California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 13.1 - Board of Psychology
Article 3 - Education and Experience
Section 1382.5 - Spousal or Partner Abuse Assessment, Detection, and Intervention Strategies Training Requirements
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
All persons applying for a license as a psychologist who began their graduate training on or after January 1, 1995 shall, in addition to all other requirements for licensure, have completed coursework in spousal or partner abuse assessment, detection, and intervention strategies and shall submit documentation thereof to the Board. The coursework in spousal or partner abuse assessment, detection, and intervention strategies shall consist of not less than a combined total of two (2) hours focused on this topic. All persons applying for a license as a psychologist who began their graduate training on or after January 1, 2004 shall also meet the above requirement, however, such course shall consist of at least fifteen (15) contact hours.
The coursework shall be:
(a) taken in fulfillment of other educational requirements in the applicant's graduate and/or doctoral training, or
(b) taken in a separate course approved by the Board's recognized continuing education accrediting agency, or
(c) taken in a separate course provided by a sponsor approved by the American Psychological Association.
(d) completed after January 1, 1995.
An applicant may request an exemption from this requirement if he or she intends to practice in an area that does not include the direct provision of mental health services.
1. Change
without regulatory effect renumbering former section
1387.8 to section
1382.5 filed 2-19-2002 pursuant to
section 100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2002, No. 8).
2. Amendment of section heading,
first paragraph and subsection (d) filed 10-22-2004; operative 11-21-2004
(Register 2004, No. 43).
3. Change without regulatory effect
amending first paragraph and subsection (b) filed 12-5-2018 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2018, No. 49).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 2914(f) and 2930, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 2914(f), Business and Professions Code.
