Daniel A. Schroeder, PhD, ABPP
Greetings and welcome from the American Board of Organizational and Business Consulting Psychology (OBCP)! We appreciate your interest in OBCP specialty certification.
The work of our community of OBCP specialists is highly varied. Specialists serve in private and public sector business, academia, consulting firms, independent practice, government, military, and other professional settings. Their work typically includes consultation with individuals, teams, and organizations; executive coaching; leadership development; and improving individual and organizational performance.
There is no single educational path, degree, credential, work setting, or practice area that defines an OBCP specialist. Some of our specialists trained as industrial-organizational (IO) psychologists. Others began in clinical, counseling, or educational practice and later transitioned from health service psychology after pursuing appropriate additional training and supervised experience.
We consider the diverse backgrounds and career paths of our specialists to be one of the Board’s greatest strengths. If you are wondering whether your background is appropriate for OBCP board certification, please consult the Examination Manual for details. If you are a licensed psychologist whose work focuses on workplace and organizational effectiveness, this may be the specialty board for you.
Whether you are early in your career or well established in your professional journey, we invite you to consider OBCP board certification and look forward to supporting you through the process. One way we support interested candidates is by connecting them with OBCP specialists for mentorship and coaching.
Please review the documents available on our website, and do not hesitate to contact me or our board members with any questions or concerns. Our full contact information is located here.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Warm regards,
Daniel A. Schroeder, PhD, ABPP
President, American Board of Organizational and Business Consulting Psychology