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You've finished your dissertation, completed a predoctoral internship, completed a postdoctoral internship, and taken the EPPP. You've been in contact with your licensing board and done everything they've asked cheerfully, accurately, and promptly. What more could a state board want of you? Some states want only your licensing fee at this point, but many have additional requirements.

How can I find out whether my state has additional requirements?

By now, you should be well-acquainted with your licensing board and its requirements. You should know what else it expects of you and what its timetables are. Contact your state or provincial board. Don't guess, and don't assume your state is similar to another.

What are typical additional requirements?

Many states require a state-specific jurisprudence exam, which may be oral or written. States may also test your knowledge of ethics, capacity for clinical decision-making, knowledge of continuing education requirements, and understanding of your professional strengths and weaknesses, to name just a few areas. A state exam can range from a brief multiple-choice instrument to a multi-part oral examination. State boards will tell you what you are expected to do and application deadlines. They may send a packet containing the Ethical Principles and relevant state laws. General links to state-by-state legislation can be found at legal.online, and your board's page may present or link to the relevant laws.

Some states may have allowed you to practice under a limited license or in a postdoc while you met additional education or supervision requirements. You would need to meet whatever requirements the board assigned.

What resources are available for people studying for state exams?

• ATTBS Orals study materials are available for purchase. California, Colorado, and Texas are currently represented, but you may find the materials helpful for other states' orals as well. AATBS includes a chapter on oral exams in its written study materials.
• Academic Review Orals
• NEWPSYCHLIST is an APA listserve for new psychologists. People sometimes discuss state exams here. Click on the link and follow the subscription information further down the page.
• APA's Ethics Office provides access to these documents:
  • Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct
  • APA Ethics Committee Rules and Procedures
  • Statement by the Ethics Committee on Services by Telephone, Teleconferencing, and Internet
• Ask your board whether practice materials or mock oral examinations are available.

These ethics texts might be helpful:

Donald N. Bersoff
Ethical Conflicts in Psychology
(1995) American Psychological Assn; ISBN 155798302X

Mathilda B. Canter, Bruce E. Bennett (Contributor), Stanley E. Jones (Contributor)
Ethics for Psychologists: A Commentary on the APA Ethics Code
(1994) American Psychological Assn; ISBN 1557982597

Gerald P. Koocher, Patricia Keith-Spiegel
Ethics in Psychology: Professional Standards and Cases (Oxford Textbooks in Clinical Psychology, Vol 3) (2nd edition)
(1998) Oxford Univ Press; ISBN 0195092015

Kenneth S. Pope, Melba Jean Trinidad Vasquez
Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling: A Practical Guide (Jossey-Bass Social and Behavioral Science Series) (2nd edition)
(1998) Jossey-Bass Publishers; ISBN 0787943061

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