Guide to Board Certification in Clinical Psychology.
Title:
Guide to Board Certification in Clinical Psychology.
Author:
Alberts, Fred.
ISBN:
9780826199911
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (180 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1: An Introduction to Board Certification in Clinical Psychology -- Board Certification -- Why Seek Board Certification in Clinical Psychology -- Competence -- When to Become Board Certified -- Early Entry Program -- Senior Option -- Getting Started -- References -- Chapter 2: Making the Commitment to Obtain Board Certification and Getting Started -- Motivation to Become Board Certified -- An Overview of the Process -- Stage I-Credentialing -- Stage II-Practice Samples -- Stage III-Oral Examination -- Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Supportive of Board Certification -- Myths Regarding Board Certification -- Attitude Toward the Process -- Proposed Competency Areas -- Foundational Competencies -- Functional Competencies -- Setting Realistic Timelines -- Obtaining a Mentor -- Working with a Group to Prepare -- Information for Students -- Other Resources -- Tips for Success -- It all Begins with the Application -- References -- Chapter 3: Stage II: Practice Samples-The Professional Statement and Curriculum Vitae -- The Curriculum Vitae (Required of all Applicants) -- Comments on the Fictional Curriculum Vitae -- The Professional Statement (Required of all Applicants) -- Topic 1: Professional Work -- Topic 2: Science Base and Application -- Topic 3: Assessment, Intervention, Teaching, Supervision -- Topic 4: Discussion of Complex Professional Relations -- Topic 5: Examples of Specific Diversity-Related Issues -- Topic 6: Ethics Example -- Topic 7: Ethical and Legal Status -- References -- Chapter 4: Stage II: Recorded Practice Samples Focusing on Assessment and Intervention -- General Considerations -- Complexity -- Technological Concerns -- Privacy -- Representativeness -- Mechanics -- Reviewing Your Recorded Practice Sample.
Recommendations/Concerns for Specific Recorded Practice Sample Types -- Assessment Practice Sample -- Intervention Practice Sample -- Consultation Practice Sample -- Supervision Practice Sample -- The Senior Option -- Scoring the Practice Sample -- Failure at the Practice Sample Level -- Reference -- Chapter 5: Stage III: The Oral Examination -- Expected Exam Schedule -- Helpful Attitudes -- Confidence -- Humility and Openness to Differences -- Courtesy -- Reasonableness -- Attentiveness -- Appropriate Caution -- Collaborativeness in the Exam -- Self-Acceptance -- Self-Reflectivity -- Openness to Improvement -- Openness to Collaboration in Practice -- Preparing for the Exam -- The Examiners -- Curriculum Vitae and Professional Statement -- General Treatment Process -- The Recorded Practice Samples and Contextual Statements -- The Assessment Sample -- The Intervention Sample -- The Consultation Sample -- The Supervision Sample -- Teaching Activities -- Self-Reflective Practice -- Exam on Ethics and Legal Foundations -- Individual and Cultural Diversity -- Exam on Professional Identification -- Emotions Regarding the Exam -- Practicing for the Exam -- Responses to Avoid in the Oral Exam -- After the Exam -- References -- Chapter 6: Life After Examination -- Your Practice -- American Academy of Clinical Psychology -- Mentoring -- Becoming an Examiner -- Promoting Board Certification -- Continuing Professional Development -- Providing Forensic Services -- Getting a Pay Raise -- Leadership -- Appendix A: Mentoring Policies and Procedures of the American Academy of Clinical Psychology -- Introduction -- Goals -- Mentors -- Procedures -- Mentees -- Mentors -- Mentoring Coordinator -- Appendix B: Example Contextual Statement for an Intervention Submission -- Client Information -- Diagnosis -- Course of Treatment -- Current Intervention.
Theoretical and Empirical Rationale for Interventions Used -- Formulation and Discussion of the Intervention in Terms of Identified Theory of Practice and Relevant Research -- Self-Reflection -- References -- Appendix C: Exam Excerpt on Intervention Practice Sample -- Reference -- Appendix D: Exam Excerpt From Ethics and Legal Foundations -- Ethical Vignette From Committee -- Reference -- Index.
Abstract:
"[T]he increasing emphasis on quality in health care reform will almost certainly advantage psychologists who become Board Certified. The credential will increasingly become expected as a quality differentiator in the community .In preparing this book the highly experienced authors, with many years of service as ABPP examiners, have provided a comprehensive and thoughtful guide to assist you in completing the process successfully." From the Foreword by Gerald P, Koocher , PhD, ABPP. This practical guide to successfully achieving Board Certification in Clinical Psychology offers experience-based methods for increasing applicant success rates. Written by a team of accomplished clinical psychologists who are experienced mentors, former American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) examiners who have participated in the work of ABPP Academies, it is the only guide to focus specifically on the clinical psychology specialty. It explains the many benefits of Board Certification, and is replete with practical advice on all aspects of the three-step certification process that includes credentialing, practice samples, and the oral examination. The guide discusses how to find the right mentor, set realistic preparation timelines, create exemplary practice samples, and prepare for the oral exam. It provides examples of application elements such as professional work statements, practice examples, oral exam questions, and excerpts from a simulated transcript of an oral exam session. Helpful tips and handy checklists reinforce each stage of the process. The guide examines and dispels myths surrounding Board Certification that promote unnecessary anxiety, and offers examples of pitfalls to avoid during the application process. Key Features:.: Provides practical advice for successfully obtaining Board Certification in Clinical Psychology; Is the only guide
available that focuses exclusively on the Clinical Psychology certification; Authored by experienced clinical psychologists who have long served as ABPP examiners and mentors to applicants, as well as leaders in the ABPP Academies; Contains examples of application elements, including professional statements, practice samples, and oral exam questions; Includes excerpts from a simulated transcript of an oral exam session.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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