Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4732 - State Board of Psychology › Chapter 4732-9 - Requirements for Admission to Examination › Section 4732-9-01 - Requirements for admission to the examination for a psychologist license

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The requirements for admission to the examination for a
				psychologist license, which are generally set forth under division (B) of
				section 4732.10 of the Revised Code,
				include that the applicant be at least twenty-one years of age. In addition,
				he/she shall have received from an accredited (see paragraphs (E) and (F) of
				rule 4732-3-01 of the Administrative
				Code) educational institution an earned doctoral degree in psychology or school
				psychology. In addition, all applicants shall have had at least two years
				(thirty-six hundred hours total) of supervised professional experience in
				psychological work of a type satisfactory to the board. Applicants seeking
				admission to examination under division (B)(2)(a) of section
				4732.10 of the Revised Code
				shall provide evidence of an earned doctoral degree from a program holding
				accreditation or designation from an entity listed in divisions (B)(2)(a)(i) to
				(B)(2)(a)(iv) of section
				4732.10 of the Revised Code, and
				one of the two years of supervised experience shall be a pre-doctoral
				internship. Applicants with a doctoral degree in a non-applied branch of
				psychology from a regionally accredited institution who subsequently earn a
				certificate of specialty retraining from a clinical, counseling, or school
				psychology program holding program accreditation from the American
				psychological association, office of program consultation and accreditation, or
				the Canadian psychological association office of accreditation at the time the
				certificate is earned shall also be deemed in possession of a qualifying
				academic degree under this rule. For applicants seeking admission to
				examination under division (B)(2)(b) or (B)(2)(c) of section
				4732.10 of the Revised Code, at
				least one year of the two years of supervised experience shall be
				post-doctoral. In addition, graduates of doctoral programs accredited by one of
				the entities listed in divisions (B)(2)(a)(i) to (B)(2)(a)(iv) of section
				4732.10 of the Revised Code
				within two years of when the applicant was awarded the doctoral degree shall be
				considered graduates of an accredited or designated program. With regard to
				such requirements, the board hereby further prescribes that:
(A) For persons seeking admission to
			 examination under division (B)(2)(b) or division (B)(2)(c) of section
			 4732.10 of the Revised Code, the
			 two years of supervised professional experience in psychological work of a type
			 satisfactory to the board, at least one year of which shall be subsequent to
			 attainment of the doctoral degree required by this rule, shall comply with all
			 of the following requirements:
(1)
			 Psychological training supervision shall provide a sequence of experiences to
			 enhance professional attitudes, responsibility, communication skills, critical
			 judgment and technical skills. These training experiences shall follow
			 appropriate educational preparation, including both didactic and practical
			 coursework. Training is a planned, structured, and programmed sequence of
			 professionally supervised experiences following the completion of all doctoral
			 program coursework during which: the primary training method is experiential
			 (supervised psychological service delivery); the training includes
			 socialization into the profession; and, the training is augmented by modalities
			 such as mentoring, didactic exposure, role-modeling, and observational
			 learning;
(2) The training occurs
			 in a practice, agency, institution, or other setting which has among its
			 functions the provision of psychological or school psychological
			 services;
(3) A clearly designated
			 licensed psychologist or school psychologist at the placement site is directly
			 responsible for the integrity and quality of the training experience, and
			 specifies training objectives in terms of the competencies expected of those
			 completing a training placement;
(4) The training site has at least one
			 licensed psychologist or school psychologist licensed by a state or provincial
			 board of psychology who serves as the primary supervisor of the trainee, with
			 an obvious presence in the agency, clear availability to the trainee's
			 clients/patients, and responsibility for the cases being supervised;
(5) On average, no less than twenty five per
			 cent of the weekly placement time shall be scheduled as face-to-face
			 patient/client contact;
(6) On
			 average, weekly individual face-to-face supervision devoted to the trainee's
			 cases shall be provided at a ratio of no less than one hour per twenty hours on
			 site;
(7) A minimum of seventy-five
			 per cent of the supervision shall be provided by a supervisor who is either: a
			 psychologist or school psychologist licensed by this board; or, a psychologist
			 or school psychologist licensed by another state, territory, the District of
			 Columbia, or Canadian province when the supervised experience took/takes place
			 in that other jurisdiction or the psychologist or school psychologist is/was
			 practicing legally in Ohio; no more than twenty five per cent of the individual
			 supervision may be provided by licensed allied mental health professionals,
			 such as but not limited to psychiatrists, professional clinical counselors, or
			 clinical social workers; or, a post-doctoral trainee eligible for licensure as
			 a psychologist and conducting supervision of the trainee under an umbrella
			 supervision arrangement with a licensed psychologist or licensed school
			 psychologist;
(8) There shall be on
			 average at least one additional hour per week in learning activities such as:
			 additional individual or group supervision; case conferences or grand rounds;
			 didactic consultations with psychologists, school psychologists, or other
			 appropriate mental health professionals; guided professional readings;
			 seminars; or, co-therapy with a licensed psychologist or school psychologist,
			 or other appropriate professional;
(9) For psychological trainees employed as
			 faculty members and others in settings in which research is conducted,
			 graduate-level teaching and research involving the professional practice of
			 psychology in which client welfare is directly affected shall be acceptable
			 under this rule if specified as part of a written training plan administered by
			 a licensed psychologist or board licensed school psychologist supervisor and if
			 in compliance with the following:
(a) Research
			 projects and the teaching of graduate courses shall relate to courses or
			 investigations concerning the professional practice of psychology or school
			 psychology;
(b) The teaching and
			 research shall be part of a planned and organized post-internship training
			 experience under the supervision of a licensed psychologist or school
			 psychologist;
(c) The teaching and
			 research shall not count as a substitute for the required direct client contact
			 hours;
(d) The teaching and
			 research components shall not exceed thirty per cent of the total training time
			 for any given training experience.