INFO: Education and Training of Psychology Doctoral Trainees to Provide Healthcare Services

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From: "Rummel, Chad" <crummel@APA.ORG>
Date: December 20, 2011 6:54:58 AM PST
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Subject: [DIVOFFICERS] Education and Training of Psychology Doctoral Trainees to Provide Healthcare Services
Reply-To: "Rummel, Chad" <crummel@APA.ORG>

FYI:

 

The APA Board of Educational Affairs, on behalf of the interorganizational Education and Training for Health Service Psychology Working Group, invites comment on a draft document defining competencies for the education and training of psychologists who provide health care services.  Please see the attached for the rationale for this important effort and the description of specific competencies.

 

It is anticipated that these competencies are relevant to a significant proportion of clinical, counseling, school and combined doctoral programs as they engage in the preparation of professional psychologists for the provision of health care services in independent, group and institutional practices.   As noted in previous APA policy, "There are a wide variety of systems for health care delivery, including, but not limited to, primary care and integrative care facilities, tertiary care hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, outpatient surgery centers, and substance abuse treatment centers. Similarly, there are a wide variety of patient populations with whom psychologists work within these systems (e.g., pediatric, geriatric, acutely versus chronically ill, those being treated for mental health or medical conditions, those from diverse cultures and socioeconomic groups"….   (APA [2011], Guidelines for Practice in Health Care Delivery Systems, page 2).

 

The Education and Training for Health Service Psychology Working Group will consider all comments received.  Please participate in this process, and urge your colleagues to do so as well, by submitting all comments to http://apaoutside.apa.org/EducCSS/Public/ by March 19, 2012.

 

 

Thank you,

 

Amber Shifflett | Governance Officer Education Directorate American Psychological Association 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242 Tel: 202.336.5783 |  Fax: 202.216.7620 email: ashifflett@apa.org | www.apa.org	<image001.gif>
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