Leonardo J. Caraballo, PsyD, ABPP
Welcome current and future specialists to the website of the American Board of Clinical Psychology (ABCP).
ABCP has been providing board certification in Clinical Psychology for over seventy-five years. We are a member specialty board of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and it is our responsibility to establish the criteria related to the definition, education, training, competencies, and the examination leading to certification as a specialist in Clinical Psychology. Board certification assures that the Clinical Specialist has successfully completed the education, training, and experience requirements of the specialty including a peer-reviewed, performance-based examination designed to assess the competencies required to provide quality services in Clinical Psychology. Specialty certification is understood to reflect an advanced level of competence that is higher than what is required by state licensure. To learn more about board certification in Clinical Psychology or for additional resources please visit our document library.
The Academy of the American Board of Clinical Psychology provides outreach to future specialists and continuing education webinars to current specialists. Additionally, we offer recognitions, awards, and scholarships. We recognize Senior Examiners that have demonstrated dedicated service to ABCP as a board certification examiner. Senior Examiner status is a distinction bestowed in recognition of service and dedication in providing board certification examinations in Clinical Psychology. Additionally, we provide a Distinguished Examiner Award to Senior Examiners that have demonstrated exceptional performance as examiners. Distinguished Examiner status is an honor bestowed in recognition of outstanding professionalism, service, and commitment in providing board certification examinations in Clinical Psychology. For early career psychologists, we have developed the ECP Advocacy Award to recognizes ECPs who are board certified in Clinical Psychology whose advocacy has had a positive impact on policy, law, public reform, communities, and/or institutional change. For students, we offer Doctoral Student Scholarships to support doctoral students in APA or CPA accredited doctoral programs in clinical psychology who intend to pursue board certification in clinical psychology following their training and licensure.
ABCP is governed by board certified clinical psychologists who are dedicated to advancing board certification in Clinical Psychology. Please feel free to contact us with any questions regarding examinations, outreach, academy services, awards, or scholarships. I am honored to serve as President of the American Board of Clinical Psychology. Please do not hesitate to contact me directly.
Respectfully,
Leonardo J. Caraballo, PsyD, ABPP
Board Certified in Clinical Psychology
President, American Board of Clinical Psychology