The APA Commission on Accreditation (CoA) Master’s Work Group, formed in 2019, has initiated the process of establishing standards for the evaluation of master’s degree programs in health service psychology (HSP). A set of standards were drafted, i.e., Standards for Accreditation for Health Service Psychology, Master’s Degree Programs (SoA-M), and were subsequently put forward for public comment in accordance with the APA "Policies for Accreditation Governance" and the U.S. Department of Education regulations for notice and comment. The CoA made the drafted standards available for a ninety (90) day period of public review and comment.
Following this period, comments were received and reviewed by the CoA prior to the July 2020 CoA Meeting, resulting in a second version of the SoA-M. These revised standards are available for a sixty (60) day period of public review and comment through Oct. 9, 2020. Learn more about the proposed revisions and the Public Comment Systemopens in new window.
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