Book contents
- The Portable Mentor
- The Portable Mentor
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Applying to Graduate School
- Part II Beginning your Career
- Part III Your Research/Academic Career
- Part IV Your Career as a Practitioner
- 17 Training to Begin a Private Practice
- 18 Obtaining a License to Practice Psychology
- 19 Becoming a Specialist: Board Certification
- 20 Becoming a Competent and Ethical Clinical Supervisor
- Part V Your Professional Service Career
- Part VI Your Career After Graduate School
- Index
- References
19 - Becoming a Specialist: Board Certification
from Part IV - Your Career as a Practitioner
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 July 2022
- The Portable Mentor
- The Portable Mentor
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Applying to Graduate School
- Part II Beginning your Career
- Part III Your Research/Academic Career
- Part IV Your Career as a Practitioner
- 17 Training to Begin a Private Practice
- 18 Obtaining a License to Practice Psychology
- 19 Becoming a Specialist: Board Certification
- 20 Becoming a Competent and Ethical Clinical Supervisor
- Part V Your Professional Service Career
- Part VI Your Career After Graduate School
- Index
- References
Summary
Psychologists often specialize within the field. In doing so, they may undergo a voluntary examination process in a specialty area. Psychology recognizes specialty areas including: Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology and its subspecialty Pediatric Neuropsychology, Clinical Psychology, Clinical Psychopharmacology, Counseling Psychology, Couple and Family Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Geropsychology, Group Psychology, Organizational and Business Consulting Psychology, Police and Public Safety Psychology, Psychoanalysis in Psychology, Rehabilitation Psychology, School Psychology, Serious Mental Illness Psychology, Sleep Psychology. Each requires training in the Foundational and Functional psychology competencies, yet also requires additional focused training (mostly post-doctoral) in the specialty area. Although this is a voluntary process, an increasing number of institutions such as hospitals, medical centers, and academic settings are encouraging board certification for privileges. This chapter describes the process of becoming board certified in a specialty through the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP).
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- The Portable MentorExpert Guide to a Successful Career in Psychology, pp. 361 - 370Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022