The American Board Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Psychology now offers a specialty and subspecialty certification, aiming to include a broader range of training experiences.
The Psychology Taxonomy allows psychologists and training programs to assess how their experiences align with the various training pathways toward specialist board certification. In 2007, the American Psychological Association approved funds for a workgroup to convene and begin working on the development of a taxonomy for education and training programs in psychology. (It should be … Read more
In 2021, the Board of Trustees voted to allow Specialists to use the ABPP logo to help increase the visibility of ABPP board certification. The ABPP logo is for Specialist identification purposes only and does not imply that ABPP endorses the content of the item on which the logo is imprinted. Please feel free to … Read more
The ABPP Marketing/Outreach Committee is excited to announce a new collaboration between ABPP and Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology. ABPP is sponsoring the ABPP/Psi Chi Graduate Research Grant. This grant will help to defray direct costs of an original empirical research project while introducing students to the process of applying for and … Read more
Earlier this year, the American Board of Clinical Psychology (ABCP) and the Academy of ABCP were honored to recognize outstanding individuals with awards. In this article, we describe these awards and share a little bit about some of the deserving recipients of our awards. Recognition of Early Career Psychologists ABCP recognizes early career psychologists who … Read more
Learn about current organizational initiatives and updates from ABPP’s President, Dr. Rick Day.
Over the past 2 years, ABPP has partnered with The Trust to engage in marketing/outreach to the many psychologists insured through their programs. The Trust is ABPP’s sole liability insurance partner. We recently renewed our partnership to continue our outreach efforts and to offer continuing education webinars to specialists and psychologists insured by The Trust. … Read more
Recently, the American Psychological Association Commission on Accreditation (COA) published for public comment its proposed language for revisions to Standards and Implementing Regulations regarding postdoctoral specialty training. The original language indicated that specialty areas and competencies would be defined by the COA. This proposal was met with concern by many parties in professional psychology that … Read more
This new ABPP initiative will explore the intersection of psychology and artificial intelligence, and develop practical tools for specialists navigating this technology. Introduction The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has permeated nearly every facet of our lives, including the field of psychology. As specialists, we find ourselves at the crossroads of this transformative technology … Read more
The American Board of Professional Psychology Foundation (ABPP-F) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2023 scholarships.