To obtain a psychology license, an applicant must submit a
complete application provided by the Department and provide documentation
demonstrating that the applicant meets the credentialing requirements of Neb.
Rev. Stat. §§
38-131,
38-3114,
38-3115, 172 NAC 10, and this
chapter. Applicants must submit the following:
004.01
EDUCATION. An
official transcript, verifying completion of a doctoral degree from a program
of graduate study in professional psychology, directly from the issuing
institution, or the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards'
credentialing data bank, or the National Register. If the program is not
accredited by the American Psychological Association, the applicant must submit
the following to show the program meets the requirements of Neb. Rev. Stat.
§
38-3114:
(A) Documentation, including syllabi or
course descriptions, verifying that the applicant completed the following
coursework:
(i) Scientific and professional
ethics;
(ii) Research design and
methodology;
(iii) Statistics and
psychometics;
(iv) Biological bases
of behavior;
(v) Cognitive and
affective bases of behavior;
(vi)
Social bases of behavior;
(vii)
Individual behavior;
(viii)
Assessment and evaluation; and
(ix)
Treatment and intervention;
(B) Documentation that the program complies
with the following:
(i) It was clearly
identified and labeled as a psychology program and its intent was to education
and train psychologists;
(ii) Has a
permanent and stable standing, including organizational structure, leadership
and funding, within the academic setting;
(iii) Has clear authority and primary
accountability for the academic program with an identifiable psychology faculty
and has a psychologist who is responsible for the training program;
(iv) Was integrated and has an organized
sequence of study, including core course work and profession-wide
competencies;
(v) Has an
identifiable body of students who are matriculated in the degree program;
and
(vi) Has degree granting
authority and was regionally accredited; and
(C) Documentation that the program required
students to successfully complete the following years of study and residency:
(i) A minimum of 3 full-time academic years
of graduate study, or equivalent, and an internship prior to receiving the
doctoral degree;
(ii) Two of the 3
academic years, or equivalent, must be at the program from which the doctoral
degree is granted; and
(iii) One
year must be a full-time residency, or the equivalent, at the degree granting
program. If the program is an on-line program, at least 600 hours must be live
face-to-face in person interaction with faculty and
students.
004.02
INTERNSHIP.
Documentation of completion of an internship that was accredited by the
American Psychological Association or if the internship is not accredited by
the American Psychological Association, the applicant must submit:
(A) Verification that the internship was
accredited by the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers
(APPIC); or
(B) Verification and
documentation of the following:
(i) The
official school, college or university transcript must show completion of
practica prior to entering the internship;
(ii) A letter from the internship director or
a copy of the internship brochure that verifies the purpose of the internship
was to train psychologists for the independent provision of direct psychology
services;
(iii) The internship was
at least 12 months in duration and consisted of at least 1,500 hours in not
more than 24 months. School psychology internships may be 10 months in
duration;
(iv) The internship was
directed by a licensed psychologist;
(v) The internship was sequentially organized
with progressively increased levels of responsibility and skills;
(vi) The internship required 4 hours of
supervision per week, 2 of the 4 hours were individual face-to-face. For part
time internships, the supervision requirements must be proportional to these
standards;
(vii) The internship had
2 or more supervising licensed psychologists on-site; and
(viii) The internship included positions for
2 or more psychology interns.
004.03
SUPERVISED
POSTDOCTORAL EXPERIENCE. Documentation of completion of at least 1
year of supervised postdoctoral experience.
004.03(A)
COMPLETED IN
NEBRASKA. If the postdoctoral experience was completed in
Nebraska, the applicant must provide documentation that the applicant:
(i) Holds or has held a provisional license
as set out in 172 NAC 155-005; and
(ii) Has completed 1 year of supervised
postdoctoral experience as follows:
(1) Met
the standards of supervision as set out in 172 NAC 155-011;
(2) Included 1,500 or more hours in total
duration, including 1,000 or more hours of direct service hours not more than
48 months; and
(3) Compatible with
the knowledge and skills acquired during formal doctoral or postdoctoral
education in accordance with professional requirements and relevant to the
intended area of practice.
004.03(B)
COMPLETED OUTSIDE OF
NEBRASKA. If the postdoctoral experience was completed outside of
Nebraska, it must have been at least 1 year of supervised experience and have
met the requirements of 172 NAC 155-004.03(A)(ii)(2).
004.04
EXAMINATION.
Documentation of passing the national standardized examination with a minimum
scaled score of 500 for all doctoral candidates and passing the Nebraska
jurisprudence examination with a minimum score of 80%. The national
standardized examination requirement is waived for applicants in the categories
set out in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
38-3115.
