Dubai Healthcare Professionals Licensing Guide 2013

13.29 Psychology
Psychologist
يسفن يئاصخا
Psychometrist
يسفنلا سايقلا ينف
Title Qualifications Experience
Psychology Technician
يسفن ينقت
Postgraduate Doctoral degree 17 (example: Ph.D., Psy.D.,
Ed.D., D.Clin.Psy) from an approved psychology faculty or an
educational faculty with focus on psychology OR
Postgraduate Masters level degree (includes MSc, MA,
M.Phil) of not less than two years from a psychology faculty
or an educational faculty with focus on psychology AND after
completion of Bachelor degree in psychology
Bachelor degree (includes B.A. or B.S.) in psychometrics
Bachelor degree (includes B.A. and B.S.) in psychology from a
psychology department faculty or an educational faculty with
focus on psychology
- Two years’ experience in the designated
field.
- Completion of internship program.
Evidence of training, experience, and
competencies related to specific psychometric
tools.
Note: this license allows practice only under
onsite supervision by a licensed Psychologist
No experience required.
Note: this license allows practice only under
onsite supervision by a licensed Psychologist
and is available ONLY for Emirati applicants
17
Three years of full-time study or the equivalent, including seminars, tutorials, or other graduate level coursework representing two years of full-time study or the
equivalent and include:
a) Coursework in scientific and professional ethics and standards of practice, and issues of cultural and ethnic diversity;
b) At least three semester hours or five graduate quarter hours in each of the following substantive content areas: biological basis of behaviour; cognitiveaffective
basis of behaviour; social basis of behaviour;
c) Individual difference; psychometrics; and research design, methodology, and analysis
d) One year of supervised practicum, internship, field experience, or applied research, which is appropriate to the practice of psychology. To meet this
requirement, a "practicum" must be the equivalent of an "internship." – online courses are not acceptable-
Healthcare Professional licensing Guide – 2013 Page 92 HRD/RAS//PRU/002