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Originally Posted by 4410
I know another lady who works at the VA and had a PhD degree in clinical psychology from a University in England. She had taken the EPPP and passed it but the psychology board evaluated her transcripts and said she would have to enroll in a respecialization program and take a number of courses and do a year long internship. It was very extensive what she was going to have to do so she went to the LPC board and they allowed her to gain licensure as a LPC.
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Just to be clear...she is licensed at the master's level and is practicing as an LPC? I want that to be clear because you have a way of confusing details in regard to training and scope of practice, which can be misleading to students not familiar with the VA requirements, which I have included below.
If she was hired as a psychologist....the VA would not have been able to even consider her, let alone hire her because she did not meet MULTIPLE VA requirements, all of which would have screened her out before even making it to an interview.
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To be eligible for employment as a VA Psychologist, a person must be a U.S. citizen and must have completed an APA-accredited graduate program in psychology AND must have completed an APA-accredited internship in Psychology, with the specialty area of the degree consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed. The only exception is for those who complete a new VA internship that is not yet accredited.
SOURCE: http://www.psychologytraining.va.gov/eligibility.asp
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