“Have you heard of the U.S. Public Health Service?” This is a question I ask often in my professional life, although I already anticipate being met with a blank stare in response. I then follow up with a question that generally garners more of a reaction: “What about the Surgeon General of the United States?” … Read more
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 Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force across various industries, revolutionizing the way tasks are performed and … Read more
Having eagerly awaited the Addiction Psychology specialty approval, I was thrilled when the timing aligned for me to apply at the tail end of my ECP decade. Equal parts terrified and confident (CI 10% – 90% depending on the day), I forged ahead with my submission and scheduled an oral examination in July 2023. I … Read more
When I reflect back on my formative days in graduate school and early-on in my career, I was mentored by psychologists who were all board certified, including most of my professors (some of whom later became clinical practice partners for many years). In my early days of training in clinical psychology, seeking board certification was … Read more
Over the past several decades, the demand for psychological services has significantly increased. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated this demand and research has demonstrated an increase in mental health concerns in people affected by COVID-19, including panic disorder, irrational anger, impulsivity, somatization, disordered sleep, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and suicidal behavior (Hossain et al., 2020). Negative mental … Read more
Introduction Psychologists operate within a complex array of intersecting demands from structural barriers imposed by a health care system that overlaps with ethnoracial, ethical, personal, and poverty-related factors. Poverty functions as a persistent economic experience of exclusion from access to resources required to reach the capacity to achieve a minimum quality measure of living. A … Read more
Preface: This article emanates from an invited presentation given at the 2023 APA Annual Convention in Washington DC on August 4, 2023. The author, Dr. Florence Kaslow, was one of the three panelists/presenters asked by APA President Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD to be on a featured panel. Dr. Bryant-Davis was the fourth panelist. The panel was … Read more
The American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) holds a mission of serving the public by promoting the provision of quality psychological services through the examination and certification of professional psychologists engaging in specialty practices (ABPP, 2023). This philosophy holds true for each of the currently identified specialty boards. Evaluations for ABPP certification typically includes core … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many dramatic changes to the provision of behavioral healthcare, with few more impactful than the rapid transition from traditional in-person methods to telehealth (e.g., videoconferencing, telephone, email, texting, messaging programs). Upon review of literature, listservs, professional presentations, and online postings, the idea of technology integration with psychological services continues to … Read more
The inclusion of Substance-Related and Other Addictive Disorders to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5th ed. (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) signifies an enormous shift in the way mental health professionals conceptualize addictive disorders. For the first time in history, the term addiction is used as a formal diagnostic label in the DSM. … Read more