Bowling Alone: The Decline of Social Engagement and Other Challenges for the American Psychological Association and Its Divisions

Robiner, William N.; Fossum, Thyra A.; Hong, Barry A.

doi:10.1111/cpsp.12124

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“…Tompkins and Johnson's (2016) survey of Oregon psychologists found low interest in, and little knowledge about, training required to prescribe. APA Division 55, which advocates for RxP, is the division with the second greatest proportional declines in membership (Robiner, Fossum, & Hong, 2015), losing more than a third of its membership since 2009.…”

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Prescriptive authority: Psychologists’ abridged training relative to other professions’ training.

Robiner

Tompkins

Hathaway

2020

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

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Albeit psychologists were granted prescription authority in two states over a decade ago and in three states in recent years, the controversy over prescriptive authority persists within the profession and remains a concern of diverse stakeholders. The literature provides minimal research on the adequacy of psychopharmacology training programs and how commensurate psychologists’ training is with other prescribers’ training. Comparing psychopharmacology training for psychologists to other prescribing professionals’ training reveals psychologists receive fewer didactic training hours in foundational sciences (e.g., biology, chemistry, and pathophysiology) and fewer clinical training hours directly related to prescribing and managing medications. Implications of these findings and legal and regulatory cautions are discussed along with recommendations for future research directions.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prescriptive authority: Psychologists’ abridged training relative to other professions’ training.

Robiner

Tompkins

Hathaway

2020

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

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“…Overall, this growth across specialties is remarkable given that it has occurred at a time when membership in professional organizations within psychology has generally stagnated or decreased (Robiner, Fossum & Hong, ). Only one ABPP specialty board, School Psychology, experienced a decrease in specialists (−15.7%).…”

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To Be or Not to Be Board Certified? A Question of Quality and Identification for Psychologists

Robiner

Fossum

2017

J Appl Biobehavioral Res

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Achieving board certification in psychology is an important step in a psychologist's professional development. Board certification serves as a quality indicator for consumers, employers, and other stakeholders while providing enhanced opportunities for psychologists who complete the peer-review process that leads to it. This commentary provides an update on trends in board certification in psychology and explores the roles and benefits of board certification as well as barriers to pursuing board certification. Board certification is an important issue to consider because more mental and physical healthcare clinicians and researchers are now embracing the biopsychosocial model. Board certification could well help with maximizing reimbursement or clinical opportunities, as well as produce a greater understanding of the biobehavioral underpinnings of comorbid mental and physical disorders. Specialist data from the American Board of Professional Psychology and membership data from the American Psychological Association were reviewed across specialty areas. The work was archival and involved no human subjects, and therefore, this study was exempt from review by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Minnesota. There are currently 4,198 board certifications across the 15 boards of the American Board of Professional Psychology. These represent a relatively small proportion (less than 4%) of U.S. licensed psychologists. The numbers correlate positively with membership levels in corresponding APA divisions. Between 2011 and 2015, there was a 25.8% increase in the number of board-certified psychologists. Board certification appears to be undergoing a period of rapid growth among psychologists. This trend appears to reflect multiple factors, including an increased number of boards representing expanding areas of specialization in the field, a growing interest in board certification as part of increasing quality emphasis within healthcare, and psychologists' desire to distinguish themselves in a competitive marketplace. Board certification in diverse areas, including clinical health psychology, affords various professionally and personally rewarding linkages and opportunities.To be or not to be board certified is a question psychologists wrestle with as they ponder whether (or not) to pursue advanced specialty board certification.

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“…Yet, there are other factors involved as Robiner et al. () suggest. Early career psychologists are not joining professional organizations or societies at the same pace as people once did.…”

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“A Sense of Where You Are,” bowling alone, and the future of the society of clinical psychology.

Keane¹

2015

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

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Bowling Alone: The Decline of Social Engagement and Other Challenges for the American Psychological Association and Its Divisions

Cited by 10 publications

References 15 publications

Prescriptive authority: Psychologists’ abridged training relative to other professions’ training.

Prescriptive authority: Psychologists’ abridged training relative to other professions’ training.

To Be or Not to Be Board Certified? A Question of Quality and Identification for Psychologists

“A Sense of Where You Are,” bowling alone, and the future of the society of clinical psychology.

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