Division of Counseling Psychology, Committee on Definition. Counseling psychology as a specialty.

"Although counseling psychology leaves to other psychologists the major responsibility for treating psychological disasters, the counseling psychologist may be found working in the full range of social settings. He has unique resources, e.g., tests and other methods of psychological evaluation, for helping individuals to achieve harmonious relationships with their environments. He is willing to work directly with other persons and groups with whom his clients must deal outside of the counseling office. His goal is to further the fullest possible self-realization of those who live in a particular social setting." 20 references. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

APA-Approved Doctoral Programs in Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychology: 1976.

The American Psychological Association Committee on Accreditation has approved the doctoral training programs in clinical, counseling, and school psychology that are conducted by the institutions listed below. In the institutions listed, the approved programs are directed by the department of psychology unless otherwise indicated. Programs that have not requested evaluation, and programs that have been evaluated but not approved, are not included in the list. Inclusion of an institution in this list indicates approval of doctoral programs in clinical, counseling, and school psychology only. Inclusion or noninclusion carries no implications for other graduate programs in psychology or for programs of graduate education in other disciplines. The institutions listed below have been reported to the U.S. Public Health Service, to the Veterans Administration, and to the Surgeon General's Office, Department of the Army, as conducting at the present time approved programs of doctoral training in the areas indicated. (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)     

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)     

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)     

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)     

A note on the training of clinical and counseling psychologists.

"In June of 1958, letters were sent to the department chairmen of the 24 institutions approved by the APA Education and Training Board to train PhD psychologists in both the clinical and counseling specialties… . One-third of the 24 institutions are known to differentiate definitely in course requirements between the two specialties, while only one-eight are known to differentiate definitely in the preliminary examinations used for the two specialties… . Only three of the institutions definitely differentiate between the specialties in terms of both course requirements and preliminary examinations… . it seems obvious that little differentiation is being made between the two specialties in our major training institutions even though these institutions are approved to train for each of the specialties." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Nonwhite Students in Counseling Psychology: A Closer Look.

Thirty-three doctoral programs responded to a survey assessing the racial/ethnic composition of doctoral students and student applicants. Different conclusions were drawn from four methods that were used to calculate the representation of the racial/ethnic groups in the applicant pools and enrollments in American Psychological Association (APA) and non-APA-approved counseling psychology programs. The data suggest that underrepresentation of nonwhites in our graduate programs is not due to the differential utilization of admissions standards for nonwhites, as opposed to other applicants, but rather to the small number of nonwhite students who apply. Although most programs design activities to recruit nonwhite applicants, few programs do as much as possible. Suggestions are presented for making psychology in general, and counseling psychology in particular, more attractive to undergraduate blacks. More nonwhites must view psychology as an appropriate major if the potential pool of graduate school applicants is to increase. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

An Exploratory Examination of Student Dismissals and Prompted Resignations From Clinical Psychology PhD Training Programs: Does Clinical Competency Matter?

How do clinical psychology PhD training programs decide whether a student should be dismissed? Are these decisions related to the student's clinical competency or suitability? Accredited, scientist-practitioner clinical psychology PhD training programs were surveyed about their experiences with dismissal decisions and clinical competency evaluations. Average rates of student dismissal and prompted resignations were low (less than 3% and 6%, respectively) but highly variable across programs. The most common basis for dismissals and resignations pertained to clinical competency concerns and academic standards. However, for 29% of programs, documented dismissal criteria did not include expectations for achievement of a prescribed level of clinical skills proficiency. Implications and suggested courses of action are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

APA-approved internships for doctoral training in clinical and counseling psychology: 1972.

The Committee on Accreditation has approved for doctoral training in professional psychology the internships offered by the agencies listed below. The criteria for evaluating these programs can be obtained from the Educational Affairs Office. 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. Readers desiring information on training goals offered at specific agencies are encouraged to write directly to the agencies. Each of the agencies listed has met the same qualitative standards with respect to adequacy of training. The list is alphabetical by states and agencies within states. (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 that are conducted by the institutions listed… ." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Clinical Psychology in Medical Education.

Greenfield's excellent appraisal (Amer. Psychologist, 1960, 15, 624-625) of the role of clinical psychology in medical education deserves commendation. Despite its brevity, it offers a great deal. In fact, it reads so well and makes such good sense, I was hopeful, as I neared the end, that Greenfield might have an answer to the question he raises implicitly: "What is the unique role of psychology in medical education?" To be sure, this question has plagued the now respectable number of psychologists in medical schools for some time. In my view, the clinical psychologist's "identity as psychologist" is related to his having a PhD which, in turn, is related to his unique contribution to a medical school. To me, the uniqueness is his research role. He may be a teacher, clinician, administrator, jack-of-all-trades. But, to his colleagues, though not always to himself, he is unique because he (supposedly) is prepared as an investigator in human behavior. To our medical school colleagues in the basic sciences (and also to others) the PhD degree represents scholarship, scientific background, and preparation for research. The question must remain: "What is psychology's unique role in medical education?" It happens that the greatest number of psychologists in medical schools are clinical psychologists. But, to look for the answer to the question in terms of the needs and interests of the clinician would be taking a far more narrow view of the problem than it deserves. I think Greenfield would agree. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Clinical and counseling psychology doctoral trainnees: How students perceive internships.

The authors examined applicants' perceptions of internship site types by specialty affiliation (clinical and counseling psychology). Multidimensional scaling analyses suggest that clinical psychology students focus their attention on internship site prestige, future job opportunities, opportunities for research, degree of client psychopathology and physical illness, and their overall comfort in working with the client population associated with the site type. Counseling students focus on fewer attributes, including site prestige, quality of supervision, degree of client physical illness, and comfort in working with the client population. Specialty affiliation also accounted for systematic differences in internship site preferences. Results are discussed with regard to internship supply-and-demand issues, and implications are offered for student applicants, academic training directors, and internship training directors. (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)     

APA-accredited predoctoral internships for doctoral training in clinical and counseling psychology: 1983.

The Committee on Accreditation has accredited the predoctoral internship training programs in psychology offered by the agencies listed. 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 it is not currently in satisfactory compliance with the criteria. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

APA-approved doctoral programs in clinical and in counseling psychology: 1964.

"On the recommendation of the Committee on Evaluation, the Education and Training Board has recommended, and the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Association has approved the doctoral programs in clinical psychology and in counseling psychology that are conducted by the institutions listed." 64 institutions are listed under clinical psychology, 23 under counseling psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

APA approved doctoral programs in clinical and in counseling psychology, 1962.

"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 programs in clinical psychology and in counseling psychology that are conducted by the institutions listed." 60 institutions are in the clinical psychology list; 8 of these have received interim approval while the others have full approval. 25 institutions are in the counseling psychology list; 2 of these have interim approval. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

On "Treatment" in Student Training: Comment.

Comments on Leonard Small's article, "Toward Professional Clinical Psychology" (see record 1964-03434-001). This article has to do with students training to be psychologists and how unless they have been "treated", they cannot do effective therapy. The commentator discusses this issue and suggests that the research-based certainty of the value of psychotherapy is at too low a level of confidence to recommend treatment as a requisite of student training. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)