The National Register Board of Directors revised the areas of expertise to 38 areas available for listing by Registrants on the OSD. These areas describe part of Registrant's practice characteristics, namely the services provided. Other practice characteristics are languages spoken, theoretical orientation and ages served. To help consumers we offer general categories (assessment and intervention) and specialized assessment and intervention categories. Wherever possible we tried to use commonly understood terminology, rather than the actual diagnostic label.
Assessment (1)
Specialized assessment (6)
- Career Counseling and Vocational Assessment
- Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment
- Disability Determination or Worker Compensation Evaluation
- Child Custody Evaluation
- Forensic Evaluation (e.g., mental competency evaluation)
- Psychoeducational Evaluation
Presenting problems or diagnosis (12)
- Adjustment Disorder (e.g., bereavement, academic, job, marital, or family problem)
- Anxiety Disorder (e.g., generalized anxiety disorder, phobia, panic disorder, or obsessive-compulsive disorder)
- Behavioral Health Intervention involving Life Threatening/Terminal Disease
- Behavioral Health Intervention involving Medical Conditions/Disorder
- Disorder Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence (e.g., attention-deficit/hyper activity disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, learning disorder, or mental retardation)
- Eating Disorder (e.g., compulsive eating, anorexia, bulimia)
- Mood Disorder (e.g., depression, manic-depressive disorder)
- Personality Disorder (e.g., borderline, antisocial)
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or Acute Trauma Reaction
- Problem Related to Abuse or Neglect (e.g., domestic violence, child abuse)
- Schizophrenia or other Psychotic Disorder
- Substance-Related Disorder (e.g., substance abuse or dependency involving drug or alcohol)
Intervention (4)
- Individual Psychotherapy
- Couples Psychotherapy
- Family Psychotherapy
- Group Psychotherapy
Specialized intervention (12)
- Biofeedback
- Clinical Neuropsychological Intervention
- Clinical Psychopharmacology *See below for requirements
- Crisis Intervention or Disaster Intervention
- Health Services Consultation to Business or Organizations
- Hypnosis or Hypnotherapy
- Play Therapy
- Psychoanalysis
- School-based Consultation
- Sport Psychology
- Stress Management or Pain Management
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
Specific therapeutic issues (3)
- Cultural Diversity Issues
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgender Issues
- Gender Issues (Men's/Women's Issues)
*Requirements to list Psychopharmacology as an Area of Expertise
Demonstrating Expertise in Psychopharmacology:
Registrants must provide documentation of appropriate education, training, examination, or state credential granting prescriptive authority to list Psychopharmacology as an area of expertise.
Examples of appropriate education and training:
- a minimum of 300 contact hours of didactic/practical coursework
- Passage of the Psychopharmacology Examination for Psychologists (PEP) offered by the APA Practice Organization's College of Professional Psychology, or ICPP-PPR National Examination for Psychologists in Psychopharmacology and Related Sciences (PPR)
- Supervised clinical experience with at least 100 patients
- Master’s degree in Psychopharmacology, Clinical Psychopharmacology, or Psychiatric Nursing, or completion of DOD Fellowship Training Program
Examples of appropriate documentation include:
- Transcript reflecting a minimum of 300 contact hours of didactic/practical coursework
- Exam Score Report reflecting a passing score
- Proof of Nursing License/DEA Certificate
- State recognition such as Medical Psychologist (LA) or Conditional Prescription Certificate (NM)
Education and Training Options
The following information was obtained from the respective organizations' websites.
Postdoctoral Master's Degrees
- Alliant International University (AIU)
Program director: Steve Tulkin, PhD
Contact email: stulkin@alliant.edu; phone: 415-955-2162
Degree: Postdoctoral Master's degree in Clinical Psychopharmacology from AIU
Hours: 450 contact hours
Web site: psychopharm.alliant.edu
- Nova Southeastern University (NSU)
Karen Grosby, Dean, NSU Center for Psychological Studies
Contact email: cpsinfo@nsu.nova.edu; phone: 800-541-6682, x 25790
Degree: Postdoctoral Master's degree in Clinical Psychopharmacology from NSU
Hours: 33 credit hours, including two practica, 100 hours supervised clinical experience, minimum of 50 patients in each practica
Web site: www.cps.nova.edu/programs/RxP/main.htm
- Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU)
Program director: Robert McGrath, PhD
Contact email: mcgrath@fdu.edu ; phone: 866-247-2411
Degree: Master of Science degree in Clinical Psychopharmacology
Hours: 480 contact hours and PEP, plus elective clinical practicum with 100 patients
Web site: www.rxpsychology.com
- New Mexico State University, Department of Education and Counseling Psychology and Southwestern Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
Program director: Elaine LeVine, PhD
Contact email: rxp@nmsu.edu; phone: 505-522-5466
Degree: Post-doctoral Master's Degree in Clinical Psychopharmacology
Hours: 450 contact hours, plus 80-hour clinical assessment practicum and 400 hr/100 patient post-didactic practicum
Web site: www.siaprxp.com
CE Programs
- The Psychpharmacology Institute
Program Director: Matthew B.R. Nessetti, Ph.D., M.D., ABMP
Contact email: drness@nmhc-clinics.com ; phone: 402-483-6990
Hours: 496 contact hours of CE offered by Nebraska Mental Health Centers, including 1 year patient preceptorship and an 80 hour pathophysiology practicum.
Web site: www.nmhc-clinics.com/pages/TPI/ppp.html
Want to list Psychopharmacology as an area of expertise?
Contact Laura at laura@nationalregister.org
