Professional mobility for psychologists has been a problem since states first passed psychology licensing laws because of relatively small but crucial variations in licensing requirements. Although the profession of psychology and the association of psychology regulatory bodies in the United States and Canada (i.e., the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards [ASPPB]) have recognized this problem for decades, little progress was made in resolving it. Recently, the ASPPB launched two different approaches to facilitating professional mobility: one to forge agreements between regulatory bodies to accept each other's licensees, and another to certify or endorse individual psychologists who meet ASPPB standards for licensure and therefore can be recommended to licensing boards for relicensure. The specific requirements of each of these programs and their success in addressing the professional mobility problem are described. KIM R. JONASON received his PhD from Ohio State University in physiological psychology. Following postdoctoral study in neuroanatomy at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, NY, he trained in clinical psychology at the University of Louisville. He has been actively involved with Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) mobility efforts since 1993. He is the chair of the ASPPB Mobility Committee and serves on the ASPPB board of directors. He is interested in administrative law as it relates to the practice of psychology and in the issues of licensing mobility and interjurisdictional consistency in licensure requirements. STEPHEN T. DEMERS received his EdD from the school psychology program accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) at Rutgers University. He is a professor and director of the APA-accredited school psychology program at the University of Kentucky and director of the certification program for the ASPPB. He is a paid consultant to the Certificate of Professional Qualification (CPQ) Program. His areas of interest include legal and ethical issues in psychological practice, credentialing and regulation in psychology, and the development and use of test user qualifications in psychological assessment. THOMAS J. VAUGHN completed his PhD in counseling psychology at the University of Oklahoma. He is a former president of ASPPB and former chair of the ASPPB Mobility Committee. He is in independent practice with Behavioral Medicine Associates at the Unity Health Center Hospital in Shawnee, OK, and serves as the director of professional affairs for the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychology. He is board certified (American Board of Professional Psychology) in clinical psychology with primary research interests in internship training and professional mobility. RANDOLPH P. REAVES received his JD degree from the University of Alabama School of Law and is a member of the Alabama State Bar. He is chief executive officer of ASPPB. His interests have centered on the legal literature related to psychological-legal issues and in researching the ASP...

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