1.
An applicant for licensure as a psychologist who has completed a training
program outside the United States that is not accredited by the American
Psychological Association must establish to the satisfaction of the Board that
the program is equivalent to a program accredited by the Association.
2. The applicant must submit to the Board:
(a) An original diploma or other certificate
of graduation from the training program, which will be returned to the
applicant, and a photocopy of the document, which will be retained by the
Board.
(b) A transcript or other
appropriate document of all coursework completed in the training
program.
(c) Satisfactory evidence
of the completion of the supervised and documented experience required by NAC
641.080.
(d) A statement, based on the documents
listed in this subsection, that describes the chronological sequence of
studies, training and research engaged in by the applicant. This statement must
be comparable to and communicate the same information as a transcript issued by
a university in the United States and must highlight how the education and
doctoral internship experience of the applicant conforms to the educational
requirements set forth in this section.
(e) Suitable documents showing that the
training program completed by the applicant substantially complies with the
accreditation standards for doctoral programs in the Standards of Accreditation
for Health Service Psychology of the American Psychological Association, which
is available, free of charge, at the Internet address
https://www.apa.org/ed/accreditation/standards-of-accreditation.pdf,
and Section C of the Implementing Regulations of the Commission on
Accreditation of the American Psychological Association, which is available,
free of charge, at the Internet address
https://accreditation.apa.org/policies.
(f) A certified translation of any
documents submitted pursuant to this subsection which is written in a language
other than English.
(g) The
evaluation of the academic credentials of the applicant conducted pursuant to
subsection 4, except as otherwise provided in subsection 5.
3. For the purposes of paragraph
(e) of subsection 2, a training program "substantially complies with the
accreditation standards for doctoral programs" if the applicant submits to the
Board, without limitation, proof:
(a) Of
doctoral training at an institution which is considered by the Board to be an
accredited educational institution pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of
subsection 2 of NAC
641.050.
(b) That the primary purpose of the training
program is to provide broad and general training in scientific psychology and
in the foundations of practice in health service psychology. The program
materials must demonstrate:
(1) The
integration of empirical evidence and practice;
(2) That the training is sequential,
cumulative, graded in complexity and designed to prepare students for practice
or further organized training; and
(3) That the program requires respect for and
understanding of cultural and individual differences and diversity.
(c) That the program:
(1) Is a recognizable, coherent
organizational entity within the institution where the program is
conducted.
(2) Is an integrated,
organized sequence of study.
(3)
Has stable leadership provided by one or more designated doctoral-level
psychologists who:
(I) Are members of an
identifiable core faculty of the program; and
(II) Together with other core faculty of the
program have primary responsibility for the program's design, implementation,
evaluation and quality.
(4) Has an identifiable body of students who
are matriculated in the program for the purpose of earning a degree.
(5) Includes supervised practicums which must
include, without limitation:
(I) Supervised
experience working with diverse persons who display a variety of presenting
problems, diagnoses and issues;
(II) Supervised experience in settings
committed to training and providing experiences consistent with health service
psychology competencies, including, without limitation, those competencies
listed in paragraphs (e) and (f);
(III) Supervision provided by appropriately
trained and credentialed persons; and
(IV) Practicum evaluations which are based,
at least in part, on direct observation, which may occur in person or via
electronic means.
(d) That the program requires a student to
complete successfully at least 3 academic years, or the equivalent, of
full-time graduate study which includes at least 2 years, or the equivalent, of
academic training and at least 1 year, or the equivalent, in full-time
residence. A person seeking to satisfy the requirement for 1 year in full-time
residence based on equivalent experience must demonstrate that the experience
achieved all the purposes of the requirement, including, without limitation,
mentoring, supervision and evaluation regarding the development of professional
competence. Experience in a program that was conducted entirely through
electronic means may not be used to satisfy the requirements of this
paragraph.
(e) That the applicant,
while in the program, acquired and demonstrated substantial graduate-level
understanding and competence in discipline-specific knowledge in the following
areas:
(1) The history and systems of
psychology.
(2) Affective aspects
of behavior.
(3) Biological aspects
of behavior.
(4) Cognitive aspects
of behavior.
(5) Social aspects of
behavior.
(6) Developmental aspects
of behavior across the lifespan.
(7) Advanced integrative knowledge in
scientific psychology.
(8) Research
methods.
(9) Quantitative
methods.
(10)
Psychometrics.
(f) That
the applicant, while in the program, achieved and demonstrated professionwide
competency in the following areas:
(1)
Research.
(2) Ethical and legal
standards.
(3) Individual and
cultural diversity.
(4)
Professional values, attitudes and behaviors.
(5) Communication and interpersonal
skills.
(6) Assessment.
(7) Intervention.
(8) Supervision.
(9) Consultation, interprofessional and
interdisciplinary skills.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
5, to determine whether the training program completed by an applicant is
equivalent to a program accredited by the American Psychological Association
pursuant to subsection 1, the applicant must have his or her academic
credentials, including, without limitation, the required curriculum, evaluated
by the National Register of Health Service Psychologists. Information regarding
obtaining a review is available, free of charge, at the Internet address
https://www.nationalregister.org/apply/credentialing-requirements/national-register-doctoral-degree-guidelines/.
Upon completion of the evaluation the applicant shall cause the National
Register of Health Service Psychologists to submit the evaluation directly to
the Board. The Board will review the evaluation and determine whether the
program completed by the applicant is equivalent to a program that is
accredited by the Association.
5.
The Board may, upon written request, waive the requirement for an applicant to
obtain an evaluation of his or her academic credentials pursuant to subsection
4 if the applicant graduated from a doctoral program that is accredited by the
accreditation panel of the Canadian Psychological Association.
6. The Board may establish a subcommittee to
review the academic credentials of an applicant and present a recommendation to
the Board. In determining whether to approve the academic credentials of an
applicant pursuant to subsection 4 or 5, the Board will consider any
recommendation from the National Register of Health Service Psychologists and
the recommendation of the subcommittee, if any, but is not bound to follow such
recommendations.
7. If the Board
finds that the training program completed by an applicant pursuant to this
section is not equivalent to a program accredited by the American Psychological
Association, the applicant may petition the Board for reconsideration. A
decision of the Board upon reconsideration, or a decision of the Board to deny
such a petition, is a final decision for the purposes of chapter 233B of
NRS.
8. The applicant is
responsible for paying all fees and costs incurred to obtain an evaluation or
translation of his or her academic records.
9. It is the responsibility of the applicant
to sufficiently demonstrate that the training program completed by the
applicant is equivalent to a program accredited by the American Psychological
Association.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Psychological Exam'rs by
R114-19A,
eff. 12/22/2021; A
by
R051-23A,
eff. 4/19/2024
