Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING
Chapter 246-924 - Psychologists
Section 246-924-043 - Education and experience requirements for licensure
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-924-043
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) To obtain a license, applicants must complete:
(a) A doctoral degree program as
described in WAC
246-924-046.
(b) A practicum of at least 300 hours as
described in WAC
246-924-049;
and
(c) An experience requirement
consisting of no fewer than two years supervised experience totaling 3000 hours
that includes:
(i) A minimum of 1500 hours of
supervised experience that must be completed as an internship experience as
outlined in WAC
246-924-056.
(ii) The remaining 1500 supervised hours may
be obtained through:
(A) A preinternship as
described in WAC
246-924-053;
(B) Accumulation of supervised experience
hours in excess of the 1500 hours required in (c)(i) of this subsection that
meet the requirements in WAC
246-924-056;
(C) A postdoctoral experience as described in
WAC
246-924-059;
(D) A combination of preinternship and
postdoctoral experience.
(iii) For applicants who demonstrate proof of
being credentialed as a substance use disorder professional for three years in
the previous ten years, the total hours required in (c)(ii) of this subsection
are reduced from 1500 to 1020 hours.
(2) The order of supervised experience must be graduated from more intensive to less intensive supervision.
Statutory Authority: RCW 18.83.50 [18.83.050]. 07-24-093, § 246-924-043, filed 12/5/07, effective 9/1/09.
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