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Membership
Information Center
MISSION
The
mission of the American Academy of Counseling Psychology is
to serve the needs of its' members and Fellows and to
promote the highest standards of professional practice and
conduct within the specialization of Counseling Psychology
for the protection and well-being of the public, the
profession, and the Academy.
The
American Academy of Counseling Psychology is the association
of psychologists who identify themselves through their
education, training,and experience as counseling
psychologists. It is composed of Fellows of the Academy who
are Diplomates in Counseling Psychology of the American
Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP.)
The
American Board of Professional Psychology established in
1947 as the premier credentialing agency for psychology
practitioners, has been dedicated to promoting the highest
standards of professional training and ethics for those
engaged in the delivery of psychological services.
Diplomates in the specialty of counseling psychology have
been recognized as pioneers and leaders in the delivery of
clinical services in mental health, and, in vocational and
life skills development and counseling, as well as in
research. The Academy looks to further ABPP's tradition of
leadership in the examination and recognition of excellence
in the practice of counseling psychology and the specialty's
continuing development as a significant force within the
psychology profession.
HISTORY
The
American Academy of Counseling Psychology was established in
1992 by the American Board of Counseling Psychology/American
Board of Professional Psychology. Its founding was in
response to a need for the professional advocacy arm of the
Board which could promote the interests of the Diplomate in
Counseling Psychology. This representation was expanded in
1994 by the Academy to advocacy for the specialty of
counseling psychology as a whole. The Academy was charged
with the identification of the needs of counseling
psychology specialists in the changing market for mental
health care, university counseling centers, and other
sources of employment and funding.
PURPOSE
The
Academy has defined its purpose as:
Promotion
of board certification in the field of professional
psychology and the specialty of counseling psychology
especially
Promoting
the most effective preventative, diagnostic, and
intervention services
Promoting
accessibility to these services by all segments of
society
Providing
a vehicle through which the specialty of counseling
psychology can be heard.
ACADEMY
PLANS FOR ACTION
To
make the specialty in counseling psychology and board
certification in professional psychology more meaningful to
psychologists and the public by:
Providing
a cohesive and meaningful board certification process
through reasonable and well defined credentials review for
Diplomate application, work sample requirements, and
examination procedures
Sponsoring a program of regional workshops, overseen by a
national chair, intended to communicate state of the art
standards for the effective delivery of developmental,
diagnostic, and intervention services
Sponsoring public relations activities emphasizing the
significance of the specialty of counseling psychology and
Board certification
Promoting public education on prevention programs
Providing forums for Counseling Psychology specialists to
advocate and to have impact in the shaping of mental health
policy, the development of life skills, career planing and
achievement, university programming and other relevant
settings
WHO
ARE THE FELLOWS OF THE ACADEMY?
Fellows
of the Academy are Diplomates in Counseling Psychology of
the American Board of Psychology. Each has passed a rigorous
examination process that included a review of their
education, training and experience, as well as presentation
of a work sample that demonstrated competency in the
specialty of counseling psychology and successfully passed
their examinations. They are leaders in the profession in a
wide variety of settings, including university counseling
centers, academic departments of psychology, medical
schools, mental health centers, hospitals, clinics and
correctional centers where they serve as clinicians,
administrator, educators, researchers, et
cetera.
The
Academy and the American Board of Professional Psychology
have defined counseling psychologists as:
[those psychologists who specialize]"in making
individual, group, and community intervention for emotional,
behavioral, vocational, and mental health problems using
preventive,developmental, and remedial approaches, and in
the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of
psychopathology."
WHAT
ARE THE BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE
ACADEMY?
ACADEMY
PROGRAMS
CONTINUING
EDUCATION
Sponsors
programs, workshops, symposia, invited lectures.
Co-sponsors and participates in joint programs with the
other specialty academies
Review courses
LICENSING
Typically
Fellows are recognized as eligible for reciprocity by more
than forty licensing boards at any one time
Advocacy by the Academy for senior counseling psychologists
who may experience difficulty with psychology boards that
have failed to regard the APA guidelines for psychologists
trained before revision and new standards in the field for
training were approved
NEWSLETTER
Designed
to keep members abreast of issues of interest, committee
reports and summaries of recent noteworthy scientific and
practice events
PUBLIC
INFORMATION
As
the sole organization composed of Diplomates of the American
Board of Counseling Psychology, the Academy will provide
literature, pamphlets and news items on the standards of
practice in counseling psychology and the quality of health
care
CAREER
ADVANCEMENT
The
military and Veterans Administration provide a bonus for
psychologists board certified in counseling psychology by
the American Board of Professional Psychology. Hospitals,
health administration, insurance carriers, managed care
companies understand board certification and seek board
certified psychologists as providers and staff
members
This
page last updated March 21, 1998
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