West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 17 - Psychologists › Title 17 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WV BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PSYCHOLOGISTS › Series 17-03 - Requirements for Licensure as a Psychologist and/or a School Psychologist › Section 17-3-20 - Renewals

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
20.1. License
				periods shall be dated quarterly (first day of January, April, July and
				October) and shall expire two (2) years after the granting of the license for
				psychologists and three (3) years after granting of the license for a school
				psychologist.
20.2. Thirty (30)
				days prior to expiration date of each license, the Board shall notify each
				licensee due for renewal via a letter to the last address of record filed with
				the Board. Failure to receive such a notice shall not relieve the licensee of
				the responsibility of renewing the license if the licensee intends to continue
				the practice of psychology in West Virginia.
20.3. Continuing Education (CE) -- Continuing
				Education (post degree education) is required of all Licensed Psychologists,
				Supervised-Psychologists, Licensed School Psychologists, Licensed School
				Psychologist Independent Practitioners, and Supervised School-Psychologists. On
				each application for renewal, the above cited individuals must present to the
				Board documentary evidence of the completion of appropriate and adequate
				CE.
20.4. Authorization -- The
				Board provides for authorization of Continuing Education in West Virginia.
				Continuing Education programs are automatically accepted if they are approved
				by the American Psychological Association or any of its sponsors, as well as
				the Academies of the Specialty Boards of the American Board of Professional
				Psychology, the West Virginia Psychological Association, the West Virginia
				Association of Professional Psychologists, The National Association of School
				Psychologists, its affiliated regional organizations, and the West Virginia
				School Psychologists Association.
20.5. Required CE Hours -- Licensed
				Psychologists and Supervised-Psychologists are required to obtain a minimum or
				20 Board approved Continuing Education hours per two year renewal cycle.
				Individuals holding licenses to practice psychology and school psychology may
				use the 20 hour Continuing Education requirement to satisfy the Continuing
				Education requirements for both licenses. However, dually licensed
				psychologists shall obtain at least 3 approved Continuing Education hours per
				renewal cycle in each area, both the primary and secondary areas.
20.6. A minimum of 30 hours of Continuing
				Education credits per renewal period of 3 years or a valid National
				Certification card issued by the National Association of School Psychologists
				are/is required for a renewal for Licensed School Psychologists and School
				Psychologist Independent Practitioners.
20.7. Specific Continuing Education
				Requirements -- Three (3) hours of Continuing Education in the area of ethics
				are required within each renewal period for all license holders and
				supervisees.
20.8. A minimum of 50
				percent of Continuing Education must be obtained from professional associations
				identified in 20.4. The remainder of continuing Education can be obtained from
				programs or activities including:
1.
				Presentation by a psychologist or other professional who has obtained
				recognized expertise in the specific subject area and is relevant to the field
				of psychology. The subject area must be relevant to the field of psychology.
2. APA approved self-study
				programs.
3. Formal professional
				presentations given by a licensee to a recognized professional audience.
				Licensees may acquire up to 6 continuing education hours for the initial
				presentation only.
4. Publications,
				Peer Reviewed Journals or Texts for up to 6 Continuing Education hours.
5. Grand Rounds from a medical
				institution with a clearly psychological focus.
6. Post Graduate Programs as specified in the
				Guidelines including successful completion of a graduate psychology course from
				a regionally accredited graduate institution.
7. Other options as noted in the Continuing
				Education Guidelines.