision.
h. Training was post-clerkship,
				  post-practicum and post-externship level.
i. The internship agency had a minimum of two
				  interns at the internship level of training during the applicant's training
				  period.
j. Trainee had title such
				  as "intern," "resident," "fellow," or other designation of trainee
				  status.
k. The internship agency
				  had a written statement or brochure which described the goals and content of
				  the internship, stated clear expectations for quantity and quality of trainee's
				  work and was made available to prospective interns.
l. The internship experience (minimum 1,500
				  hours) was completed within 24 months.