HOW TO APPLY FOR A REGISTERED PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANT LICENSE

Submit:

• Notarized application form for the psychological assistant completed and signed by the Delaware-licensed psychologist
• Prorated processing fee by check or money order made payable to the "State of Delaware."
• Official transcript showing earned masters degree based on a program of studies which is psychological in content and specifically designed to train and prepare psychologists. The college or university must be accredited by the United States Department of Education or by an accrediting agency recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation, or its successor.
• Job description defining the role the psychological assistant will play in the practice, signed by the licensed psychologist. The description must include
• range and type of duties assigned including limits of independent action and decision making
• detailed emergency and contingency plan which must describe the assistant's plan of action in time of clinical crisis, including prearranged emergency consultations and the mechanism for obtaining these consultations.
• “Acceptance of responsibility statement” signed by the licensed psychologist on the application.
• Letter(s) from supervising psychologist(s) documenting a minimum of 450 hours of supervised internship, externship or practical completed as part of a program of studies.