Code of Maryland Regulations (Last Updated: April 6, 2021) |
Title 10. Maryland Department of Health |
Part 4. |
Subtitle 36. BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PSYCHOLOGISTS |
Chapter 10.36.01. Procedures |
Sec. 10.36.01.04-3. Post-Doctoral Supervised Professional Experience — General
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A. A supervisor is ethically and legally responsible for all supervisee work covered by a written supervision agreement.
B. Supervisees shall use titles indicating their training status, such as "psychology resident", "psychology intern", or "psychology supervisee".
C. Supervised experience shall be appropriate to the area or areas of professional activity in which the supervisee intends to practice.
D. There shall be at least 1 hour of individual supervision for every 20 hours of service related activities.
E. The supervisor and the supervisee shall keep records of experience and supervision hours.
F. At the conclusion of the post-doctoral supervision experience:
(1) The supervisor shall prepare a written evaluation, including:
(a) The hours spent in various service related activities;
(b) The number of successfully completed supervised hours; and
(c) Any hours not successfully completed; and
(2) If any hours were not successfully completed, the Board may require additional hours of supervision.
G. Supervision shall be face-to-face with an on-site supervisor.
H. Under exceptional circumstances, and before beginning a supervised professional experience, an applicant for licensure may petition the Board to waive the requirement for face-to-face supervision or to receive supervision from a psychologist not on site.
I. The Board may waive the requirement for face-to-face supervision only when the alternative modality for supervision, including but not limited to televideo conferencing, does not substantially diminish the adequacy of the supervision.
J. If a supervisee is accruing post-doctoral supervision as a registered psychology associate, the supervisee shall also comply with the requirements of Regulation .04-4 of this chapter.