Code of Massachusetts Regulations
251 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF PSYCHOLOGISTS
Title 251 CMR 3.00 - Registration of Psychologists
Section 3.04 - Professional Experience Requirements
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) All of the requirements of 251 CMR 3.04 must be satisfied in order to meet the application for licensure requirements under M.G.L. c. 112, § 119.
(2) Each training experience must be for a period of not less than four months for a minimum of 16 hours per week during which the applicant received no less than one hour of individual supervision per week.
(3) Experience will be credited at a maximum of 16 hours for each hour of acceptable supervision of work involving regularly scheduled, face to face, individual supervision with the specific intent of overseeing the services rendered by the trainee, as further described in 251 CMR 3.05.
(4) Experience may not be credited until the applicant has completed two full-time academic years of graduate training in psychology or its equivalent.
(5) The two years of supervised experience, as used in M.G.L. c. 112, § 119 shall mean not less than 3200 clock hours, which have been completed within 60 consecutive calendar months, unless the Board, for good cause, determines that additional time is warranted for completing the 3200 clock hours.
(6) Supervised clinical experience must be completed in positions designated as "psychologist in training" (e.g., intern, resident, fellow, psychology trainee, etc.).
(7) Advanced Practica.
(8) Internship and Post-internship Supervised Experience Requirements.
(9) Psychological employment, teaching, research, or professional practice under the supervision of a licensed psychologist shall fulfill the supervised experience requirement for licensure if it is performed competently at a professional level and it is satisfactory in scope and quality. Experience limited to essentially repetitious, routine or clerical tasks at the pre professional level will not be accepted, i.e., administering and scoring psychological tests, computing statistics, assisting instructor in psychology courses, etc. Satisfactory professional experience includes tasks which depend upon the application of skills, concepts, and principles at a professional level. Examples include: administering and interpreting psychological tests; providing clients or patients assistance in solving professional or personal problems; designing original research projects; analyzing and reporting on research data; and teaching a psychology course.