Kan. Admin. Regs. § 102-4-6a - Academically supervised practicum
In order to satisfy K.S.A. 74-5363(b)(4), and amendments thereto, by means of completing 750 clock-hours of an academically supervised practicum in the applicant's psychology master's degree program, the applicant shall meet the requirements in this regulation.
(a) Practicum requirements. The applicant's
practicum experience shall meet all of the following minimal requirements. The
practicum shall meet these provisions:
(1)
Have been completed by the applicant in fulfillment of the requirements for the
applicant's master's degree in psychology or clinical psychology that was
conferred by an academic institution that satisfies the college or university
requirements provided in K.A.R. 102-4-3a;
(2) have constituted a formal and integrated
component of an academic psychology training program that satisfies the program
and coursework requirements as provided in K.A.R. 102-4-3a;
(3) have consisted of at least 750
clock-hours of academically supervised experience acceptable to the board;
(4) have occurred after the
applicant satisfactorily completed the practicum prerequisite psychology
coursework;
(5) have been
supervised as provided in subsection (b); and
(6) have consisted of a formal, academically
supervised placement in a cooperating agency that meets these requirements:
(A) Identified students, interns, or
residents as being in training and not as staff; and
(B) by its nature and function, provided the
applicant with the opportunity to participate in the practice of psychology
through a broad range of supervised experiences that included the following
practice activities and experiences:
(i)
Diagnosis;
(ii) measuring and
testing personality, intelligence, aptitudes, attitudes, and skills;
(iii) interdisciplinary collaboration and
consultation; and
(iv) treatment
interventions with a client or patient population presenting a diverse set of
problems and backgrounds.
(b) Practicum supervision requirements. In
order for the applicant's academic practicum to be approved by the board, the
practicum supervisor or supervisors at the time of the practicum supervision
shall have satisfied all of the following requirements.
(1) The supervisor was licensed, registered,
or certified to practice psychology or qualified as an alternate psychology
supervisor as defined in K.A.R. 102-4-1a.
(2) The supervisor had at least partial
professional responsibility for the applicant's supervised practice of
psychology.
(3) The supervisor had
no familial or other dual relationship with the applicant.
(4) The supervisor had a supervisory
relationship that was clearly differentiated from that of consultant.
(5) The supervisor was available
at the points of decision making regarding the diagnosis and treatment of
clients.
(6) The supervisor
provided the applicant with on-site supervision that included a minimum of one
hour of face-to-face, individual supervision for each 10 hours of the
applicant's direct patient or client contact.
(c) During the time of supervision, the
practicum supervisor shall not have been subject to disciplinary action by the
licensing, registering, or certifying authority, unless this provision is
waived by the board upon prior application by the proposed supervisor.
(d) Credit toward the 750
clock-hours of practicum shall not be approved by the board for any of the
following experiences or activities:
(1)
Practicum experiences completed in fulfillment of the requirements established
by training programs, institutes, colleges, or universities that do not qualify
under the program requirements and the college or university requirements
provided in K.A.R. 102-4-3a;
(2)
academic practicum hours taken after the completion of the master's degree in
psychology or clinical psychology;
(3) practicum experiences that do not qualify
under the practicum requirements and the practicum supervision requirements as
provided in subsections (a) and (b);
(4) postgraduate supervised work experience;
(5) postgraduate job orientation
or on-the-job training;
(6)
research or thesis activities or experience;
(7) teaching activities or experience;
(8) didactic coursework;
(9) simulated classroom activities
or exercises;
(10) simulated
laboratory experiences;
(11) field
activities that are strictly observational rather than experiential in nature;
or
(12) any supervised practicum
hours during which the applicant's performance as evaluated by the practicum
supervisor is determined by the board to be unacceptable.
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