Specialty Specific Requirements

ABGERO requirements for specialization in geropsychology include the following:

Applicants must provide evidence of either:

• • Two courses or seminars relevant to geropsychology at the doctoral, internship, or postdoctoral levels; or
  • At least 100 hours of documented formal continuing education (CE) coursework relevant to geropsychology, as deemed acceptable by ABGERO, completed within a period of no more than seven years.

Applicants must document one of the following training pathways:

Formal Training in Geropsychology:
One year of formal, full-time supervised training in geropsychology, or its equivalent (2,000 hours), as determined by ABGERO.

Examples include:

• One full-time geropsychology fellowship year
• An internship and postdoctoral fellowship with geropsychology hours totaling 2,000 or more
• An externship/practicum and internship with geropsychology hours totaling 2,000 or more

Informal training in Geropsychology:
Documented supervised training in geropsychology totaling 2,000 hours or more.

Examples include:

• Internship rotation and informal supervised training with geropsychology hours totaling 2,000 or more
• Externship/practicum in geropsychology and informal supervised training with geropsychology hours totaling 2,000 or more

For post-licensure supervision requirements, there must be a minimum of one hour per week of supervision or consultation conducted by a geropsychology-competent licensed psychologist, as determined by ABGERO through review of the supervisor’s CV.

Experience
Applicants must identify professionally as geropsychologists and have at least two years of full-time post-licensure employment (or the part-time equivalent) as psychologists, including at least one year devoted to professional services for older adults. Acceptable services may include: