American Board of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology Update

American Board of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology Update

By Omar G. Gudiño, PhD, ABPP
President, ABCCAP

Board certification is based on a psychologist’s training, experience, and competence in their specialization. Importantly, board certification supports the development of our specialty by highlighting the unique training and competence of psychologists specializing in clinical child, adolescent, and pediatric psychology. This “peer review” communicates a specialist’s competence to the public, trainees in the specialty, and colleagues in other specialties. ABCCAP congratulates the following clinical child, adolescent, and pediatric psychologists who attained Specialty Board Certification between February and May 2022:

Courtney Hale, PhD, ABPP
Sheila Z. Modir, PhD, ABPP
Jocelyn Stokes, PhD, ABPP
Amy E. West, PhD, ABPP

To learn more about Board Certification in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, please attend one of our events in the SCCAP Hospitality Suite at the APA Convention. We will hold an ABCCAP Information Session on Friday, August 5th from 12-12:50pm. The information session is designed for people interested in learning generally about board certification and have not started the process of applying. We will also hold an ABCCAP Q&A session (Saturday, August 6th from 11-11:50am). If you are not attending APA, please visit clinicalchildpsychology.com to learn about eligibility and requirements; our mentorship program; and opportunities to attend an informational session to learn more about the process. We are particularly interested in eliminating barriers to board certification, so we welcome your ideas and feedback about ways to facilitate board certification for early career psychologists.