Commission on Accreditation (CoA) Update

• IR C-20
  Minor changes to IR C-20 approved by CoA become effective Sept. 15, 2013.
  
• Endorsement of geropsychology as a specialty
  New substantive specialty practice area endorsed for postdoctoral-level training.
  

CoA News

• The Roadmap: Revising the G&P
  A structure for new accreditation standards.
  
• Important accreditation dates
  Mark your calendars with these notices from the commission.
  
• New accreditation statuses
  “Eligible” and “accredited, on contingency” statuses for internship and postdoctoral residency programs.
  
• Annual accreditation fees
  Annual fee invoices were mailed to accredited programs in June and August.
  
• 2013 Annual Report Online
  ARO open for accredited programs.
  
• Site visitors
  Recruiting new site visitors.
  

Public Comment

• The Roadmap: Phase II Questions
  Questions to review and revise the Guidelines and Principles for Accreditation are open for comment.
  
• Public disclosure of accreditation decisions
  CoA opens proposed options for public comment, beginning April 1.
  

Final Notes

• Current program counts
  Tallies of accredited and applicant programs.