Accredited doctoral programs in professional psychology: 2009.

Presents the official listing of accredited doctoral programs. It reflects all Commission on Accreditation decisions through July 19, 2009. This list also is provided by electronic means (http://www.apa.org/ed/accreditation/doctoral.html), but that listing is for informational purposes only and should not be used for official credential review. The Commission on Accreditation has accredited the doctoral training programs in professional psychology in the areas of (a) clinical, (b) counseling, (c) school, (d) other developed practice areas, and (e) combinations of two or three of the above areas. They are listed alphabetically below by their host institutions. Also listed for each program is the date of the next regularly scheduled site visit. The accreditation status listed for each program reflects that program’s current status. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distance education in professional training in psychology.

Distance learning methods have had a dramatic effect on undergraduate education and are being incorporated by graduate and professional programs in a variety of areas, including psychology. To address the implications of these developments, an APA task force was organized in 2001 and presented its findings in 2002. This article summarizes key findings of the task force regarding (a) developments in distance education applications to training in professional psychology, (b) significant issues regarding best practices and quality assurance, (c) implications of accreditation standards for programs based on distance methods, (d) licensure and recognition of graduates from online programs, and (e) implications of distance education methods for campus-based programs. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Supplement to listing of accredited doctoral, internship, and postdoctoral training programs in professional psychology.

The Commission on Accreditation announces the following status changes for accredited doctoral (clinical, counseling, school, developed practice area, and combined professional-scientific), internship, and postdoctoral residency programs in professional psychology. These changes update the listing provided in the December 2010 issue of the American Psychologist. Except for newly accredited programs, updates for year of next review will not appear in this listing but will be updated annually in December. Hard copies of these listings are available on request from the APA Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation. The most up-to-date listings are provided online (http://www.apa.org/ed/accreditation/ programs/index.aspx). The current listings do not contain a full historical record of accredited programs and should not be used for historical credential review. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Accredited doctoral programs in professional psychology: 2004.

Presents the official listing of accredited psychology doctoral programs, reflecting all committee decisions through July 17, 2004. The Committee on Accreditation has accredited the doctoral training programs in the traditional substantive areas of clinical, counseling, school, or combined professional–scientific psychology representing two or more of those areas. The original date of accreditation, listed for each program, is the day on which the program’s accredited status became effective. Program review is governed by the “Guidelines and Principles for Accreditation of Programs in Professional Psychology.” Also listed for each program is the date of the next regularly scheduled site visit or submission of self-study report. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

School psychology: A specialty of professional psychology with distinct competencies and complexities.

School psychology at the doctoral level is recognized as a specialty of professional psychology by the American Psychological Association, with corresponding licensure as a psychologist granted by state boards of psychology. School psychology also is regulated by state boards of education; they set the credentialing standards for professional practice in public schools. The intent of this article is to enhance the understanding of this distinct and multiply influenced specialty. The need for psychological services in schools is highlighted, followed by a discussion of multiple influences and licensing/credentialing issues. Next, the specialty is delineated, its distinctiveness highlighted, and competencies for practice in the public schools elaborated. Finally, education/training models and mechanisms for program accreditation are described, as are the major professional organizations in school psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Accredited doctoral programs in professional psychology: 2007.

Provides the official listing of accredited doctoral programs. The list reflects all committee decisions through July 22, 2007. The Committee on Accreditation has accredited the doctoral training programs in professional psychology in the areas of (a) clinical, (b) counseling, (c) school, (d) other developed practice areas, and (e) combinations of two or three of the above areas listed alphabetically by their host institutions. Also listed are doctoral programs withdrawing from accreditation or closing. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Tragedy of growing isolation.

Reply to the article by G. W. Albee (see record 1971-08263-001) discussing the conflict between scientific and professional psychology. The current author believes that Albee's article implies medicine and sociology have resolved their similar problems. He believes that with small changes in wording, the article could describe the difficulties between sociologists and social workers or between hospital staff physicians and the American Medical Association. Rather than institutionalize our differences in permanent and separate scientific and professional programs and societies, we should make another attempt at unity and cross-fertilization. The tragedy of growing isolation between scientific and professional areas of psychology should be remedied, not encouraged. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Discussion 1.

