(a) In order to be
credited with the experience required by
12 AAC 60.070, a psychologist or
psychological associate applicant must meet the following minimum requirements:
(1) the applicant's supervised experience
must have been in the same or a similar field of psychology as was the
applicant's education and training;
(2) a year of experience must consist of not
less than 1,500 clock hours completed in not less than 10 months and not more
than 24 consecutive calendar months; during weeks the applicant works, the
applicant must obtain at least 20 hours, but not more than 40 hours, of
supervised experience per week;
(3)
during
(A) the first year of post master's
supervised experience, contact between the supervisor and the applicant must be
for a minimum of two hours per week of face-to-face supervision, one hour of
which must be individual face-to-face supervision, dealing with direct services
provided by the applicant; an applicant must also obtain two additional hours
per week in learning activities, as defined in
12 AAC 60.990(a)
(10), covering case conferences, ethics,
co-therapy, and other content assigned by the supervisor; and
(B) the second year of post master's and the
year of post doctoral supervised experience, contact between the supervisor and
applicant must be for a minimum of one hour per week of individual face-to-face
supervision dealing with direct services provided by the applicant;
(4) at least 80 percent of the
supervised experience must be with a licensed psychologist, a diplomate of the
American Board of Professional Psychology, or a person holding a doctorate
degree in psychology and who is considered by the board qualified to supervise;
20 percent of the supervised experience may be with a psychiatrist licensed
under AS 08.64 or a similar law of another state, a psychological associate
licensed under AS 08.86 or a similar law of another state, a clinical social
worker licensed under AS 08.95 or a similar law of another state, a marriage
and family therapist licensed under AS 08.63 or a similar law of another state,
or a professional counselor licensed under AS 08.29 or a similar law of another
state, who is qualified and competent in the specialty area that is the same or
similar to the field of psychology in which the applicant received education
and training;
(8) for a psychologist
applicant, post doctoral experience may be earned in any post doctoral training
program approved by the American Psychological Association or other program
determined by the board to be equivalent;
(9) of the supervised experience must be for
activities constituting direct services, and at least 50 percent of the
supervised experience must be face-to-face contact with patients.
(b) Unsupervised independent
private practice, including unsupervised practicums, clerkships, and
externships, will not be considered as acceptable supervised professional
experience.
(c) For good cause
shown to the board's satisfaction, the board will accept an alternate plan of
supervision that varies from the requirement of (a)(3) of this section, if the
applicant
(1) submits the alternate plan in
writing to the board on a form provided by the department; and
(2) receives approval of the alternate plan
by the board before beginning the alternate supervised experience.
(d) A supervisor must verify in
writing to the board the applicant's supervised experience, setting out the
nature and extent of the supervision. A supervisor shall comprehensively
document, on a form provided by the department, that during the applicant's
supervised experience, the applicant was instructed in issues and concerns
related to ethical behavior and that the applicant adequately understands and
applies the ethical principles and guidelines.
(e) For good cause shown to the board's
satisfaction, the board will grant an extension up to 12 months for an
applicant to complete the supervised experience required under
12 AAC 60.070.
