Section 17-310 - Appraisal activities; training requirements. - Maryland Statutes

§ 17-310. Appraisal activities; training requirements.
 

A licensed counselor or therapist may engage in appraisal activities that include instruments that require specialized psychological training for administration and interpretation if the licensed counselor or therapist has completed training that includes: 

(1) Possession of a doctoral or master's degree in counseling or a related field that includes a minimum of nine graduate courses of at least 3 semester hours in each of the following courses: 

(i) Psychopathology; 

(ii) Biological bases of behavior; 

(iii) Research methods; 

(iv) Advanced statistics; 

(v) Tests and measures; 

(vi) Intellectual assessment; 

(vii) Personality assessment; 

(viii) Ethics; and 

(ix) Practicum in advanced assessment; 

(2) Completion of 500 hours of supervised, direct, client-related, advanced assessment testing that is completed not less than 2 years following the completion of the master's degree, of which a minimum of 100 hours shall include face-to-face supervision by a supervisor who is: 

(i) A licensed mental health professional; 

(ii) Proficient in the use of advanced assessment tests; and 

(iii) Approved by the Board; and 

(3) Passage of a national examination that includes items on advanced assessment that evaluate knowledge of advanced assessment procedures. 
 

[2008, ch. 36, § 6; ch. 508.]