Article archive / January 1, 2014
Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 5. Source pages: 6.
In their agenda for the December 2013 meeting, the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists noted that under “Committee Reports,” that the committee for Supervision/ Credential Reviews may discuss the issue of supervision by medical psychologists.
The agenda noted, “The board will review credentials and supervision plans of applicants for licensure. The Board may also discuss the issue of Medical Psychologists supervising post doc students.” The two members on this committee are Drs. Darla Burnett and Jessica Brown, who are both Medical Psychologists.
The supervision of candidates for a license in psychology by Medical Psychologists who have dropped their license under the state psychology board, has been a controversial issue in the community. Louisiana is the only state where this is the case.
In a June 13, 2011 decision the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (LSBEP) reversed their October 2010 opinion (#012) that said only psychologists licensed under the LSBEP would qualify as supervisors of students, interns, or post- doctoral individuals who seek licensure as a psychologist.
The reversal came after Dr. John Bolter, a medical psychologist representing the Medical Psychology Advisory Committee (MPAC), and Dr. Robert Marier, Executive Director of the state medical board, sent requests to the Chair, Dr. Joe Comaty, also a medical psychologist, and asked that the LSBEP reconsider their opinion, according to the published statements.
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