Psychology Advanced Placement
If you are selected for appointment, you may, at the agency’s discretion, be appointed to a higher level. You must inform the agency of any additional qualifications at the time of the interview.
Psychology Trainee 2
To be considered for advanced placement to Psychologist Trainee 2, you must possess:
Either 1. . One year of appropriately supervised post-master's clinical psychology experience in a clinical, forensic, community mental health, or school setting, where your primary duties were providing psychological services* as described below;
Or 2. Completed a clinical psychology practicum, externship, or fieldwork assignment as part of a qualifying master’s degree in psychology program.
Psychologist 1 or Psychologist 1 (Spanish Language)
To be considered for advanced placement to Psychologist 1 or Psychologist 1 (Spanish Language), you must possess:
Either 1.Two years appropriately supervised post-master’s clinical psychology experience in a clinical, forensic, community mental health, or school setting, where your primary duties were providing psychological services* as described below;
Or 2. Completed a clinical psychology practicum, externship, or fieldwork assignment as part of a qualifying master’s degree in psychology program and have one year of appropriately supervised post-master’s clinical psychology experience in a clinical, forensic, community mental health, or school setting, where your primarily duties were providing psychological services* as described below.
*Qualifying Advanced Placement Experience: For the purposes of these examinations, qualifying experience is considered to be direct experience with individuals, families, or groups in a hospital, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric clinic, community mental health clinic, correctional facility, intermediate care facility, institutional or school setting, or community based residential and/or day program, under the supervision of a doctoral level psychologist, licensed psychologist, licensed physician, licensed psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, or licensed clinical social worker (or in the case of school psychologists with permanent certification from the New York State Education Department, working under the supervision of a school principal or similar administrator). In order for experience to be considered qualifying, primary duties must have included activities such as administering assessments and tests for diagnostic psychological evaluations or completing functional behavior assessments; developing behavior support plans or writing psychological treatment plans; and/or providing psychological counseling and treatment in one or more of the following areas: mental and/or emotional disorders, cognitive disorders, behavioral disorders, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, addictions, substance use disorders, sex offender assessment and treatment, or forensic mental health.
Examples of non-qualifying experience include but are not limited to: experimental psychology and industrial/organizational psychology.