Long story short... I entered a psychology doctoral program that was "transitioning" from a PsyD to PhD ... 5 long years later we just found out that APA denied a site visit (due to research productivity... and "politics"). This means that the program is an accredited PsyD and will not be pursuing the PhD at this time. Despite this, I have the option of graduating with an unaccredited PhD instead of the accredited PsyD.
For many reasons, including job opportunity/career goals not to mention psychological investment, I am more interested in the PhD degree. I am currently a postdoc at a very prestigious hospital/placement and completed my internship at an equally prestigious placement. Given that work history, I am not sure how important the accreditation status will be. Will the names of my internship/postdoc carry more weight? Or will I be denied occupational opportunity given what may only be a missing two words - "APA accredited" - on my CV. I doubt that I will be completing many formal applications (like internship) where it is a check box and a quick way to wean out applicants, and rather it is something I can (confidently) explain at an interview. Help please!
For many reasons, including job opportunity/career goals not to mention psychological investment, I am more interested in the PhD degree. I am currently a postdoc at a very prestigious hospital/placement and completed my internship at an equally prestigious placement. Given that work history, I am not sure how important the accreditation status will be. Will the names of my internship/postdoc carry more weight? Or will I be denied occupational opportunity given what may only be a missing two words - "APA accredited" - on my CV. I doubt that I will be completing many formal applications (like internship) where it is a check box and a quick way to wean out applicants, and rather it is something I can (confidently) explain at an interview. Help please!