This article is part of a Special Section of On Board with Professional Psychology that focuses on the intersection of professional psychology and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Learn more about ABPP’s Artificial Intelligence Taskforce in this issue. Current Uses of AI in Forensic Practice Artificial intelligence (AI) is a term with multiple definitions, although is generally … Read more
It is no secret that access to mental health services in the United States remains a challenge. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reports that almost half of adults in the United States dealing with mental illness do not receive care, with the lack of access to mental health providers being a major contributing … Read more
The present year, 2024, is an election year in the U. S., and inflation is currently one of the key issues for voters. Inflation puts added stress on American households, many of which require two incomes to cover their expenses, a trend that has existed for over half a century. There are significant implications for … Read more
Social media (SM) use (see footnote) by children and youth is widespread. Up to 95% of teens and 40% of children 8 to 12 report using SM. Questions and concerns about the impact of SM on youth spurred the APA and the U.S. Surgeon General’s Office to release advisory reports last year (see links), followed … Read more
The title of this essay is an adapted line from an E. E. Cummings poem, since feeling is first (1926): “who pays any attention to the syntax of things will never wholly kiss you.” We argue for the power and necessity of the individual frame in higher education and for the role of specialists in … Read more
The most common method of describing performance test scores in clinical and forensic reports is by qualitative descriptors (e.g., average, normal, above average, impaired) (Guilmette, Hagan, & Giuliano, 2008). However, as any graduate student in applied psychology can confirm, different assessment supervisors often apply different qualitative labels to the same test scores. This can create … Read more
Introduction Traditionally, psychologists’ clinical scope of care across all settings is defined by assessment and psychotherapy. While we have access to Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for mental health billing, by and large, our reimbursement is only for face-to-face clinical work. In addition to direct patient care, many psychologists engage in activities that support the … Read more
Although dealing with suicidal patients may appear to be more common among clinical, counseling, or school psychologists, all boarded psychologists have the potential to become involved with suicidal patients. Studies on patients’ experiences offer an additional perspective on the effectiveness of specific interventions and their acceptability to patients. This brief article reviews what suicidal patients … Read more
Over a century ago, Leta Hollingworth argued that the title of expert psychologist be restricted to those holding a doctorate (Hollingworth, 1918). It took the Second World War for Hollingworth’s proposal to be actualized. With the expert and savvy leadership of James Grier Miller as Chief of the Clinical Psychology section of the Veterans Administration … Read more
Pediatric psychologists are highly integrated in various health clinics (e.g. endocrinology, hematology, oncology, etc.) but rarely (to our knowledge) are pediatric psychologists available within orthopedic clinics. The purpose of this article is to highlight the contributions of pediatric psychologists to pediatric orthopedics across clinical, research, and educational domains. Pediatric orthopedists are devoted to the prevention, … Read more