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Directory of Internship Programs With Training Opportunities in Primary Care Psychology [PDF]
The APA Education Directorate has compiled a list of internship programs that provide education and training in primary care psychology.
Directory of Doctoral Training Programs With Training Opportunities in Primary Care Psychology [PDF]
The APA Education Directorate has compiled a list of doctoral programs that provide education and training in primary care psychology.
COVID-19 town hall with APA chief of education Catherine Grus and APAGS chair Blanka Angyal
The panelists discuss issues facing students in the era of COVID-19.
Competencies for Psychology Practice in Primary Care [PDF]
This article reports on the outcome of a presidential initiative of 2012 APA President Suzanne Bennett Johnson to delineate competencies for primary care psychology in six broad domains: science, systems, professionalism, relationships, application, and education.
APA approves resolution on accreditation for doctoral and internship programs
The APA Council of Representatives approved a resolution on accreditation for programs that prepare psychologists to provide health services, which sets forth a vision that all students training to become health service psychologists will be trained in doctoral and internship programs accredited by APA/CPA, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
Directory of Postdoctoral Training Programs With Training Opportunities in Primary Care Psychology [PDF]
The APA Education Directorate has compiled a list of postdoctoral programs that provide education and training in primary care psychology.
Report of the BEA Task Force on Primary Care Psychology Training [PDF]
The Primary Care Training Task Force’s charge is to develop a comprehensive strategic plan for education and training to prepare psychologists for integrated primary care in varied settings.
Toolkit Assessment Measures [PDF]
A part of the Competency Assessment Toolkit for Professional Psychology, this table describes the foundational and functional competencies, types of evaluation (formative and summative) and appropriate developmental level for various methods of assessment.
Usefulness Ratings of Toolkit Assessment Methods [PDF]
A part of the Competency Assessment Toolkit for Professional Psychology, this table compares the effectiveness of various assessment methods to measure specific essential elements of competencies.
