NAC391.319. Endorsement to serve as school psychologist: Internship in psychology.

     1. The internship in psychology which is prerequisite to an endorsement as a school psychologist must meet the criteria set forth in this section.

     2. The intern’s period of service must be started concurrently with or after the last required training in the program of school psychology provided by the educational institution. The period must consist of two full-time regular consecutive semesters or 1,000 hours of supervised and practical experience. The period must be completed within 3 years after it is started.

     3. At least half of the period of internship must be served in an accredited school system or a school system which is approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The remaining part may be served in some other public agency which is approved by the Superintendent.

     4. The internship must be supervised jointly by:

     (a) A representative of the graduate program of the educational institution where the intern earned his or her degree; and

     (b) A person who holds an endorsement as a school psychologist and who is employed in that capacity by a school district, or by a person of equivalent education and training if the internship is in some other public agency.

     5. In lieu of an internship consisting of two full-time regular semesters or 1,000 hours, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may accept a partial internship and 3 years of experience as a school psychologist in another jurisdiction if the experience is verified as having been successful.

     6. The Department will issue a provisional endorsement to serve as a school psychologist to an intern who has completed one full-time regular semester or 500 hours of supervised, practical experience in an accredited school system or an approved public agency if at least half the experience has been in the school system and the intern has fulfilled all the other requirements for a regular endorsement. A provisional endorsement to serve as a school psychologist is effective for 2 years but may not be renewed.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 4-27-84)