Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Special Requirements
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
To become licensed as a psychologist, applicants must meet the following requirements:
Education requirements for clinical psychologists:
A. The applicant shall hold a doctorate from a professional psychology program in a regionally accredited university, which was accredited by the APA within four years after the applicant graduated from the program, or shall meet the requirements of subsection B of this section.
And:
B. If the applicant does not hold a doctorate from an APA accredited program, the applicant shall hold a doctorate from a professional psychology program which documents that it offers education and training which prepares individuals for the practice of clinical psychology.
Supervision Requirements:
A. Internship requirement.
To become licensed as a psychologist, applicants must meet the following requirements:
Education requirements for clinical psychologists:
A. The applicant shall hold a doctorate from a professional psychology program in a regionally accredited university, which was accredited by the APA within four years after the applicant graduated from the program, or shall meet the requirements of subsection B of this section.
And:
B. If the applicant does not hold a doctorate from an APA accredited program, the applicant shall hold a doctorate from a professional psychology program which documents that it offers education and training which prepares individuals for the practice of clinical psychology.
Supervision Requirements:
A. Internship requirement.
1. Candidates for clinical psychologist licensure shall have successfully completed an internship that is either accredited by APA, APPIC or the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, or one that meets equivalent standards.
2. Candidates for school psychologist licensure shall have successfully completed an internship accredited by the APA, APPIC or NASP or one that meets equivalent standards.
B. Residency requirement.
1. Candidates for clinical or school psychologist licensure shall have successfully completed a one-year, full-time residency, or its equivalent in part-time experience for a period not to exceed three years, consisting of a minimum of 1,500 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of clinical or school psychology services acceptable to the board, or the applicant may request approval to begin a residency.
2. Supervised experience obtained in Virginia without prior written board approval will not be accepted toward licensure. Candidates shall not begin the residency until after completion of the required degree. An individual who proposes to obtain supervised post-degree experience in Virginia shall, prior to the onset of such supervision, submit a supervisory contract along with the application package and pay the registration of supervision fee.
3. There shall be a minimum of two hours of individual supervision per week. Group supervision of up to five residents may be substituted for one of the two hours per week on the basis that two hours of group supervision equals one hour of individual supervision, but in no case shall the resident receive less than one hour of individual supervision per week.
4. Residents may not refer to or identify themselves as applied psychologists, clinical psychologists, or school psychologists; independently solicit clients; bill for services; or in any way represent themselves as licensed psychologists. Notwithstanding the above, this does not preclude supervisors or employing institutions for billing for the services of an appropriately identified resident. During the residency period they shall use their names, the initials of their degree, and the title, "Resident in Psychology," in the licensure category in which licensure is sought.
5. Supervision shall be provided by a psychologist licensed to practice in the licensure category in which the resident is seeking licensure.
6. The supervisor shall not provide supervision for activities beyond the supervisor's demonstrable areas of competence, nor for activities for which the applicant has not had appropriate education and training.
7. At the end of the residency training period, the supervisor or supervisors shall submit to the board a written evaluation of the applicant's performance.
C. Candidates for clinical psychologist licensure shall provide documentation that the internship and residency included appropriate emphasis and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of persons with moderate to severe mental disorders.
LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION
A. Every applicant for examination for licensure by the board need to:
1. Meet the education requirements prescribed as applicable for the particular license sought; and
2. Submit in one package not less than 90 days prior to the date of the written examination:
a. A completed application on forms provided by the board;
b. A completed residency agreement or documentation of having fulfilled the experience requirements
c. The application processing fee prescribed by the board;
d. Official transcripts documenting the graduate work completed and the degree awarded. Applicants who are graduates of institutions that are not regionally accredited shall submit documentation from an accrediting agency acceptable to the board that their education meets the requirements
e. Verification of any other professional license or certificate ever held in another jurisdiction.
B. In addition to fulfillment of the education and experience requirements, each applicant for licensure by examination must achieve a passing score on the required examinations for each category of licensure sought:
1. Clinical psychologist: State Practice Examination for Clinical Psychology, Jurisprudence and Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology;
2. School psychologist: State Practice Examination for School Psychology, Jurisprudence and Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology; or
3. Applied psychologist: State Practice Examination in Applied Psychology, Jurisprudence and Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology.
LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT:
A. Every applicant for licensure by endorsement shall submit in one package:
1. A completed application;
2. The application processing fee prescribed by the board;
3. An affidavit of having read and agreed to comply with the current Standards of Practice and laws governing the practice of psychology in Virginia;
4. Verification of all other professional licenses or certificates ever held in any jurisdiction. In order to qualify for endorsement, the applicant shall have no history of disciplinary action, shall not have surrendered a license or certificate while under investigation and shall have no unresolved action against a license or certificate; and
5. Further documentation of one of the following:
a. A current listing in the National Register of Health Services Providers in Psychology;
b. Current diplomate status in good standing with the American Board of Professional Psychology in a category comparable to the one in which licensure is sought;
c. Twenty years of active licensure in a category comparable to the one in which licensure is sought, with an appropriate degree as required in this chapter documented by an official transcript; or
d. If less than 20 years of active licensure, documentation of current psychologist licensure in good standing obtained by standards substantially equivalent to the education, experience and examination requirements set forth in this chapter for the category in which licensure is sought as verified by a certified copy of the original application submitted directly from the out-of-state licensing agency or a copy of the regulations in effect at the time of initial licensure and the following:
(1) Documentation of post-licensure active practice for at least five of the last six years immediately preceding licensure application;
(2) Verification of a passing score on the Examination for Professional Practice of Psychology as established in Virginia for the year of that administration;
(3) Verification of a passing score on other written and oral examinations or both as required by the jurisdiction which granted the license; and
(4) Official transcripts documenting the graduate work completed and the degree awarded in the category in which licensure is sought.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board may issue a license to any individual who qualifies for such a license pursuant to an agreement of reciprocity entered into by this board with a board of another jurisdiction or multiple jurisdictions.
