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I received this information in an email sent by the Director of Clinical Training at my school. I thought you all would be interested.
Council voted to adopt the following statement as APA policy:
The American Psychological Association affirms the doctorate as the
minimum educational requirement for entry into professional practice
as a psychologist.
The American Psychological Association recommends that for admission
to licensure applicants demonstrate that they have completed a
sequential, organized, supervised professional experience equivalent
to two years of full-time training that can be completed prior or
subsequent to the granting of the doctoral degree. For applicants
prepared for practice in the health services domain of psychology,
one of those two years of supervised professional experience shall
be a predoctoral internship.
The American Psychological Association affirms that postdoctoral
education and training remains an important part of the continuing
professional development and credentialing process for professional
psychologists. Postdoctoral education and training is a foundation
for practice improvement, advanced competence, and inter-
jurisdictional mobility.
Council voted to adopt the following statement as APA policy:
The American Psychological Association affirms the doctorate as the
minimum educational requirement for entry into professional practice
as a psychologist.
The American Psychological Association recommends that for admission
to licensure applicants demonstrate that they have completed a
sequential, organized, supervised professional experience equivalent
to two years of full-time training that can be completed prior or
subsequent to the granting of the doctoral degree. For applicants
prepared for practice in the health services domain of psychology,
one of those two years of supervised professional experience shall
be a predoctoral internship.
The American Psychological Association affirms that postdoctoral
education and training remains an important part of the continuing
professional development and credentialing process for professional
psychologists. Postdoctoral education and training is a foundation
for practice improvement, advanced competence, and inter-
jurisdictional mobility.