Discusses the three articles by Meyers (see record 1989-17318-001), Phillips (see record 1989-17118-001), and Genshaft and Wiesniewski (see record 1989-17107-001) that comprise the symposium on the challenges and opportunities inherent in the future of social psychology, which centers on the linkages between psychological theories and research and school practice; the implications for the current state of knowledge and practice for professional education and training, especially the evaluation of professional preparation components; and finally, the ultimate effect that these new directions will have on credentialing and licensing standards, statues, and regulations. This is an important session for school psychology because we now enter a phase in our professional history where there are more than 10,000 practitioners identified with the field, more than 40 APA-accredited school psychology programs, a recently adopted set of policy statements for the joint accreditation of doctoral-level school psychology programs by the American Psychological Association (APA) and the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), and standards for professional practice promulgated by these two organizations that share common elements and emphases. Moreover, national attention to the state of education at the elementary and secondary levels as well as precollege preparation, in combination with longstanding concerns for exceptional individuals, the handicapped, and the gifted, place psychology and school psychology in an advantageous position to contribute significantly to the education of all children as well as to the promotion of mental health and social role functioning of children, youths, and adults. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The necessary common knowledge approach to broad and general education for professional psychologists.

This paper advocates the necessary common knowledge approach to meaningful broad and general scientific education (as distinct from professional/clinical education) for professional psychologists. Adopting this plan leads to an explicit core curriculum. The current view of the American Psychological Association's Commission on Accreditation regarding broad and general is described. “Common” and “essential” knowledge in medicine are described along with law's core curriculum. A general rationale for broad and general education is developed, and preferred kinds of experiences are suggested. As an example for psychology, a broad and general course on cognitive and affective bases of behavior is described. The way the necessary common view fits with the educational competency movement is explained. High quality broad and general education will have a positive impact on both research and professional practice. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

APA-approved internships for doctoral training in clinical and counseling psychology: 1973.

Presents a list of agencies offering internships approved for doctoral training in professional psychology by the American Psychological Association's Committee on Accreditation. The current criteria for accreditation of internship training programs no longer make the distinction between clinical and counseling internship programs; therefore, the separate listing of approved programs by professional specialty has been dropped. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

School psychology graduate training: A comprehensive analysis.

Describes a comprehensive study of the nature of graduate training in school psychology. A historical perspective is presented. Demographic information on current trends in school psychology training at the master's, specialist, and doctoral levels is provided. A discriminant analysis of the curriculum for doctoral, master's, and specialist programs at 211 institutions is examined, and conclusions are drawn with regard to the relation between the content at these 2 levels of training. It is concluded that school psychology training has advanced significantly in the past 10 yrs and is moving gradually to the doctoral level. A discussion of the implications of these data for professional psychology is provided. Suggestions are made for organizational changes that will facilitate the accreditation of school psychology programs and ameliorate the historical concern regarding the appropriate entry level for practice. (37 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Professional issues in Canadian counselling psychology: Identity, education, and professional practice.

The past decade has seen significant growth in counselling psychology's professional identity, increased visibility of the specialization within applied psychology, and advances in doctoral training and accreditation by the Canadian Psychological Association. The current article details professional issues associated with the recent evolution of the field, including the establishment of a strong professional identity for the profession, developments and challenges associated with graduate training (e.g., the limited availability of predoctoral internships), and the implications of the dynamic, changing workplace environment for graduates affiliated with counselling psychology. Recommendations are offered for continued development of the specialization in its Canadian context. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Accreditation of graduate programs in psychology: An analysis.

Accreditation refers to the process by which an organization or agency formally recognizes that a college or university, or a program of instruction in a college or university, has met certain qualifications or standards. The purpose of this system is to maintain quality among the accredited institutions or programs. It is basic to an understanding of the unique accrediting function in psychology to recognize that psychology is the only discipline within the traditional graduate school of arts and sciences which has, thus far, attempted formal accreditation of the PhD degree. In order better to understand the issues as well as the present status of accreditation in graduate education in psychology, we will review briefly the historical development of accreditation and will sketch the current operational procedures. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Up close and personal: An inside look at university training programs in school psychology.

