Council Policy Manual: Education Policies

• APA policies for accreditation governance (PDF, 37KB)opens in new window
• Policy on half-time internships
  
• Policy on the use of the term "professional psychologist"
• Resolution on accreditation for programs that prepare psychologists to provide health services
• Resolution on quality assurance in international education and training: APA as a learning partner
  
• Standards of accreditation for health service psychology (SoA) (PDF, 1.23MB)opens in new window
• Standards of accreditation for health service psychology: Master’s programs (PDF, 193KB)opens in new window

• American Psychological Association approval of sponsors of continuing education for psychologists policies and procedures manual (PDF, 127KB)opens in new window
• APA Resolution on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Quality Continuing Education and Professional Development
• Quality professional development and continuing education resolution
• Standards and criteria for approval of sponsors of continuing education for psychologists (PDF, 139KB)opens in new window

• APA guidelines for clinical supervision in health service psychology
• APA guidelines for education and training competencies for doctoral-level psychology practice in primary care settings
• APA guidelines for the undergraduate psychology major: Version 3.0
• APA guidelines on trauma competencies for education and training (PDF, 744KB)opens in new window
• Competencies for psychology practice in primary care (PDF, 586KB)opens in new window
• Guidelines for preparing high school psychology teachers: Course-based and standards-based approaches (PDF, 275KB)opens in new window
• Health service psychology: preparing competent practitioners (PDF, 37KB)opens in new window
• Psychological treatment as part of the professional preparation of a psychologist

• APA guidelines for the undergraduate psychology major: version 3.0
• APA introductory psychology initiative (IPI) student learning outcomes for introductory psychology (PDF, 39KB)opens in new window
• National standards for high school psychology curricula
• Recommended postdoctoral education and training program in psychopharmacology for prescriptive authority (PDF, 63KB)opens in new window
• Resolution on teaching enhancement programs for graduate students

• Designation criteria for education and training programs in preparation for prescriptive authority (PDF, 61KB)opens in new window
• Doctorate as minimum entry into the professional practice of psychology
• Health service psychology: preparing competent practitioners (PDF, 37KB)opens in new window
• Policy on challenges to the doctoral standard for psychology
  
• Policy on encouraging respecialization training programs
  
• Policy on needed education and training to teach psychology at the postsecondary level
  
• Policy on the use of the term "professional psychologist"
  
• Psychological treatment as part of the professional preparation of a psychologist
  
• Recommended postdoctoral education and training program in psychopharmacology for prescriptive authority (PDF, 63KB)opens in new window
• Resolution on representation of graduate students within programs and departments responsible for educating and training students of psychology
• Resolution on teaching enhancement programs for graduate students

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• Policy on encouraging doctoral programs that will build on the master’s degree   
• Standards of accreditation for health service psychology: Master’s programs (PDF, 193KB)opens in new window

• Guidelines of Ethical Conduct of Behavioral Projects Involving Human Participants by High School Students (PDF, 70KB)opens in new window
• APA Resolution on School Drop-out Prevention (PDF, 22KB)opens in new window   
• Guidelines for Preparing High School Psychology Teachers: Course-based and Standards-based Approaches (PDF, 275KB)opens in new window
• National Standards for High School Psychology Curriculaopens in new window
• Resolution on Sexual Health Education in Youth
• Special Education and Related Services for Children with Conduct Disorders
• Support for Science Education in Grades K-12

• APA guidelines for education and training in psychological assessment in health service psychology (PDF, 618KB)opens in new window
• Clinical child psychology as a specialty in professional psychology
• Clinical health psychology as a specialty in professional psychology
• Clinical psychology as a specialty in professional psychology
• Criteria for the recognition of organizations that provide certifications in specialties and proficiencies in professional psychology (PDF, 217KB)opens in new window
• Industrial and organizational psychology as a specialty in professional psychology
• Principles for the recognition of proficiencies in professional psychology (PDF, 22KB)opens in new window
• Principles for the recognition of specialties in professional psychology (PDF, 43KB)opens in new window
• Procedures for recognition of specialties and proficiencies in professional psychology (PDF, 41KB)opens in new window
• Proficiency in professional psychology: Biofeedback and applied psychology
• Proficiency in professional psychology: Police psychology
• Proficiency in professional psychology: Psychological treatment of alcohol and other psychoactive substance disorders
• Proficiency in professional psychology: Sport psychology
• Psychoanalysis in psychology as a specialty in professional psychology
• Recognition of organizations that provide certifications in specialties and proficiencies in professional psychology: Policies and Procedures Manual (PDF, 577KB)opens in new window
• Specialty in professional psychology: Behavioral and cognitive psychology
• Specialty in professional psychology: Clinical neuropsychology
• Specialty in professional psychology: counseling psychology
• Specialty in professional psychology: Family psychology
• Specialty in professional psychology: Forensic psychology
• Specialty in professional psychology: Geropsychology
• Specialty in professional psychology: police and public safety psychology
• Specialty in professional psychology: school psychology
• Specialty in professional psychology: Serious mental illness psychology
• Taxonomy for postdoctoral and continuing education and training in psychology (PDF, 413KB)opens in new window
• Use of the term "clinical" in specialty and proficiency titles

• APA policy statement on equitable and inclusive student admissions in higher education
• APA resolution on school drop-out prevention (PDF, 22KB)opens in new window
• APA guidelines on equitable and respectful treatment of students in graduate psychology programs
• Psychology’s understanding of the challenges related to the COVID-19 global pandemic in the United States (PDF, 250KB)opens in new window
• Required endorsement dropped from the student application process
• Resolution on campus sexual assault (PDF, 99.5KB)opens in new window
• Resolution on representation of graduate students within programs and departments responsible for educating and training students of psychology   
• Resolution on sexual health education in youth
• Resolution on the use of multiple indicators for admissions to graduate programs in psychology   
• Students' fees received between September and December are applied to the following year although they are immediately accepted as affiliates  

• Guidelines for preparing high school psychology teachers: Course-based and standards-based approaches (PDF, 275KB)opens in new window
• National Standards for High School Psychology Curricula
• Psychology’s understanding of the challenges related to the COVID-19 global pandemic in the United States (PDF, 250KB)opens in new window
• Resolution on teaching enhancement programs for graduate students

• APA guidelines for the undergraduate psychology major: version 3.0
• APA introductory psychology initiative (IPI) student learning outcomes for introductory psychology (PDF, 39KB)opens in new window
• Guidelines for the undergraduate psychology major
• Principles for quality undergraduate education in psychology

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