NY internship (1750 hours), GA license (2000 required): what to do?

[benanni]

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Hey all,

I've done all my training through now in New York, but accepted a postdoc position in Georgia and am considering getting licensed there. However, I'm realizing that GA requires 2,000 internship hours, a figure that's just not realistic within the structure of my internship, which is more than halfway over (and let's be real, how is that possible for any internship program without extreme pain?).

Is there any way to bridge this gap? Or does this foreclose the possibility of getting licensed in Georgia?

 

[psych.meout]

Your internship in total isn't 2000 hours? Is this a full year of internship?

40 hours/week x ~50 weeks = ~2000 hours.

 

[WisNeuro]

The 2000 hours simply refers to the internship being full-time. It's essentially full-time with 2 weeks off. It's what the vast majority of us do.

 

[psych.meout]

The 2000 hours simply refers to the internship being full-time. It's essentially full-time with 2 weeks off. It's what the vast majority of us do.

Exactly. It includes everything, from direct patient care, to notes, to supervision, to didactics.

 

[GregK]

Why don't you call me to discuss this. Internships are required to be one calendar year in duration, regardless of number of hours, so I'm not sure why there would be a problem. My guess is it has something to do with how hours are being counted. I'm at 512-410-0002.

Greg


Greg Keilin, PhD
APPIC Match Coordinator

 

[AcronymAllergy]

Agreed with what's been said above--looks like they require 2000 hours of "hours of organized training experiences appropriate to the academic program specialty area," of which 500 hours of direct patient contact. As mentioned, 2000 hours basically just means one year of full-time work (which is 2080 hours).

If it's an APA-accredited internship and you are there for a full year, you should be fine.