Further communications regarding "A plan for the technical training of consulting psychologists

Abstract

Discusses a plan for the technical training of consulting psychologists, which should include: (1) legal certification of individuals (2) standardization of curricula (3) certification of institutions (4) giving a professional diploma carrying the title, Psychologist, to persons who earn the doctor's degree specializing in psychology and (5) creating a new professional degree, Doctor of Psychology. Quotes Kohs as suggesting that a standing committee of the APA should set standards of training for the various types and grades of applied psychology and should act as a national examining board, granting degrees and licenses to properly qualified individuals. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)