Article 1-1
The internship for at least one year with qualified results, as mentioned in Paragraph 1, Article 2 of this Act, refers to completion of the required items and number of weeks or hours of internship specified in Article 1-4 at a medical care institution that has passed the teaching hospital accreditation and is accredited to offer practical training in clinical psychology, passing the examinations, and holding a certificate issued by that institution.
For the internship mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the medical care institution may arrange interns to carry out internship for a period no more than half of the total weeks or hours required at an institution for clinical psychologists’ practice as specified by the central competent authority.

Article 1-2
The internship for at least one year with qualified results, as mentioned in Paragraph 2, Article 2 of this Act, refers to completion of the required items and number of weeks or hours of internship specified in Article 1-5 at a medical care institution that has passed the teaching hospital accreditation and is accredited to offer practical training in counseling psychology, or at an institution for counseling psychologists’ practice as specified by the central competent authority, passing the examinations, and holding a certificate issued jointly by that institution and the university at which the student is enrolled.

Article 1-3
The recognition of internship as provided in the two preceding articles shall not apply to students who were enrolled at the college, faculty or division of an university specified in Article 2 of this Act before the enforcement of the amendment to these Rules on June 28, 2011.

Article 1-4
Internship stipulated in Paragraph 1, Article 2 of this Act shall include all of the following practical training programs:
1. Psychological assessment of general mental state and functions
2. Psychological counseling and psychotherapy for deviation and disturbances in psychological development, social adaptation or cognition, emotions, behaviors, etc.
3. Psychological counseling and psychotherapy for neurosis
4. Psychological assessment and psychotherapy for psychosis
5. Psychological assessment and psychotherapy for cerebral mental functions
6. Other elective items relating to clinical psychology
The internship mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be conducted under the supervision of a clinical psychologist who has been practicing for two years, or more; the number of weeks or hours of internship shall total 48 weeks or 1920 hours, or more.

Article 1-5
Internship stipulated in Paragraph 2, Article 2 of this Act shall include all of the following practical training programs:
1. Individual, marriage or family counseling and psychotherapy
2. Group counseling and psychotherapy
3. Case evaluation and psychological assessment
4. Psychological counseling, mental health education and preventive promotion work
5. Professional administration for counseling psychology institutions or agencies
6. Other elective items relating to counseling psychology, including psychological counseling and psychotherapy for neurosis, crisis management or case management
The internship mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be conducted under the supervision of a counseling psychologist who has been practicing for two years, or more; the number of weeks or hours of internship shall total 43 weeks or 1500 hours, or more; duration of the practical training mentioned in Subparagraphs 1 to 3 above shall total 9 weeks or 360 hours, or more.

Article 1-6
The required number of weeks or hours of practical training stated in the two preceding articles shall not include night-shift duty and duty on holidays, and shall be undertaken continuously as a full-time job.

Article 1-7
Those who have studied in the clinical (or counseling) psychology institute, faculty, division or related psychological study institute of an overseas university or college specified in Article 2 of this Act, majoring in clinical (or counseling) psychology, have obtained a doctoral degree and the respective psychologist certificate, and have completed the practical training equivalent to those listed in Articles 1-4 and 1-5 in their doctoral program of study overseas may apply to the central competent authority for a case-by-case examination. With the overseas psychologist certificate they obtained, they may apply for deduction of the number of weeks or hours of practical training as laid down in Paragraph 2 of Article 1-4 or Paragraph 2 of Article 1-5. However, the number of weeks or hours to be deducted shall not exceed two-thirds of the required number.
For the abovementioned case-by-case examination, the central competent authority shall invite the relevant psychologists, psychological experts and scholars, and representatives from relevant organizations for its execution. Of these people, the total number of psychologists, psychological experts and scholars shall not be less than half of the constituents.