American Academy of Counseling Psychology

Representing The Health Service Specialty of Counseling Psychology and Excellence in Clinical Practice

To All Concerned Parties:

The following information is made available to you by the American Academy of Counseling Psychology about psychologists who are Board Certified Diplomates in the Health Service Specialty of Counseling Psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology and Fellows of the Academy.

The American Board of Professional Psychology has credentialed professional psychologists in the practice areas of applied psychology for fifty years, and the Board Certification of this board is still the highest level of certification in professional psychology recognized by the American Psychological Association.

The American Academy of Counseling Psychology strives to maintain the highest standards of professional training, ethical conduct and excellence in the delivery of clinical and applied psychological services. The Academy was founded to advance this purpose by the Board Certified Diplomates in the Health Service Specialty of Counseling Psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology.

The credentialing process of becoming a Fellow in the American Academy of Counseling Psychology gives and assurance of the very best, most current, ethical, legally responsible psychological services because these psychologists have:

	completed a doctoral degree that usually takes a minimum of five years to complete after finishing an undergraduate education, (Admission to such a doctoral program is extremely competititve and requires demonstrated academic excellence.),
	completed one year full-time supervised internship in the practice of applied counseling and clinical skills usually including the making of individual, group and community interventions for emotional, behavioral, vocational, family and couple problems using preventative, developmental and psychotherapeutic approaches in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of both psychopathology and the broad range of normal problems in living,
	completed a minimum of one additional year of supervised professional experience,
	completed a minimum of three years of post-doctoral experience, and

	been granted a license to practice psychology independently in at least one state,
	passed a thorough credentials review by the American Board of Professional Psychology. All training, must have met the standards set by the American Psychological Association,
	had samples of the actual work, live or video taped evaluated by a group of nationally recognized, Board Certified Diplomates of the American Board of Professional Psychology (most other credentialing bodies do not require the viewing of live work samples.)
	passed a lengthy and rigorous oral examination by a group of Board Certified Diplomates of the American Board of Professional Psychology covering theoretical, technical, ethical, legal, research and professional issues in the practice of applied psychology,
	joined the American Academy of Counseling Psychology, as a Fellow of the Academy after becoming eligible upon completing all of the above qualifications.

The Fellows of The Academy Are Board Certified Diplomates Achieving The Highest Level of Certification Recognized by The American Psychological Association

For more information on the American Academy of Counseling Psychology, email Dr. Steve Eichel or call 302-368-9136.