Neuropsych PhD Questions

[dysFUNKxional]

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Hello,

What does it mean for me in the long run if I go to a non-APA accredited school? Can I get accredited later?

What is the reputation of the Queens College Neuropsych program?

Can anyone suggest any other good Neuropsych programs in the NYC area?

Thanks in advance!

 

[thewesternsky]

I think you're wondering whether you can be licensed later? (An individual can't be accredited).

Licensing requirements vary by state. (Some states require practitioners to graduate from APA-accredited programs. Other states do not.) If you already know which state you're interested in practicing in, you can look them up. This is a good resource:

http://www.asppb.net/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3395

I'm not familiar with Queen's College Neuropsych... Sorry.

 

[Therapist4Chnge]

Hello,

What does it mean for me in the long run if I go to a non-APA accredited school? Can I get accredited later?

What is the reputation of the Queens College Neuropsych program?

Can anyone suggest any other good Neuropsych programs in the NYC area?

Thanks in advance!

While I don't know the answers to your other two questions, your question about acreditation is an important one. Can people have successful careers after attended a non-APA-acreditted program.....yes. Is it easy....no.

If you enroll in a program that is not acreditted, but it becomes acreditted before you graduate, then you can state you came from an acreditted program. If you graduate and only later do they become acreditted, you cannot state that you came from an acreditted program.

Being able to attend an APA-acreditted program is the first step in many steps for a person interested in neuropsychology. If you want to become boarded in neuropsychology, it is required. If you want to practice neuropsychology on a daily basis....it is recommended.

Here is the path that most neuropsychologists take:

1. APA-acreditted program
2. APA-acreditted internship
3. Two year Neuropsychology post-doctoral fellowship that meets the Houston Guidelines (may or may not be APA-acreditted)
4. Work towards ABPN or ABPP boarding

You will have a hard time convincing someone to give you a shot if you don't come from an APA-acreditted program and internship. You can still receive training in the area, and you can probably get your post-doc hours done to meet licensure, but you'd be less competitive for every job because you did not come from an APA-acreditted program.

 

[erg923]

Hello,

What does it mean for me in the long run if I go to a non-APA accredited school? Can I get accredited later?

What is the reputation of the Queens College Neuropsych program?

Can anyone suggest any other good Neuropsych programs in the NYC area?

Thanks in advance!

I quickly brushed off queens college program because it is 100% neuropsychology. This was not something that interested me and i would think that puts people at a significant disadvantage in the APPIC match. My personal opinion is that programs like these produce very "narrow-band" neuropsychologists. I suppose this could be a good thing, but generally, I prefer neuropsychologists to be good clinical psychologists first, then add "neuro" as a specialization.

 

[Therapist4Chnge]

I quickly brushed off queens college program because it is 100% neuropsychology. This was not something that interested me and i would think that puts people at a significant disadvantage in the APPIC match. My personal opinion is that programs like these produce very "narrow-band" neuropsychologists. I suppose this could be a good thing, but generally, I prefer neuropsychologists to be good clinical psychologists first, then add "neuro" as a specialization.

I'm looking at fellowships now, and many accept applicants from neuroscience programs, though there seems to be a number of sites that value Clinical programs above all else, and other sites that don't list neuroscience as an option. I'd guess (I haven't gone through each site in great depth yet) that the onces that prefer clinical probably have other responsibilities mixed into the fellowship, in addition to the assessments and reports.

 

[buzzworm]

Hello,

What does it mean for me in the long run if I go to a non-APA accredited school? Can I get accredited later?

What is the reputation of the Queens College Neuropsych program?

Can anyone suggest any other good Neuropsych programs in the NYC area?

Thanks in advance!

I recently had a similar dilemma about CUNY's neuropsych program, which is also not APA-accredited. I brought it up with a clinical psychologist I know who is quite immersed in the field, and he STRONGLY cautioned me against applying. From what he said, it will make it much more difficult to get an internship in general, and downright impossible if you want to get and internship with the VA. That being said, I think it's not as big a deal if you your main focus is the research rather than the clinical work.

 

[Therapist4Chnge]

I recently had a similar dilemma about CUNY's neuropsych program, which is also not APA-accredited. I brought it up with a clinical psychologist I know who is quite immersed in the field, and he STRONGLY cautioned me against applying. From what he said, it will make it much more difficult to get an internship in general, and downright impossible if you want to get and internship with the VA. That being said, I think it's not as big a deal if you your main focus is the research rather than the clinical work.

Also, a large number of post-doc neuro sites are within the VA system, and they require people coming from an APA-accredited program and internship to even be elligible.

People can probably get by with a non-APA program if they want to just do private practice therapy (though I don't recommend it), but for something like neuro or forensics, it is prohibitive.