Clinical Psychology: Something Rich and Strange1
Danny Wedding, Ph.D.
I recently have been working with the Division 12 Board of Directors to prepare our petition for clinical psychology recertification as a specialty. This petition will be submitted to the APA Commission for the Recognition of Specialties and Proficiencies in Professional Psychology (CRSPPP). I’m deeply grateful to Irv Weiner who wrote the first draft of the petition – Irv writes beautifully, and he appreciates the history of our profession. He is also someone who cares passionately about clinical psychology.
Our petition specifically mentions four model programs that train clinical psychologists: Stony Brook, Utah, Palo Alto University, and the University of Rochester Medical Center. The first two are traditional university based training programs, Palo Alto University is a professional school, and Rochester offers both doctoral level and postdoctoral training (and it is cited as our model for postdoctoral training). Thanks to Marv Goldfried, David Rudd, Larry Beutler and Deb King who graciously agreed to serve as the contact representatives for their respective programs.
