Annual Report on Accreditation Activities and Issues: 2000

The appendix to this report presents a brief profile of the 2000 Committee on Accreditation (CoA) membership. In terms of individual and discipline diversity, 48% of the CoA members were women and 10% were of ethnic minority background. Psychologists serving on the CoA represented 26 (48%) of the APA divisions, within which 38% were APA Fellows. Among those eligible, 31% were ABPP Diplomates. Sixteen states from various regions of the country were geographically represented on the Committee.

During calendar year 2000, the CoA chaired by Susan D. Phillips, Ph.D., met on: March 30 - April 2; July 13- 16; and, October 12 - 15. During those meetings, the Committee reviewed a total of 70 doctoral programs and 105 internship programs. Of the programs reviewed, 173 (99 %) either attained initial accredited status or maintained their prior accredited status. In addition, the Committee reviewed complaints filed against accredited programs as well as special reports submitted by programs other than those accounted for in the major reviews discussed above. Throughout the year, the Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation staff and the Committee provided consultative guidance to programs and constituent groups.

Just as the Committee on Accreditation reviews the educational and training programs in professional psychology for their quality and to provide public recognition, the U.S. Secretary of the Department of Education, through the auspices of its advisory panel, reviews the practices of accrediting agencies. The CoA is recognized by the Secretary as the accrediting body for professional psychology. In December 2000, the CoA submitted an interim report to the U.S. Department of Education to continue its recognized status.

The Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), an organization for the advancement of self-regulation through accreditation initiated its eligibility and review procedures early in 2000. The Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation submitted a petition of eligibility to CHEA in October 2000. The initial review of the petition was positive and a final decision will be reached in January 2001.

The amendments proposed and reviewed by the Board of Directors in August 1999, were published in January 2000 and became effective at that time. To continue the process of updating policies and procedures, the Committee began identifying sections in need of revision in both the Accreditation Guidelines and Principles and in the Accreditation Operating Procedures. All such changes were reviewed by the CoA Executive Committee in December 2000. Further review by the Committee will occur at a CoA policy meeting in January 2001, prior to public comment and review by the Council of Representatives.

Consistent with the provisions of the Accreditation Governance document the Board of Educational Affairs in conjunction with the Committee on Accreditation began tackling the responsibility of reviewing the composition of the education and training membership of the Committee. A Steering Committee was selected in 2000 to provide a mechanism for the Task Force as well as to determine the appropriate membership on the Task Force. The Task Force was appointed late in 2000. The composition of the task Force includes two members each representing BEA and CoA, as well as one representative each from the Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest, the Board of Professional Affairs, the Board of Scientific Affairs, and the Council of Chairs of Training Councils, as well as a liaison from the Board of Directors.

Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology (COGDOP)

• Florence L. Denmark, Ph.D., Pace University. APA Fellow (Divs. 1,2,8,9,31,35,44,45, and 49) and Past President of APA. Ph.D., social psychology, 1958, University of Pennsylvania.
• Vicki Green, Ph.D., Northern Arizona University. APA Member (Divs. 7,35). Ph.D., developmental psychology, 1974, Colorado State University.
• David Scott Hargrove, Ph.D., Univ. of Mississippi. APA Member (Divs. 10,17,29,41,43)/Fellow (Divs. 18,27). Ph.D., Counseling psychology, 1972, University of Georgia, Athens.
• M. Jeanne Sholl, Ph.D., Boston College. APA Member. Ph.D., experimental psychology, 1963, Johns Hopkins University.

Representing Professional Schools and Training Programs

Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCP)

• Thomas L. Jackson, Ph.D., Univ. of Arkansas. APA Fellow (Div. 12)/Member (Div. 30). Ph.D., clinical psychology, 1978, Bowling Green State University.
• William J. Ray, Ph.D., Penn State Univ. APA Member (Divs. 12,23,30,38), ABPP (clin). Ph.D., clinical psychology, 1971, Vanderbilt University.

Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs (CCPTP)

• Ralph E. (Ted) Packard, Ph.D., Univ. of Utah. APA Member (Divs. 29,43)/Fellow (Div. 17). Ph.D., counseling psychology, 1965, University of Minnesota.
• Susan D. Phillips, Ph.D. (Chair), SUNY at Albany. APA Fellow (Div. 17). Ph.D., counseling psychology, 1979, Columbia University.

Council of Directors of School Psychology Programs (CDSPP)

• Cindy I. Carlson, Ph.D., Univ. of Texas. APA Fellow (Div. 16)/Member (Divs. 15,37,43). Ph.D., school psychology, 1982, Indiana University.
• Ena Vazquez-Nuttall, Ed.D., Northeastern University. APA Fellow (Divs. 16,17,35). Ed.D., counseling and school psychology, 1969, Boston University.

National Council of Schools of Professional Psychology (NCSPP)

• Maryka Biaggio, Ph.D., Pacific University. APA Fellow (Div. 35)/Member (Divs. 12,44,45). Ph.D., personality psychology, 1977, Utah State University.
• Roger Peterson, Ph.D., Antioch New England Graduate School. APA Member (Divs. 2,12,29). Ph.D., clinical psychology, 1971, Purdue University.

Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC)

• Martha Dennis Christiansen, Ph.D., College of William and Mary. APA Member (Div. 17). Ph.D., counseling psychology, 1985, Indiana State University.
• Robert K. Klepac, Ph.D., Wilford Hall Air Force Med Ctr. APA Member (Divs. 12, 38). Ph.D., clinical psychology, 1969, Kent State University.

Representing Professional Practice

APA Board of Professional Affairs and Committee for Advancement of Professional Practice

Institutional Practice

• Elizabeth Davis-Russell, Ed.D. Ph.D., CSPP/Fresno. APA Fellow (Div. 45)/Member (Divs. 12, 42). Ph.D., clinical psychology, 1987, New York University.
• Joseph C. Kobos, Ph.D., Univ. Texas Health Science Ctr. APA Fellow (Divs. 12,29,49), ABPP (clin). Ph.D., clinical psychology, 1970, Ohio University.

Independent Practice

• Michael J. Murphy, Ph.D., Terre Haute, IN. APA Member (Divs. 12,29,31,42), ABPP (clin). Ph.D., clinical psychology, 1974, Kent State University.
• Wade H. Silverman, Ph.D., Coconut Grove, FL. APA Fellow (Divs. 12,29,38,42)/Member

(Div. 47), ABPP (clin). Ph.D., clinical psychology, 1969, Kent State University.

Representing the General Public

• Claire Griffin-Francell, M.S., R.N., nursing consultant living in Georgia, M.S. in nursing Rutgers University.

• Michael L. Mezey, Ph.D., Dean, DePaul University. Ph.D., political science, 1969, Syracuse University.

Representing Graduate Students

American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS)

• Marcus Patterson, doctoral student in clinical psychology at Boston University.
  

Accredited Doctoral Programs in Professional Psychology
(As of December 2000)

     Accredited Internship Programs in Professional Psychology
(As of December 2000)

Number of Accredited Programs by Decade