Letter to The Editor, Canadian Psychologist: Dear Mr. Gibson.

In this letter to the editor, O. Spreen reports an error in "Applied Training Programmes of Psychology in Canada: A Survey" by Artur Z. Arthur (Canadian Psychologist Psychologie Canadienne, 1971[Jan], Vol 12[1], 46-65). Page 49 contains an error regarding the available staff for applied training programs at the University of Victoria. The correct figure under column 7 (staff, full-time, psychology) should not be 40. Instead the correct figure for 1971-72 should be 11; under "staff, other departments", 4 should be listed; under "staff, part-time", 1 should be listed; under "staff in applied settings", 3 should be listed. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2007-02140-007.) A survey of professional applied training programmes in the Canadian universities was carried out in 1969. Reported were 29 programmes: 17 in clinical psychology, 4 each in counselling and school psychology, one each in educational psychology and learning disabilities and 2 in experimental psychopathology. The number of places in the universities was related to the expected manpower requirements. Information was also given concerning the numbers of teachers in each programme, the types of applied settings utilized, and the different courses offered. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Applied training programmes of psychology in Canada: A survey.

[Correction Notice: An erratum for this article was reported in Vol 12(2) of Canadian Psychologist Psychologie Canadienne (see record 2007-02141-045). Page 49 contains an error regarding the available staff for applied training programs at the University of Victoria. The correct figure under column 7 (staff, full-time, psychology) should not be 40. Instead the correct figure for 1971-72 should be 11; under "staff, other departments", 4 should be listed; under "staff, part-time", 1 should be listed; under "staff in applied settings", 3 should be listed.] A survey of professional applied training programmes in the Canadian universities was carried out in 1969. Reported were 29 programmes: 17 in clinical psychology, 4 each in counselling and school psychology, one each in educational psychology and learning disabilities and 2 in experimental psychopathology. The number of places in the universities was related to the expected manpower requirements. Information was also given concerning the numbers of teachers in each programme, the types of applied settings utilized, and the different courses offered. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Supplement to listing of APA-approved doctoral and internship training programs.

This article provides a supplement to the listing of APA-approved doctoral and internship training programs. A number of changes in the list of APA-Approved Doctoral Programs in Professional (Clinical, Counseling, and School) Psychology and in the list of APA-Approved Internship Programs in Professional Psychology are announced by the Committee on Accreditation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

APA-accredited doctoral programs in professional psychology: 1985.

The Committee on Accreditation has accredited the doctoral training programs in clinical, counseling, and school psychology that are conducted by the institutions below. The original date of accreditation, listed for each program, is the day on which the program's accredited status became effective. According to Section 9.c of the Accreditation Procedures, accreditation is effective as of the last day of the initial site visit, the report of which was among the documents used in reaching the accreditation decision. Any student enrolled in a program as of the date accreditation becomes effective is considered a graduate of an accredited program. Readers who desire 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 APA Accreditation Office. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Apa-approved doctoral programs in clinical, counseling, and school psychology: 1973.

Presents a list of institutions conducting doctoral training programs in clinical, counseling, and school psychology that are approved by the American Psychological Associations's Committee on Accreditation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Supplement to listing of APA-approved doctoral and internship training programs.

Announces changes in the list of APA-Approved Doctoral Programs in Professional (Clinical, Counseling, and School) Psychology and Predoctoral Internship Programs in Psychology. These changes update the listings published in the December 1980 American Psychologist (pp. 1111- 1118). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Supplement to listing of APA-accredited doctoral and predoctoral internship training programs in psychology.

The Committee on Accreditation announces the changes presented here to the list of APA-Accredited Doctoral Programs in Professional (Clinical, Counseling, School) Psychology and Predoctoral Internship Programs in Professional Psychology. The original date of accreditation, listed for each program, is the day on which the program's accredited status became effective. Please note that there is an additional "captive" internship training program at the end of this list. These changes update the listing published in the December 1985 American Psychologist (pp. 1380-1398). Complete lists are available on request from the APA Accreditation Office. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

A note on the use of tests as learning devices.

Although "learning" has long been a stated aim of tests in content areas, few suggestions to facilitate this aim have been made. A method of testing illustrated in this paper, used in a beginning graduate level course in child development and educational psychology at Harvard University, appeared to have furthered the learning of some of the students. Because this method was relatively well received and appeared to contribute to decreasing the gap between teaching and testing, the authors consider it of possible value for other instructors. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

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

With this issue, R. A. Weinberg completes his editorial responsibilities for a special feature in Professional School Psychology, entitled "Up Close and Personal..." The purpose of the feature is to take an in-depth look at the development of university training programs in school psychology, highlighting a different nationally known program in each issue. The program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, directed by Thomas R. Kratochwill, is the featured program for this issue of the journal. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Suggested Project.

