SECTION 86:21-13-2. Required knowledge areas

  All applicants from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2007, as part of the required 45 graduate semester hours, shall have the following core knowledge areas:

(1)   Assessment and Diagnosis - at least six (6) semester hours. Psychological theory, research, and methods concerning the measurement and assessment of an individual's behavioral or psychological functioning, such as the assessment of psychopathology, personality characteristics, intellectual functioning, skills and interests, and neuropsychological functioning;

(2)   Intervention - at least six (6) semester hours. Psychological theory, research, and methods regarding empirically validated treatment modalities for the remediation, treatment, or prevention of behavior disorders, adjustment problems, and psychopathology, or other disturbances in psychological functioning;

(3)   Experimental Foundations - at least three (3) semester hours. Psychological theory, research, and methods concerning the design, conduct, analysis, and interpretation of psychological research, or concerning the general principles and processes for the core areas of experimental psychology;

(4)   Psychopathology - at least three (3) semester hours. Psychological theory, research, and methods concerning the descriptive characteristics, diagnosis, and etiology of psychopathology, or mental and behavioral disorders of children and adults;

(5)   Personality and Social Psychology - at least six (6) semester hours. Psychological theory, research, and methods concerning the psychological or behavioral development and functioning of the individual and group differences. Three (3) of these hours shall be in a course in multicultural issues or cultural bases of behavior;

(6)   Professional orientation/ethics - at least (3) semester hours. Objectives of professional behavioral health services organizations, codes of ethics, legal aspects of practice, standard of preparation and the role of persons providing direct behavioral health services.

(7)   Biological bases of behavior - at least three (3) semester hours. Physiological, or genetic underpinnings of behavior.

(8)   Practicum/internship. Organized practica/internships with at least three hundred (300) clock hours in behavioral health services with planned experiences providing classroom and field experience with clients under the supervision of college or university approved behavioral health services professionals; and

(9)   Elective courses. The remaining courses needed to meet the forty-five (45) graduate hour requirement shall be in any of the knowledge areas listed above.

[Source: Transferred from 310:403-13-2 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor’s Note at beginning of this Chapter)]