Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 415 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PSYCHOLOGISTS › Chapter 4 - LICENSURE OF PSYCHOLOGISTS › Section 415-4-2 - Supervised Experience

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Each applicant shall demonstrate one year of predoctoral
				  supervised experience and one year of postdoctoral supervised experience as
				  described in this section from one or more supervisors with the qualifications
				  described in Chapter 7 of the board's rules.
A candidate for postdoctoral re-specialization in clinical
				  psychology may demonstrate 2 years of postdoctoral supervision instead of one
				  year of predoctoral supervision and one year of postdoctoral supervision. At
				  the discretion of the board, predoctoral supervision in associated fields may
				  be accepted.
1.
Length and
				Amount of Predoctoral Supervision
The predoctoral supervised experience consists of a minimum
				  of 1,500 hours of actual work experience (exclusive of holidays, sick leave,
				  vacations or other such absences) completed in not less than 48 weeks nor more
				  than 104 weeks. The predoctoral experience averages at least 16 hours but not
				  more than 40 hours per week. During the predoctoral supervision, the supervisor
				  shall provide a minimum of 2 hours per week of face-to-face supervision and 2
				  hours of additional learning activities such as group supervision, seminars,
				  and case conferences regardless of whether the predoctoral internship is
				  completed in one year or two. At least 50% of the predoctoral supervised
				  experience must be in service-related activities such as assessment,
				  interviews, report writing, case presentations, treatment and consultation with
				  at least 25% of that time devoted to face-to-face direct patient/client
				  contact. No more than 25% of time may be allocated for research. Supervised
				  experience does not include work experience earned in connection with practica
				  for which academic credit has been awarded.
2.
Length and Amount of Postdoctoral
				Supervision
The postdoctoral supervised experience consists of a minimum
				  of 1,500 hours of actual work experience (exclusive of holidays, sick leave,
				  vacations or other such absences) completed in not less than 48 weeks nor more
				  than 104 weeks. The postdoctoral experience averages at least 16 hours but not
				  more than 40 hours per week. During the postdoctoral supervision, the
				  supervisor shall provide a minimum of one hour of individual supervision and
				  one additional hour of learning activities per week. There may be special
				  circumstances, (e.g., geographical or confirmed physical hardship) when a
				  jurisdiction may consider a variance in the frequency of the supervision
				  sessions so that a minimum of four hours per month of one-to-one supervision is
				  maintained. The postdoctoral supervised experience consists of at least 25% and
				  not more than 60% of the time devoted to direct service per week with the
				  majority of work being in the intended area of practice. Supervised experience
				  does not include work experience earned in connection with practica for which
				  academic credit has been awarded.
3.
Supervision Program
				Requirements
A.Supervised experience
				may be credited only for practice in an organized public or private agency,
				private practice, school, institution, or organization which provides the
				opportunity for contact with other professional disciplines and work experience
				with a broad range of clients.
B.An
				acceptable training setting provides ongoing psychological services in a
				well-defined and established program. Physical components such as office,
				support staff, and equipment necessary for the successful training and practice
				of the supervisee must be available. The supervision program meets the broad
				and specialized needs of the supervisee that are congruent with the
				supervisee's interests, level of training and intended area of practice.
				Predoctoral settings offer full-spectrum training and provide a foundation for
				a career in psychology. Postdoctoral experience focuses the training in areas
				of intended, advanced or specialized practice. The major orientation of the
				setting is on training rather than on generating funds. There is sufficient
				administrative and financial support to maintain integrity as a training
				program.
C.Both the predoctoral and
				postdoctoral supervision programs are organized education and training programs
				with a planned sequence of supervised experience. Postdoctoral programs offer a
				range of education and training building on the doctoral program and the
				predoctoral internship. The program must provide the prospective supervisees
				with a written document specifying the rules and regulations of the program, as
				well as the roles, goals and objectives expected from both supervisees and
				supervisor. At the onset of training the supervisor shall develop, along with
				the supervisees, a written individualized training plan which meets the needs
				of the supervisees and is consistent with the purpose of the setting. The
				supervisor is responsible for determining the adequacy of the trainee's
				preparation for the tasks to be performed. These documents serve as the
				foundation for quarterly, written evaluations.
D.Written and oral evaluations provide
				objective assessment and direct feedback about the supervisee's competence in
				order to facilitate skill acquisition and professional growth. They are
				necessary to ensure that supervisees achieve identified objectives. At the
				outset of the supervisory period, each supervisor together with the supervisee
				shall establish a written contract which specifies:
(i) the competencies to be evaluated and the
				goals to be attained; (ii) the standards for measuring performance; and (iii)
				the time frame for goal attainment. Direct feedback should be ongoing with
				written evaluations provided at least once every six months. Written evaluation
				of the supervisor by the supervisee must be provided at the end of the training
				program.
E.The
				supervision program must have a licensed psychologist who is clearly
				responsible for the integrity and quality of the program and as many additional
				psychologists as are necessary to meet the training needs of the supervisees.
				The supervising psychologist may rely upon one or more experts in allied
				disciplines for training in specific skill areas, provided that at least 50% of
				the supervision for doctoral level candidates is provided by the supervising
				psychologist.
[NOTE: The supervision requirements for Medicare
				  reimbursement are more stringent than the supervision requirements of Section
				  2(3)(E). See
				  42
				  CFR
				  §410.71(a)(2)(iv).]
F.The supervision program should
				offer a variety of professional role models and diverse client populations. The
				predoctoral program must have an identifiable group of supervisees who are of
				sufficient number to ensure meaningful peer interaction and support. The
				postdoctoral program must make every effort to provide meaningful peer
				interaction and support. The training status of the supervisees must be
				identified by an appropriate title such as intern, resident, fellow, trainee,
				etc. such that their training status is clearly identifiable to clients,
				third-party payors and other entities.
G.The supervisory process addresses legal,
				ethical, social and cultural dimensions that impact not only the professional
				practice of psychology but also the supervisory relationship. Issues of
				confidentiality, professional practice and protection of the public are
				central.
H.An internship or
				postdoctoral program accredited by the APA meets the requirements of this
				subsection.