Comments on the monograph Education for Psychotherapy (1962), by Gertrude Blanck. The current authors suggests that while the pamphlet was a worthy effort to provide information about appropriate facilities for those seeking training in psychotherapy, including doctoral programs in clinical psychology, there are mistakes and distortions, particularly in the information for the Teachers College, Columbia University program. Because of this, it is suggested that all the programs described must, to varying extents, be misrepresented, and that anyone turning to it for help is very likely to be misled. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Doctoral training programs in clinical psychology and in counseling psychology.

"On recommendation of the Committee on Evaluation, the Education and Training Board with the concurrence of the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Association has approved the doctoral training programs in clinical and in psychology that are conducted by the institutions listed… ." Of the 47 institutions indicated in the clinical psychology list, six are asterisked to indicate that the institutions have recently developed programs which meet minimum standards. Of the 25 institutions in the counseling psychology list, seven have been asterisked. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Doctoral training programs in clinical psychology and in counseling psychology.

"On recommendation of the Committee on Evaluation, the Education and Training Board with the concurrence of the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Association has approved the doctoral training programs in clinical psychology and in counseling psychology" conducted by the institutions listed. Under "Doctoral Programs in Clinical Psychology" 57 institutions are listed; 7 of these have interim approval while the others are undifferentiated by any rating. Under "Doctoral Programs in Counseling Psychology" 24 institutions are listed; 1 of these has interim approval. From Psyc Abstracts 36:02:2AM12A. (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)     

More theoretical risks.

Responds to the comments by F. Paniagua ("Kuhn's paradigmatic view of psychology and Skinner's theory of behavior." Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 11, 1991, 122-125) on the current author's original article, "Meehl revisited: A look at paradigms in psychology" (Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology 9, 1989, 30-36), in which the current author reviewed Paul Meehl's (see record 1979-25042-001) famous article "Theroetical risks and tabular asterisks: Sir Karl; Sir Ronald, and the slow progress of soft psychology." According to the current author, Paniagua takes exception to two casual remarks made in the current author's paper, one about Kuhn and the other about Skinner, but neither remark is related to the actual thesis. Paniagua's comments do not carry the substantive aspects of the article forward, which is unfortunate asserts the current author, because the theory discussed therein may prove useful in understanding the nature and evolution of psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The Implications of 'Psychological Injuries' for Clinical Psychology Training Programs.

This paper uses the psychological and legal concept of "psychological injury" as an illustration of the evolving market for psychological knowledge and of necessary changes in the graduate and internship training of clinical psychologists. Our current graduate and internship training fails many of our students through neglecting important areas of knowledge and experience. In this paper, I discuss the importance of exposing graduate students to: a) the economics of mental health; b) professional roles involving knowledge dissemination outside traditional academia; c) information needs of direct and indirect consumers of psychological knowledge; and, d) communication skills necessary when interacting with nonpsychologists. Suggestions are made for the improvement of our graduate training programs, including more explicit acknowledgement of the likely career paths of most of our graduates. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

On Professionalization in Psychology.

This column comments on an article by Drevdahl in the January, 1956 issue of the "American Psychologist". In his article, Drevdahl offers an analysis of ABEPP in its relationship to graduate training programs in clinical psychology. His basic point seems to be that if ABEPP claims for itself the ability to judge what is "good" and "competent" in psychological practice then it ought to use this knowledge to improve professional training. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Education and Training Board. Doctoral training programs in clinical psychology and in counseling psychology.

"On recommendation of the Committee on Evaluation, the Education and Training Board with the concurrence of the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Association has approved the doctoral training programs in clinical psychology and in counseling psychology… " in a number of institutions. 43 institutions are specified in the clinical psychology approved list; 23 in the counseling psychology list. The institutions listed have been reported to the USPHS, to the VA and to the Surgeon General's Department of the U. S. Army. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Accredited internship and postdoctoral programs for training in psychology: 2009.

Presents the official listing of accredited internship and postdoctoral residency 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/intern.html), but that listing is for informational purposes only and should not be used for official credential review. 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. The accreditation status listed for each program reflects that program’s current status. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

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)