After reviewing comments received, the Commission has adopted the approved revisions to the following Implementing Regulations (IRs): C-18 D, Outcome Data for Doctoral Programs; C-26 D, C-27 I, and C-23 P, Public Disclosure for Doctoral, Internship, and Postdoctoral programs; and D.4-8(a-c), Interim Reporting for Doctoral, Internship, and Postdoctoral programs. The Commission has also adopted the new IR C-9(l) P, Postdoctoral Residency Level 3 – Specialty Competencies for Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Psychology. The Commission continues to review public comments received regarding revisions to the Standards of Accreditation (SoA). The CoA also continues to take into consideration relevant laws, regulations, and higher education policy changes.
Following the Commission’s summer 2024 meeting, the following two items are available for public review.
Intern sufficiency (comment)
Per Internship Standard III.A.3 of the SoA, the CoA requires that programs provides interns with opportunities for peer and professional socialization and interaction to promote learning and engagement. IR C-30 I has been developed to provide policy and procedures regarding monitoring intern sufficiency.
In accordance with APA’s Policies for Accreditation Governance and consistent with U.S. Department of Education regulations for notice and comment, the CoA has made the proposed revisions available for a forty-five (45) day period of public review and comment onlineopens in new window, scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Eastern on August 30, 2024 and will continue through 5 p.m. Eastern on October 14, 2024.
Public disclosure for master’s programs (notice)
Per the Standards of Accreditation for Master’s Programs in Health Service Psychology, the Commission requires that all master’s graduate programs provide potential students, current students, and the public with accurate information on the program and program expectations. To increase accessibility of information that is disclosed to the public, the CoA has changed the IR related to information disclosure for master’s programs (IR C-26 M).
In accordance with APA’s Policies for Accreditation Governance and U.S. Department of Education regulations for notice, the CoA is providing additional information and making the changes available for a sixty (60) day period of public notice starting on August 30, 2024. On behalf of the CoA, thank you in advance for your review. Information about this public notice is available onlineopens in new window.