La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXIII-1315

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024

Section LXIII-1315 - Education and Training

A. Design of Education and Training Programs. Psychologists responsible for education and training programs take reasonable steps to ensure that the programs are designed to provide the appropriate knowledge and proper experiences, and to meet the requirements for licensure, certification or other goals for which claims are made by the program.

B. Descriptions of Education and Training Programs. Psychologists responsible for education and training programs take reasonable steps to ensure that there is a current and accurate description of the program content (including participation in required course- or program-related counseling, psychotherapy, experiential groups, consulting projects or community service), training goals and objectives, stipends and benefits and requirements that must be met for satisfactory completion of the program. This information must be made readily available to all interested parties.

C. Accuracy in Teaching

1. Psychologists take reasonable steps to ensure that course syllabi are accurate regarding the subject matter to be covered, bases for evaluating progress and the nature of course experiences. This standard does not preclude an instructor from modifying course content or requirements when the instructor considers it pedagogically necessary or desirable, so long as students are made aware of these modifications in a manner that enables them to fulfill course requirements.

2. When engaged in teaching or training, psychologists present psychological information accurately.

D. Student Disclosure of Personal Information. Psychologists do not require students or supervisees to disclose personal information in course- or program-related activities, either orally or in writing, regarding sexual history, history of abuse and neglect, psychological treatment and relationships with parents, peers and spouses or significant others except if:

1. the program or training facility has clearly identified this requirement in its admissions and program materials; or

2. the information is necessary to evaluate or obtain assistance for students whose personal problems could reasonably be judged to be preventing them from performing their training- or professionally-related activities in a competent manner or posing a threat to the students or others.

E. Mandatory Individual or Group Therapy

1. When individual or group therapy is a program or course requirement, psychologists responsible for that program allow students in undergraduate and graduate programs the option of selecting such therapy from practitioners unaffiliated with the program.

2. Faculty who are or are likely to be responsible for evaluating students academic performance do not themselves provide that therapy.

F. Assessing Student and Supervisee Performance

1. In academic and supervisory relationships, psychologists establish a timely and specific process for providing feedback to students and supervisees. Information regarding the process is provided to the student at the beginning of supervision.

2. Psychologists evaluate students and supervisees on the basis of their actual performance on relevant and established program requirements.

G. Sexual Relationships with Students and Supervisees. Psychologists do not engage in sexual relationships with students or supervisees who are in their department, agency, or training center or over whom psychologists have or are likely to have evaluative authority.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXIII-1315

Promulgated by the Department of Health, Board of Examiners of Psychologists, LR 431168 (6/1/2017).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2353.