Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
A preinternship experience occurs between the practicum
required by WAC
246-924-049 and internship
required by WAC
246-924-056. A preinternship can
include up to 1500 hours of supervised experience, but is not required. If
preinternship experience is used to satisfy the experience requirement of WAC
246-924-043(1)(c),
it must meet the following requirements:
(1) Before beginning the program, the
student, the doctoral program, and the preinternship program must agree on and
document the goals, the student's expectations, and the methods of the
preinternship experience. The goals must meet the requirements of this
section.
(2) Every 20 hours of
preinternship experience must include the following:
(a) At least 2 hours of regularly scheduled,
formal, face-to-face individual supervision that addresses the direct
psychological services provided by the student; and
(b) At least 2 hours of other learning
activities such as case conferences, seminars on applied issues, conducting
cotherapy with a staff person including discussion of the case, and group
supervision.
(3) At
least sixty percent of the preinternship experience must be direct client
contact providing assessment and intervention services.
(4) The preinternship experience must be
supervised by the person(s) responsible for the assigned casework.
(a) At least seventy-five percent of the
supervision must be by a licensed psychologist with two years post-license
experience.
(b) Up to twenty-five
percent of the supervision may be completed by the following:
(i) A psychiatrist(s) with three years
experience beyond residency;
(ii) A
licensed mental health counselor(s) with five years post-license
experience;
(iii) A licensed
marriage and family therapist(s) with at least five years post-license
experience;
(iv) A licensed
advanced social worker(s) or licensed independent clinical social worker(s)
with five years post-license experience; or
(v) A doctoral level psychologist(s) with
three years post-doctoral experience who is exempt from licensure under
RCW
18.83.200(1), (2), (3) or
(4), if the supervision occurs in the exempt
setting.
(c) Supervision
of the preinternship experience must include the following:
(i) Discussion of services provided by the
student;
(ii) Selection of service
plan for and review of each case or work unit of the student;
(iii) Discussion of and instruction in
theoretical concepts underlying the work;
(iv) Discussion of the management of
professional practice and other administrative or business issues;
(v) Evaluation of the supervisory process by
the student and the supervisor;
(vi) Discussion of coordination of services
among the professionals involved in the particular cases or work
units;
(vii) Discussion of relevant
state laws and rules;
(viii)
Discussion of ethical principles including principles applicable to the
work;
(ix) Review of standards for
providers of psychological services; and
(x) Discussion of reading materials relevant
to cases, ethical issues and the supervisory process.
Statutory Authority: RCW 18.83.50 [18.83.050]. 07-24-093,
§ 246-924-053, filed 12/5/07, effective
9/1/09.
