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Kansas psychology advisory committee begins rewrite of postdoctoral experience rules, tables final decision to June
Summary
The committee reviewed draft regulatory language to change the postdoctoral experience requirement to two years (3,600 hours), debated whether predoctoral practicum can be counted, supervision ratios and documentation, and agreed to continue the discussion at the June meeting.
The Licensed Psychology Advisory Committee of the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board spent its May meeting reviewing draft regulatory language that would change the experience requirement for psychologist licensure to two years, or 3,600 hours, and debated whether some predoctoral practicum hours should count toward that total.
The committee did not adopt a final rule. Members directed staff to prepare options and to continue the discussion at the committee’s next meeting on June 10, 2025.
The discussion matters because the change would alter how early-career psychologists document supervised experience before full licensure. Leslie Allen, a staff member for the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board, presented draft language that would require 1 year and 1,800 hours to be an internship meeting the stated standards, while the remaining 1 year and 1,800 hours could be predoctoral, postdoctoral, or a…
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