STUDENT GUIDELINES FOR PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT BY A PSYCHOLOGIST

Psychology graduate students are not permitted to take jobs as psychotherapists in private practice settings.This is true whether or not you are being paid for the work.' For example, you cannot work in another person's private practice even under supervision, and even if you work without remuneration.

Should a situation arise where a person in a private practice setting has a non-psychotherapy opportunity that is especially appropriate for you, it may be possible to make arrangements to be employed through a contract with the Center for Applied Psychology. You cannot do outpatient psychotherapy under any circumstances. Possible options could include a program evaluation, library research, or other research activities. If you have any questions, see your Program Director.

Policy regarding employment as a school psychologist while a student in good standing within the Doctoral School Psychology Program at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology:

A student within the Rutgers School Psychology Program is expected to adhere to the codes of conduct of the University and the American Psychological Association. No student who enters the program without a certificate in school psychology my be employed as a school psychologist under an emergency or provisional certificate, or any such certificate in New Jersey or elsewhere, prior to the satisfactory completion of the third year of full-time study as outlined in the four year model program (see current GSAPP catalog). This also includes passing the general comprehensive examination. Any student seeking employment as a school psychologist, including as an intern, must obtain written permission from the Director of Training of the School Psychology Program prior to accepting such position.
"Approved by the school psychology faculty on March 28, 2005."

Being a student at GSAPP supersedes having a master's degree such as an MSW or M.Ed. You may not work in an individual or private practice with one of those degrees while you are a student at GSAPP.

Organizational psychology students training in organizational settings currently do not fall under the jurisdiction of this rule (January 1995)