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To be credentialed as a psychologist means that you have deposited all of your training-related information into an online repository for safekeeping. Psychologists bank their credentials to avoid difficulties associated with locating supervisors and verifying education and training later in their careers. Once documentation of education, internship and postdoctoral experience is reviewed and approved, the credentials are banked and available to you throughout your career.
Read on below for more information on some of the most important credentialing bodies for psychologists. The good news? Both of these organizations have an "early entry" option that allows graduate students, interns, and postdoctoral fellows to begin the process as soon as possible, and at a low cost!
THE NATIONAL REGISTER FOR HEALTH SERVICE PSYCHOLOGISTSThe National Register of Health Service Psychologists is an organization that collects training-related information like your completed coursework, GPA, and other information and maintains them in a secure online repository. By being registered, it is much easier to streamline your psychology licensure as well as your certification with healthcare organizations, insurance organizations, and hospitals. As a psychologist, you have to first be licensed before you can practice independently. Additionally, you must apply to receive privileges to practice at hospitals and to be accepted as a provider on various health insurance panels. By registering, you can easily obtain the necessary application data and not have to keep re-collecting the data which would be quite time consuming!
Registering also makes licensure mobility between states easier. This means that if you move, you are now much more easily able to transport your training-related information to a new state's licensure process. This is important because many states have different requirements for licensure. It is helpful to have this information already handy, and not have to be rooting around for old graduate school information thirty years into your career.
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Still have questions about the credentialing process?
The National Register has a very helpful FAQ page you can check out online here.
There are some additional benefits to the national register, including being featured on the consumer website FindaPsychologist.organd receiving access to the their free continuing education program. Click here for a full overview of benefits.
THE AMERICAN BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (ABPP)On the other hand, the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) has a credentialing process that is strictly for the purposes of facilitating the ABPP board certification process. Incorporated in 1947, ABPP is the primary organization for specialty board certification in psychology. It provides oversight certifying psychologists to deliver high quality services in various specialty areas of psychology. Board certification serves as the highest recognition of expertise in one of these specialty areas. There are a number of other board certifying bodies, check out our section on board certification to learn more.
To be licensed as a psychologist means to provide documentation that you met all state requirements to practice as a competent and independent psychologist. These requirements vary by state, but generally include things like having completed a doctoral degree in psychology, completing a state ethics exam, and completing a national computerized test of your knowledge called the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP).
There are different steps depending on the state in which you live. You will likely have to pass the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP). The EPPP is developed and owned by the Association for State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) and is used to determine that a psychologist has the minimum qualifications and knowledge for licensure and certification.
FOR TRAINEES IN INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH-SERVICE PSYCHOLOGYTrainees in the areas of rehabilitation psychology, clinical neuropsychology, and health psychology are especially encouraged to pursue board certification, as these three specialization areas are increasingly recognized in professional and academic settings. Many interdisciplinary teams, particularly in medical center settings, are comprised of clinical neuropsychologists, health psychologists, and rehabilitation psychologists. Becoming an integrated member of these teams requires advanced knowledge and training in the specialty. For more information, visit our board certification resource page.
There are many reasons to consider board certification, at the personal and professional level.:Personal Benefits:- Heightened credibility with colleagues/referrals.
- Improved employment possibilities and job security.
- Emphasis on life-long learning and professional development.
- Affirmation of one’s professional identity.
- Confirmation by your colleagues and peers.
- Sense of personal achievement and satisfaction.
- Streamlined credentialing process .
Benefits for the Profession:- Establishes standards for competence.
- Helps guide training models for areas of competence.
- Increases breadth/depth of knowledge, skills and attitudes.
- Ensures intra-professional regulation.
- Allows for public recognition of the specialty.
ABOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESSRegardless of specialty, ABPP applications begin with acomprehensive review of credentials. This includes all doctoral and postdoctoral training experiences.
After approval, candidates are invited to submit practice samples of their work to the specialty board. Each specialty differs in the competencies expected to be covered in the practice samples.
After work samples have been reviewed and approved, candidates take a series of exams (oral, and in some cases written) within their specialty.
