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ASPPB/National
Register Designated Postdoctoral Program
in Psychopharmacology*
This
project developed criteria and procedures
to evaluate postdoctoral programs
that educate and train Health Service
Providers in Psychology in Psychopharmacology.
The mission of this joint undertaking
of the Association of State and Provincial
Psychology Boards (ASPPB) and the
National Register is to benefit both
psychologists and the public. Psychologists
will be trained by programs meeting
credible standards, and the public
will benefit from the services of
well trained psychologists. When statutes
and rules allow psychologists prescriptive
authority, licensing bodies and other
credentialing organizations will benefit
from established criteria when reviewing
the education and training of applicants
who seeking to qualify to practice
in this area of expertise.
These
criteria are built upon the foundation
of several national policies:
1.
American Psychological Association
(APA)
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Guidelines & Principles for
Accreditation of Programs in Professional
Psychology (2001)
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APA Ethical Standards (2002)
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APA Recommended postdoctoral training
in psychopharmacology for prescription
privileges. (August 12, 1996).
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American Educational Research
Association (AERA), APA and National
Committee on Measurement in Education
(NCME): The Standards for Educational
and Psychological Testing (1999)
2.
Association of Psychology Postdoctoral
and Internship Centers (APPIC) Criteria
for Internship and Postdoctoral Residency
Training.
3.
Association of State and Provincial
Psychology Boards (ASPPB) Guidelines
for Prescriptive Authority (2001)
4.
ASPPB/National Register Designation
Criteria (1979)
5.
Canadian Psychological Association
(CPA)
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Accreditation Standards and Procedures
for Doctoral Programs and Internships
in Professional Psychology (2002)
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Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychology
(2000)
This
program approval process is for the
purpose of assisting regulatory and
credentialing bodies to identify acceptable
psychopharmacology postdoctoral programs
that educate and train psychologists
and to clarify to the public which
programs meet national standards.
1.
Credentialing decisions about psychologists
who have completed programs that are
not designated or in application for
designation at the time that the psychologist
completed the program are the purview
of the regulatory and credentialing
bodies.
2.
Program designation is not intended
to substitute for the individual review
by regulatory and credentialing boards
of a psychologist's qualifications
for prescriptive authority.
3.
This document outlines criteria for
the designation of programs offering
education and training in the proficiency
of psychopharmacology and should not
be confused with criteria for postdoctoral
residency training in traditional
substantive areas (clinical, counseling
or school psychology) or postdoctoral
residency training programs in specialties
(e.g., clinical neuropsychology, forensic
psychology).
4.
Please note that comments and feedback
on these criteria are still being
submitted. Even though these criteria
are approved by both parent bodies,
as with any new project, modifications
may occur in the future. Please note
the updated date on this page.
* Please
note that psychopharmacology is the APA
approved title for the proficiency. Click
this link for more information: http://www.apa.org/crsppp/archpsychphar.html
Updated
8/22/2005
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