The American Board of Clinical Psychology (ABCP) is a member Specialty Board of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). The examination in Clinical Psychology for board certification by ABCP is intended to certify that successful candidates have completed the educational, training, and experience requirements of the specialty, including a performance examination designed to assess the competencies required to provide quality services in Clinical Psychology.
The primary objective of the ABCP is to establish a board certification process that recognizes, certifies, and promotes specialty-level standing in Clinical Psychology. Specialty-level standing is conceptualized as exceeding the basic level of competence certified by jurisdictional licensure, while remaining attainable for most practitioners of professional psychology.
The ABCP expects that most clinical psychologists will qualify for board certification.