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To be credentialed as a psychologist means that you have deposited all of your training-related information into an online repository for safekeeping. Psychologists bank their credentials to avoid difficulties associated with locating supervisors and verifying education and training later in their careers. Once documentation of education, internship and postdoctoral experience is reviewed and approved, the credentials are banked and available to you throughout your career.
Read on below for more information on some of the most important credentialing bodies for psychologists. The good news? Both of these organizations have an "early entry" option that allows graduate students, interns, and postdoctoral fellows to begin the process as soon as possible, and at a low cost!
THE NATIONAL REGISTER FOR HEALTH SERVICE PSYCHOLOGISTSThe National Register of Health Service Psychologists is an organization that collects training-related information like your completed coursework, GPA, and other information and maintains them in a secure online repository. By being registered, it is much easier to streamline your psychology licensure as well as your certification with healthcare organizations, insurance organizations, and hospitals. As a psychologist, you have to first be licensed before you can practice independently. Additionally, you must apply to receive privileges to practice at hospitals and to be accepted as a provider on various health insurance panels. By registering, you can easily obtain the necessary application data and not have to keep re-collecting the data which would be quite time consuming!
Registering also makes licensure mobility between states easier. This means that if you move, you are now much more easily able to transport your training-related information to a new state's licensure process. This is important because many states have different requirements for licensure. It is helpful to have this information already handy, and not have to be rooting around for old graduate school information thirty years into your career.
WIHPT TIP:
Still have questions about the credentialing process?
The National Register has a very helpful FAQ page you can check out online here.
There are some additional benefits to the national register, including being featured on the consumer website FindaPsychologist.organd receiving access to the their free continuing education program. Click here for a full overview of benefits.
THE AMERICAN BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (ABPP)On the other hand, the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) has a credentialing process that is strictly for the purposes of facilitating the ABPP board certification process. Incorporated in 1947, ABPP is the primary organization for specialty board certification in psychology. It provides oversight certifying psychologists to deliver high quality services in various specialty areas of psychology. Board certification serves as the highest recognition of expertise in one of these specialty areas. There are a number of other board certifying bodies, check out our section on board certification to learn more.
To be licensed as a psychologist means to provide documentation that you met all state requirements to practice as a competent and independent psychologist. These requirements vary by state, but generally include things like having completed a doctoral degree in psychology, completing a state ethics exam, and completing a national computerized test of your knowledge called the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP).
There are different steps depending on the state in which you live. You will likely have to pass the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP). The EPPP is developed and owned by the Association for State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) and is used to determine that a psychologist has the minimum qualifications and knowledge for licensure and certification.
FOR TRAINEES IN INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH-SERVICE PSYCHOLOGYTrainees in the areas of rehabilitation psychology, clinical neuropsychology, and health psychology are especially encouraged to pursue board certification, as these three specialization areas are increasingly recognized in professional and academic settings. Many interdisciplinary teams, particularly in medical center settings, are comprised of clinical neuropsychologists, health psychologists, and rehabilitation psychologists. Becoming an integrated member of these teams requires advanced knowledge and training in the specialty. For more information, visit our board certification resource page.
There are many reasons to consider board certification, at the personal and professional level.:Personal Benefits:- Heightened credibility with colleagues/referrals.
- Improved employment possibilities and job security.
- Emphasis on life-long learning and professional development.
- Affirmation of one’s professional identity.
- Confirmation by your colleagues and peers.
- Sense of personal achievement and satisfaction.
- Streamlined credentialing process .
Benefits for the Profession:- Establishes standards for competence.
- Helps guide training models for areas of competence.
- Increases breadth/depth of knowledge, skills and attitudes.
- Ensures intra-professional regulation.
- Allows for public recognition of the specialty.
ABOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESSRegardless of specialty, ABPP applications begin with acomprehensive review of credentials. This includes all doctoral and postdoctoral training experiences.
After approval, candidates are invited to submit practice samples of their work to the specialty board. Each specialty differs in the competencies expected to be covered in the practice samples.
After work samples have been reviewed and approved, candidates take a series of exams (oral, and in some cases written) within their specialty.
