Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

While keeping in mind current psychological guidelines and legal criteria for psychological assessment activities, the author presents a 6-part framework for organizing and approaching the questions commonly asked in assessments related to sex offending: general psychological characteristics, deviant sexual interests, risk of reoffense, amenability to treatment, self-serving misrepresentation, ...

General Psychology for Professional Students

Professional Development: Training for Professionalism as a Foundation for Competent Practice in Psychology

Professional development (PD) is a broad, albeit vaguely defined, construct that underlies psychologists’ education and training and is intrinsic to professional functioning, or professionalism, throughout psychologists’ careers. This article resulted from the deliberations of a working group at the November 2002 Competencies Conference: Future Directions in Education and Credentialing in Profe...

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice Artificial Intelligence in Psychological Practice: Current and Future Applications and Implications

Prescribing and Primary Care Psychology: Complementary Paths for Professional Psychology

Two paths have been suggested for the future evolution of professional psychology. Prescribing psychology has already been legally authorized in two states, the military, and the Indian Health Service. Primary care psychology does not require legal recognition and has been slowly growing as a career option for psychologists across the nation. Both paths have their obstacles and limitations, but...