N.J. Admin. Code § 13:42-4.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024

Section 13:42-4.1 - Amount of supervision required

(a) An applicant for licensure shall be required to document the competent performance of at least two years of full time or full-time equivalent supervised experience in the practice of psychology.

(b) The equivalent of one year of full-time supervised experience shall be a minimum of 1,750 hours. The 1,750 hours shall include:

1. One thousand client contact hours completed in accordance with the limitations provided in N.J.A.C. 13:42-3.6(f);

2. Two hundred hours of supervision. At least 100 hours shall be individual face-to-face supervision; the remaining 100 hours may be individual or group supervision. The ratio shall be one hour of supervision for each five hours of client contact per week; and

3. Five hundred fifty hours in other work-related activities such as recordkeeping, consultations, report writing, etc.

(c) Pursuant to P.L. 2020, c. 134, an individual who applies for a license after October 1, 2020, may complete the two years of full-time or full-time equivalent supervised experience in the practice of psychology prior to the individual's receiving a doctoral degree.

(d) Pursuant to P.L. 2020, c. 134, an applicant who has submitted an application to the Board, but who has not obtained a license prior to December 14, 2020, may update the application to apply professional experience earned prior to the applicant receiving a doctoral degree towards the required two years of full-time or full-time equivalent supervised experience in the practice of psychology.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:42-4.1

Amended by R.2000 d.476, effective 12/4/2000.
See: 31 N.J.R. 3218(a), 32 N.J.R. 4260(a).
In (a), inserted "the competent performance of" following "document"; in (b), rewrote 1, and deleted "At least" at the beginning of 2 and 3.
Amended by R.2013 d.011, effective 1/22/2013.
See: 44 N.J.R. 554(a), 45 N.J.R. 130(a).
In the introductory paragraph of (b), substituted "full-time" for "full time"; and in (b)1, updated the N.J.A.C. reference.

Amended by 54 N.J.R. 2091(a), effective 11/7/2022