Arkansas Code
Subchapter 4 - Regulation of Neuropsychology Technicians
§ 17-97-401. Technicians employed by psychologists — Supervision — Definition

(a)
(1) A technician may be employed by a licensed psychologist in the practice of neuropsychology.
(2)
(A) An individual employed as a technician may be employed only in neuropsychological testing and shall be restricted to the administration and scoring of standardized objective tests.
(B) An individual employed as a technician may not administer or score projective tests.


(b)
(1) A technician shall have a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution, preferably with a major in psychology.
(2) The basic educational background of a technician shall include passing grades from instruction in:
(A) Abnormal psychology;
(B) Personality;
(C) Psychological statistics; and
(D) Psychological testing.

(3) As used in this subsection, “passing grade” means:
(A) “C” in a letter grading system;
(B) “Pass” in a pass/fail system; or
(C) “Satisfactory” in a satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading system.

(4) A technician who has completed a degree with a nonpsychology major shall have completed course work with passing grades in the subject matter areas listed in subdivision (b)(2) of this section.
(5)
(A) A technician who does not have this academic background and is currently employed by a psychologist shall be provided with specific information to supplement his or her training in neuropsychological test administration.
(B) Any technician employed by a psychologist in the future shall be required to meet the academic background specified in this section.


(c) In addition to formal university or college-based preparation, a technician shall demonstrate training and instruction in the numerous areas that pertain to his or her role as a technician as established by the Arkansas Psychology Board.
(d) It is the intent of this section that:
(1) Every effort shall be made to employ only those applicants with degrees in psychology; and
(2) For those employees who do not possess a degree in psychology, the technician, before engaging in service delivery, shall have successfully completed the requirements of this section by obtaining formal university or college course work in the courses delineated in this section.

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