North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 54 - PSYCHOLOGY › Section .2000 - SUPERVISION › Section 54 .2009 - LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Except as
				provided in Rule .1707 of this Chapter, to be issued a permanent license at the
				Psychologist level, an applicant shall document a minimum of 2 years consisting
				of at least 3000 hours of supervised practice which shall meet the requirements
				specified in Paragraphs (i) and (j) of this Rule. A minimum of 1 calendar year
				consisting of at least 1500 hours of this supervised practice shall be accrued
				at the postdoctoral level.
(b) A
				psychologist who meets all other requirements for a permanent license set forth
				in G.S.
				90-270.145(a) except the two
				years of supervised experience shall be issued a provisional license at the
				Psychologist level and shall comply with supervision requirements specified in
				this Rule.
(c) If practicing
				psychology in North Carolina, a provisional licensee shall receive at least one
				hour per week of face-to-face individual supervision by an appropriate
				supervisor as defined in Rule .2001 of this Section until permanent status is
				approved by the Board.
(d) A
				provisional licensee who engages in the practice of psychology in a
				jurisdiction other than North Carolina shall not be required to receive
				supervision specified in this Rule for those services rendered in another
				jurisdiction so long as said services in another jurisdiction shall be rendered
				in a manner consistent with that jurisdiction's legal requirements.
(e) A written, notarized supervision contract
				form shall be filed within 30 days of a change in the conditions specified in
				the supervision contract form on file with the Board and within 30 days after
				receiving written notification from the Board that the filing of a new form is
				necessary to provide for the protection of the public or the regulation of the
				practice of psychology. A supervision contract form shall document either that
				supervision is required and shall be received, or that supervision is not
				required. A separate supervision contract form shall be filed for each separate
				work setting. A work setting is considered as self-employment, employment under
				an umbrella agency, or employment at a stand-alone business entity. If
				receiving supervision from more than one supervisor, a separate supervision
				contract form shall be filed with each individual supervisor.
(f) A supervisor shall report to the Board
				that agreed upon supervision has occurred and shall file a final report upon
				termination of supervision. If not receiving supervision, it shall be the
				responsibility of the provisional licensee to report such to the Board. A
				report shall be submitted to the Board within 30 days after receiving written
				notification from the Board that such is due, within 2 weeks of termination of
				supervision, and within 2 weeks of a change in the conditions specified in the
				supervision contract form on file with the Board.
(g) Additional supervision and reporting to
				the Board shall be required in cases where the Board determines by reviewing
				previous supervision reports or other information (e.g. reference letters,
				ethical complaints, etc.) problems in the supervisee's failure to practice in
				accordance with
				G.S.
				90-270.148(a). Additional
				documentation or an interview with the Board or its designated
				representative(s) may be required when questions arise regarding the
				supervisee's practice due to information supplied or omitted on supervision
				contract forms and reports or when required forms are not filed with the
				Board.
(h) One year of supervised
				experience shall meet all of the following criteria for a training program in
				psychology:
(1) The training shall be a
				planned sequence of training experience in the practice of psychology, in
				contrast to "on the job" training, and shall provide the trainee with a
				planned, programmed sequence of training experience.
(2) The training site shall have a written
				statement or brochure which describes its training program and is made
				available to prospective trainees.
(3) Trainees shall be designated as
				"interns," fellows," or "residents," or shall hold other designation which
				indicates training status.
(4) The
				training shall be completed within a consecutive period of 24 months.
(5) The training shall consist of at least
				1500 hours of practice in psychology as defined by
				G.S.
				90-270.136(8).
(6) A minimum of two doctorally trained
				licensed, certified, or license eligible psychologists shall be supervisors at
				the training site.
(7) The training
				shall be under the direction of a licensed, certified, or license eligible
				doctorally trained psychologist who shall be on the staff of the training site,
				who shall approve and monitor the training, who shall be familiar with the
				training site's purposes and functions, and who shall agree to assume
				responsibility for the quality, suitability, and implementation of the training
				experience.
(8) The training shall
				provide a minimum of two hours per week of individual face-to-face discussion
				of the trainee's practice, with the intent of overseeing the psychological
				services rendered by the trainee. Supervision may be provided in part by
				psychiatrists, social workers, or other related professionals qualified by the
				training site, but at least 50% of supervision shall be provided by licensed,
				certified, or license-eligible doctorally trained psychologists.
(9) In addition to individual supervision,
				the training site shall provide a minimum of two hours per week of instruction
				which may be met by group supervision, assigned reading, seminars, and
				similarly constituted organized training experiences.
(10) Internships accredited by the American
				Psychological Association shall be deemed to meet the requirements in this
				Paragraph.