Update from the APA Update from the APA Education DirectorateEducation Directorate

FebruaryFebruary 2012 2012

Update from the APA Update from the APA Education DirectorateEducation Directorate

FebruaryFebruary 2012 2012

Catherine L. Grus, Ph.D.,Deputy Executive Director,Education Directorate American Psychological Association

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• Graduate Psychology Education Program

• Health service psychologists, interdisciplinary, underserved populations

• Total funding for GPE since 2002: $31.7 Total funding for GPE since 2002: $31.7 millionmillion

Competency BenchmarksCompetency BenchmarksCompetency BenchmarksCompetency Benchmarks

New: Benchmarks Evaluation System

New: Benchmarks Evaluation System

• Maintains consistency with benchmarks model

• Organized by clusters

• Behavioral anchors moved to appendix

• Evaluation form(s) available on APA website

• http://www.apa.org/ed/graduate/benchmarks-evaluation-system.aspx

BEA Virtual Working Group on Restrictions Affecting Diversity Training in Graduate Education

BEA Virtual Working Group on Restrictions Affecting Diversity Training in Graduate Education

• Arizona, Michigan legislation

• Tracking system in place

• Prepare materials for programs

• Values Statement of Counseling Psychology

Education and Training for Health Service Psychologists Work Group

(E&T 4 HSP)

Education and Training for Health Service Psychologists Work Group

(E&T 4 HSP)

• APA, CCTC, COGDOP

• Met 3 times

• Draft blueprint March 2012

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7 Major Issues7 Major Issues7 Major Issues7 Major IssuesIssue #1. There should be guidelines for qualifications to enter doctoral programs that prepare health service psychologists

Issue #2. The competencies of psychologists who provide health services should be clearly articulated and understood by faculty, students, regulators and the public

Issue #3. Psychology needs to establish the standard of self-regulation for its education and training in the profession.

Issue #4. Psychology needs to evaluate and articulate the learning objectives for each level in its sequence of education and training of health service providers, as well as examine the sequence itself.

Issue #5. There needs to be increased focus on competency assessment in psychology education and training for the delivery of health care services.

Issue #6. The future of health service psychology rests on the integration of science and practice. Education and training should be an integrative endeavor, both within and across content and levels in the curriculum as well as across the activities of research and health service provision.

Issue #7. Psychology needs more research relevant to the preparation of health service psychologists and must have a comprehensive workforce analysis.

 

  

Issue #5. There needs to be increased focus on competency assessment in psychology education and training for the delivery of health care services.

Issue #6. The future of health service psychology rests on the integration of science and practice. Education and training should be an integrative endeavor, both within and across content and levels in the curriculum as well as across the activities of research and health service provision.

Issue #7. Psychology needs more research relevant to the preparation of health service psychologists and must have a comprehensive workforce analysis.

 

  

Issue #2. The competencies of psychologists who provide health services should be clearly articulated and understood by faculty, students, regulators and the public

Issue #2. The competencies of psychologists who provide health services should be clearly articulated and understood by faculty, students, regulators and the public

Implications for education and training:

More focus on biology

Interprofessional competence

Self-assessment and lifelong learning

Practice based research skills

QI, outcomes research, program eval, needs assessment, cost-benefit

models

Go To:: http://apaoutside.apa.org/EducCSS/Public/

Comments due by: March 19, 2012

Go To:: http://apaoutside.apa.org/EducCSS/Public/

Comments due by: March 19, 2012