EXAM:
A. An applicant for clinical or school psychologist licensure enrolled in an approved residency training program required who has met all requirements for licensure except completion of that program shall be eligible to take both the national and state written examinations.
B. A candidate approved by the board to sit for an examination shall take that examination within two years of the date of the initial board approval. If the candidate has not taken the examination by the end of the two-year period here prescribed, the applicant shall reapply according to the requirements of the regulations in effect at that time.
C. The board shall establish passing scores on the examinations.
D. Candidates who fail an examination may be reexamined once within a 12-month period without reapplying.
E. Candidates who fail any examination twice shall wait at least one year between the second failure and the next reexamination.
RENEWAL:
Every license issued by the board shall expire each year on June 30.
RENEWAL:
Every license issued by the board shall expire each year on June 30.
1. Every licensee who intends to continue to practice shall, on or before the expiration date of the license, submit to the board a license renewal application on forms supplied by the board and the renewal fee.
2. Beginning with the 2004 renewal, licensees who wish to maintain an active license shall pay the appropriate fee and verify on the renewal form compliance with the continuing education requirements. First-time licensees are not required to verify continuing education on the first renewal date following initial licensure.
3. A licensee who wishes to place his license in inactive status may do so upon payment of the fee. No person shall practice psychology in Virginia unless he holds a current active license. An inactive licensee may activate his license by fulfilling the reactivation requirements set forth in.
4. Licensees shall notify the board office in writing of any change of address of record or of the public address, if different from the address of record. Failure of a licensee to receive a renewal notice and application forms from the board shall not excuse the licensee from the renewal requirement.
Continuing education course requirements for renewal of an active license:
Continuing education course requirements for renewal of an active license:
A. Licensees shall be required to have completed a minimum of 14 hours of board-approved continuing education courses each year for annual licensure renewal. A minimum of 1.5 of these hours shall be in courses that emphasize the ethics, standards of practice or laws governing the profession of psychology in Virginia.
B. For the purpose of this section, "course" means an organized program of study, classroom experience or similar educational experience that is directly related to the practice of psychology and is provided by a board-approved provider that meets the criteria. At least half of the required hours shall be earned in face-to-face educational experiences.
C. Courses must be directly related to the scope of practice in the category of licensure held. Continuing education courses for clinical psychologists shall emphasize, but not be limited to, the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with moderate and severe mental disorders.
D. The board may grant an extension for good cause of up to one year for the completion of continuing education requirements upon written request from the licensee prior to the renewal date. Such extension shall not relieve the licensee of the continuing education requirement.
E. The board may grant an exemption for all or part of the continuing education requirements for one renewal cycle due to circumstances determined by the board to be beyond the control of the licensee.
LATE RENEWAL:
- A person whose license has expired may renew it within one year after its expiration date by paying the penalty fee prescribed and the license renewal fee for the year the license was not renewed.
REINSTATEMENT:
A person whose license has not been renewed for one year or more and who wishes to resume practice shall:
1. Present evidence to the board of having met all applicable continuing education requirements equal to the number of years the license has lapsed, not to exceed four years;
2. Pay the reinstatement fee and
3. Submit verification of any professional certification or licensure obtained in any other jurisdiction subsequent to the initial application for licensure.
REACTIVATION OF AN INACTIVE LICENSE:
A psychologist wishing to reactivate an inactive license shall submit :
LATE RENEWAL:
- A person whose license has expired may renew it within one year after its expiration date by paying the penalty fee prescribed and the license renewal fee for the year the license was not renewed.
REINSTATEMENT:
A person whose license has not been renewed for one year or more and who wishes to resume practice shall:
1. Present evidence to the board of having met all applicable continuing education requirements equal to the number of years the license has lapsed, not to exceed four years;
2. Pay the reinstatement fee and
3. Submit verification of any professional certification or licensure obtained in any other jurisdiction subsequent to the initial application for licensure.
REACTIVATION OF AN INACTIVE LICENSE:
A psychologist wishing to reactivate an inactive license shall submit :
- The renewal fee for active licensure minus any fee already paid for inactive licensure renewal, and;
- Document completion of continued competency hours equal to the number of years the license has been inactive, not to exceed four years.
Required Fees:
1. Registration of residency - $50 (per residency request)
2. Add or change supervisor - $25
3. Application processing and initial licensure - $200
4. Annual renewal of active license - $140
5. Annual renewal of inactive license - $70
6. Late renewal - $50
7. Verification of licensure to another jurisdiction - $25
8. Duplicate license - $5
9. Additional or replacement wall certificate - $15
10. Returned check - $35
11. Reinstatement of a lapsed license - $270
12. Reinstatement following revocation or suspension - $500
The fee for review of a continuing education provider seeking board approval shall be $200.
For More Information, Contact:
Virginia Department Of Health Professions
Board Of Psychology
6603 West Broad St., 5th Floor
Richmond, VA 23230-1712
Phone: 804.662.9913
TTY: 804.662.7197
Fax: 804.662.7250
[email protected]
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
