Education and Training Resource Documents

Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major (PDF, 334KB) — Captures a set of optimal expectations of performance for psychology students at the completion of the baccalaureate degree. The document outlines 10 goals and learning outcomes that represent reasonable departmental expectations for the undergraduate psychology major.

Guidelines for Education and Training at the Doctoral Level in Industrial-Organizational Psychology — Submitted by Division 14 and approved by the APA Council of Representatives in August 1999

Developing and Evaluating Standards and Guidelines Related to Education and Training in Psychology(PDF 97KB) — The purpose of this document is to provide a common framework for use in the development, evaluation, and review of proposed and existing standards and guidelines for education and training in psychology. Psychologists or others seeking adoption of standards or guidelines by the American Psychological Association (APA), should review this document - approved by the APA Council of Representatives in February 2004.

Guidelines for Education and Training at the Doctoral and Postdoctoral Level in Consulting — Psychology/Organizational Consulting Psychology (submitted by Division 13 and approved by the APA Council of Representatives in February 2005).

Guidelines on Multicultural Education, Training, Research, Practice, and Organizational Change for Psychologists (PDF, 378KB) — Submitted by Divisions 17 & 45 and approved by the APA Council of Representatives in August 2002.

National Standards for High School Psychology Curricula — The National Standards set learning objectives for students taking the high school psychology course approved by the APA Council of Representatives in August 2005.

Recommended Postdoctoral Education and Training Program in Pharmacology for Prescriptive Authority (PDF, 63KB) — (approved by the APA Council of Representatives, August 2009)

Scholarship in Doctoral Education: A Conceptual Framework for Self-Study in Graduate Departments of Psychology (PDF, 140KB) — The conceptual framework presented in this paper was developed with such a context in mind for the purpose of facilitating discussion and analysis of departmental practices and qualities among faculty and students in psychology graduate departments that grant the doctoral degree.

Teaching, Learning & Assessing in a Developmentally Coherent Curriculum — Council received a report on Teaching, learning, and assessing in a developmentally coherent curriculum in August 2008.

Council of Chairs of Training Councils (CCTC) Guidelines for Communication between Graduate Programs and Internship Programs (PDF, 15KB) — The following guidelines are recommended to enhance communication between graduate programs and internship programs regarding students on internship:

Final Report of the BEA Task Force on the Assessment of Competence in Professional Psychology — The report is not APA policy, however, the report proposes a set of core principles and recommendations to guide the discipline of psychology in implementing competence assessment models.

Learner-Centered Psychological Principles: A Framework for School Redesign and Reform (PDF, 157KB) — This historical document is derived from a 1990 APA presidential task force — revised in 1997.

Pre-college/Undergraduate Curriculum Resources — Published books and articles for teachers of introductory psychology and enhancing undergraduate education in psychology.

Just the Facts About Sexual Orientation & Youth 

Education and Training Beyond the Doctoral Degree — (Proceedings from National Conference on Postdoctoral Education and Training in Psychology) — 1995.

Interprofessional Health Care Services in Primary Care Settings: Implications for the Education and Training of Psychologists (PDF, 453KB) — Report, June 1998.

Recommendations for Education and Training in Primary Care Psychology (PDF, 386KB)

Principles of Good Practice in Distance Education and Their Application to Professional Education (DOC, 367KB) — June 2002

Resources for the Inclusion of Social Class in Psychology Curricula  (PDF, 12MB) — This document includes course syllabi, classroom exercises, scholarly books and articles, as well as examples using fiction and popular media. It is for all psychology educators, including those teaching at the high school, college, and graduate school levels.