Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2235 - State Committee of Psychologists › Chapter 2 - General Rules › Section 20 CSR 2235-2.020 - Supervised Professional Experience, Section 337.021, RSMo

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule defines the one year of supervised
				  professional experience required of all applicants under section 337.020.2,
				  RSMo.
(1) The supervised
				professional experience requirements for a person applying for licensure as a
				psychologist pursuant to section
				337.021,
				RSMo shall be governed by this rule in force and effect on August 28, 1989. All
				applicants for licensure as a psychologist, whether applying on the basis of a
				master's degree or a doctorate degree, must have had at least one (1) year of
				satisfactory supervised professional experience in the general field of
				psychology as defined in this rule and must demonstrate compliance with this
				rule in the attestation forms provided by the committee. Attestation forms may
				be obtained by contacting the office of the State Committee of
				Psychologists.
(2) As applied to
				periods of supervised professional experience commencing before January 1,
				1984, the phrase "satisfactory supervised professional experience in the
				general field of psychology" as used in section
				337.021,
				RSMo (prior to August 28, 1989, referenced language appeared in section
				337.020.2, RSMo) means post-degree training or practice of psychology in an
				organized health service training program or its psychological equivalent under
				the supervision of a licensed psychologist who is not a relative of the
				trainee. Professional experience, which was gained by an applicant before
				September 28, 1977, will be deemed acceptable if the experience was supervised
				by a person, not a relative of the trainee, who would have been eligible for
				licensure at the time the supervision occurred. The psychological activities of
				the applicant shall be performed pursuant to the supervisor's order, control
				and full professional responsibility. Reports prepared by the applicant during
				the period of the supervised professional experience should be cosigned by the
				supervisor. The supervisor shall maintain a continuing relationship with the
				applicant and must meet with the applicant a minimum of one (1) hour per week
				in face-to-face individual supervision. Group supervision is not acceptable for
				supervised professional experience under this rule. The supervisor must certify
				to the department that the applicant has complied with these requirements for
				supervised professional experience.
(3) As applied to periods of supervision
				commencing on or after January 1, 1984 and on or before December 31, 1988, the
				phrase "satisfactory supervised professional experience in the general field of
				psychology" as used in section
				337.021,
				RSMo (prior to August 28, 1989 referenced language appeared in section
				337.020.2, RSMo) shall mean post-degree training or practice of psychology
				obtained under the supervision of a licensed psychologist who is not a relative
				of the trainee. This one (1) year of supervised professional experience must be
				acquired in an organized health service training program, however, an applicant
				may obtain, with prior approval by the committee, this experience in a setting
				other than an organized health service training program. If the applicant
				desires this special approval, s/he shall have his/her supervisor submit a
				written detailed description of the proposed program of supervised professional
				experience. The psychological activities of the applicant must be performed
				pursuant to the supervisor's order, control and full professional
				responsibility. Professional reports prepared by the applicant during the
				period of the supervised professional experience must be cosigned by the
				supervisor. The supervisor shall maintain a continuing relationship with the
				applicant and must meet with the applicant a minimum of one (1) hour per week
				in face-to-face individual supervision. Group supervision is not acceptable for
				supervised professional experience under this regulation. The supervisor must
				certify to the department that the applicant has complied with these
				requirements for satisfactory professional experience.
(4) As applied to periods of supervision
				commencing on or after January 1, 1989, the phrase "satisfactory supervised
				professional experience in the general field of psychology" as used in section
				337.020.2, RSMo shall mean-
(A) Post-degree
				training or practice of psychology obtained under the supervision of a licensed
				psychologist who is not a relative of the trainee;
(B) Supervised professional experience
				obtained in an organized training program for the delivery of psychological
				services. That organized training program shall include providing:
1. Services appropriate to the trainee's
				intended area of expertise and practice;
2. Exposure to and interaction with a variety
				of professionals and disciplines in the delivery of psychological
				services;
3. Delivery of a wide
				range of psychological services appropriate to the intended area of practice of
				the trainee to a diverse clientele population with regard to age, gender,
				socioeconomic status and other variables as appropriate to the intended area of
				practice;
4. Delivery of services
				using a variety of diagnostic and theoretically-based interventions as
				appropriate to the intended area of practice; and
5. At least eight (8) hours per month of
				regularly scheduled in-service training or other learning activities which,
				over the course of the period of the supervised professional experience, must
				include three (3) of the following categories:
A. Seminars, workshops or lectures;
B. Readings and structured group
				discussions;
C. Case conferences,
				consultations and collaborations with other professionals;
D. Grand rounds;
E. Attendance at psychological-oriented
				meetings conducted at the local, state, regional or national level;
				or
F. Psychologically-related
				continuing education credits approved by a recognized professional
				organization;
(C) Psychological activities of the trainee
				must be performed pursuant to the supervisor's order, control and full
				professional responsibility;
(D)
				Reports prepared by the trainee during the period of the supervised
				professional experience must be cosigned by the supervisor;
(E) The supervisor shall maintain a
				continuing relationship with the trainee and must meet with the trainee a
				minimum of one (1) hour per week in face-to-face individual supervision. Group
				supervision is not acceptable for supervised professional experience under this
				rule; and
(F) The supervisor must
				certify to the department through the committee that the trainee has complied
				with the requirements for supervised professional experience through the use of
				the attestation forms provided by the committee.