Graduate and Postgraduate Education and Training

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The Office of Graduate and Postgraduate Education and Training develops and makes public information about graduate and postgraduate education and training in psychology to help advance its quality and understanding.

Staff in this office also support the development and coordination of national initiatives on quality enhancement in graduate and postgraduate education and training in collaboration with organizations of psychology educators and professional training councils, and national and international higher education associations. The office strives to encourage, recognize, and support innovative practices that better prepare students for careers in teaching, research, and the applications of psychology, and address priorities in graduate and postgraduate education and training in psychology.

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Curriculum resources

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Interprofessional seminar on integrated primary care

Develop educational experiences for interprofessional learners

Graduate student resources

Applying for graduate school

Explore admission requirements, training specializations, and financial resources to find the right program for you

Paying for graduate school

Funding for dissertations, graduate school, and research can come from many sources

Succeeding in graduate school

Resources to navigate the challenges associated with pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree in psychology

FAQ: Graduate school

Get answers to common questions about choosing a graduate program, accreditation, and financial aid

Postgraduate resources

Postdoctoral fellowships

Learn more about postdoctoral fellowships and search available positions in research and practice

Specializations in psychology

Learn how APA and the discipline of psychology work together to define specialization in psychology

Respecialization in professional psychology

Learn how to change your specialist area of study and explore available respecialization programs

Early career psychologists

Resources to help psychologists who are new to the field launch successful careers

Graduate education policies


Review APA’s policies related to graduate education accreditation, doctoral internship programs, licensure, respecialization, and other general graduate education issues.

Explore graduate education policies

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Competency initiatives and resources

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Competency initiatives in professional psychology

Learn best practices in defining and measuring competence in professional psychology
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Resources for trainees

Explore resources designed to assist trainees with problems of professional competence
 

Conscience clause resources

What is the “conscience clause”?

An overview of an area of state legislation that concerns the practice of psychology

Serving a diverse public

Training programs to manage conflict between trainees’ worldviews and religious values and that of patients

Advocacy tips

Tips to help state psychological associations, practitioners, and others respond to conscience clause legislation

APA’s response to “conscience clauses”

How APA has responded to legal challenges and legislative efforts

Medicaid reimbursement resources

Advocacy toolkit

Resources for psychology training programs to advocate reimbursement for services provided by trainees

Advocacy points

Learn how reimbursement can expand access to needed mental and behavioral health services

Advocacy techniques

A series of videos that highlight techniques practitioners can use to advocate for Medicaid reimbursement

State progress and case studies

How states have progressed towards reimbursement for psychology interns’ services