Current through December 12, 2024
1. An applicant for
licensure as a psychologist who, on or after January 1, 2018, has completed a
training program within 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) Transcripts,
syllabi, university catalog descriptions, a description of the training
program, professional competency evaluations conducted of the applicant while
in the program, letters from the directors of the departments of the
institution where the program is conducted or other suitable documents showing
that the program 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;
and
(b) The evaluation of the
academic credentials of the applicant conducted pursuant to subsection 4 or
5.
3. For the purposes of
paragraph (a) 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 (a) 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.
(9) Quantitative
methods.
(f) That
the applicant, while in the program, achieved and demonstrated profession-wide
competency in the following areas:
(2) Ethical and legal
standards.
(3) Individual and
cultural diversity.
(4)
Professional values, attitudes and behaviors.
(5) Communication and interpersonal
skills.
(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:
(a) The Association of State and
Provincial Psychology Boards; or
(b) The director of clinical training of a
doctoral program that is accredited by the American Psychological Association
and approved by the Board of Psychological Examiners.
5. An applicant who is unable to obtain an
evaluation as required in subsection 4 may, upon the approval of the Board,
have his or her academic credentials evaluated by a designee of the director of
clinical training of a doctoral program that is accredited by the American
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 Association of State and
Provincial Psychology Boards, the director of clinical training of a doctoral
program that is accredited by the American Psychological Association, or a
designee of the director of clinical training of a doctoral program that is
accredited by the American Psychological Association, as applicable, 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.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
Psychological Exam'rs by R038-16, eff. 12-21-2016; A by
R114-19A,
eff. 12/22/2021; A
by
R051-23A,
eff. 4/19/2024; A
by
R005-24A,
eff. 10/23/2024
NRS 641D.240