I am pleased to have the opportunity as Guest Associate Editor to build on the outstanding special feature of Professional School Psychology, "Up Close and Personal: An Inside Look at University Training Programs in School Psychology" initiated by Richard A. Weinberg (1986). By adding the school psychology program of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill to the list of exemplary university training programs previously featured in the journal, we hope to maintain the established goal "to take a focused look at various programs through the eyes of the educators who have guided their direction" (Weinberg, 1986, p. 61). The feature's focus on American Psychological Association (APA)-accredited school psychology programs in a historical context provides a fascinating perspective on the intellectual history of programs and individual efforts to shape their academic and professional standards. Perhaps as we continue to feature school psychology programs, the focus on the future directions of each program will reveal the innovative changes emerging from the crucial scientific and practical issues in which professional psychology is currently engulfed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Accredited internship and postdoctoral programs for training in psychology: 2008.

This article provides an official listing of accredited internship and postdoctoral residency programs. It reflects all Commission on Accreditation decisions through July 20, 2008. The Commission on Accreditation has accredited the predoctoral internship and postdoctoral residency training programs in psychology offered by the agencies listed. The accreditation status listed for each program reflects that program's current status. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

APA-accredited doctoral programs in clinical, counseling, and school psychology: 1983.

The Committee on Accreditation has accredited the doctoral training programs in clinical, counseling, and school psychology that are conducted by the institutions listed below. In the institutions listed, the accredited programs are directed by the department of psychology unless otherwise indicated. All programs, unless otherwise noted, are PhD programs. Programs that have not requested evaluation, and programs that have been evaluated but not accredited, are not included in the list. Readers desiring information on training goals and approaches of specific programs are encouraged to write directly to the departments in which the programs are offered. The criteria for evaluating these programs can be obtained from the Accreditation Office. There are three categories of accreditation. Full accreditation is awarded to any program that, in the professional judgment of the committee, meets the criteria in a satisfactory manner. Provisional accreditation is awarded to programs making initial application that, in the professional judgment of the committee, do not meet all the criteria but for which the committee believes there is a reasonable expectation that they will be met within a foreseeable period of time from the date of the initial site visit. Probation is the category into which a fully accredited program is placed when the committee has evidence that the program is not currently in satisfactory compliance with the criteria. Inclusion of an institution in this list indicates accreditation of doctoral programs in clinical, counseling, school, and combined professional-scientific psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Accredited doctoral programs in professional psychology: 2010.

This is the official listing of accredited doctoral programs. It reflects all Commission on Accreditation decisions through July 18, 2010. The Commission on Accreditation has accredited the doctoral training programs in professional psychology in the areas of (a) clinical, (b) counseling, (c) school, (d) other developed practice areas, and (e) combinations of two or three of the above areas. They are listed by their host institutions. The original date of accreditation, listed for each program, is the day on which the program’s accredited status became effective. Also listed for each program is the date of the next regularly scheduled site visit. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The development and current status of professional psychology.

The recent development of programs designed to educate highly skilled, practically oriented psychologists has raised questions regarding the appropriateness of many of these programs and has provoked concern regarding the future of the discipline as a whole. The present article offers a brief historical overview of the development of the professional movement and, from such a perspective, examines the current status of professional psychology. It concludes with an appeal for resolution of the long-standing conflict between proponents of practitioner and scientist–professional models of education in psychology. Without such a resolution, it is argued, research and practice will be unlikely in the future to share a viable and mutually beneficial relationship. (21 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The competency movement within psychology: An historical perspective.

The authors provide a recitation of events in recent years that document an increased focus on competency-based models of education, training, and assessment in professional psychology, particularly clinical, counseling, and school psychology, based on the work of the American Psychological Association's (APA's) Task Force on Assessment of Competence in Professional Psychology. The article begins with the inclusion of competencies as part of the "Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct" (APA, 2002). Next, accreditation practices in the United States and Canada are summarized. Competency-based education, training, and credentialing efforts in professional psychology are reviewed, including graduate, practicum, internship, and postdoctoral levels; licensure; postlicensure certifications; and board certification. General and specialty credentialing efforts both in North America and internationally follow. The Competencies Conference: Education and Credentialing in Professional Psychology and work on developing competencies for the profession are discussed. Then initiatives focused specifically on the assessment of competence are delineated. Implications for continued progress toward a culture of the assessment of competence are discussed in light of the historical origins within the profession of the competency-based movement. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)