Education and training guidelines for the specialty of police and public safety psychology.

Abstract

Police and public safety psychology (PPSP) has emerged as a new specialty in psychology. During the past 5 years, it has achieved recognition as a specialty by the American Psychological Association and affiliation as a specialty board of the American Board of Professional Psychology. This article provides the aspirational guidelines for education and training in this new specialty, with a focus on the foundational competencies necessary for a broad preparation in psychology and the additional functional competencies required for effective practice in this specialty. These guidelines cover education and training at the doctoral, postdoctoral, and postlicensure (continuing education) stages of preparation for specialty practice. They are intended for use by practicing police and public safety psychologists, educators, consumers, and accrediting organizations as guidance for developing and maintaining the requisite specialty competencies in the 4 domains of PPSP specialty practice: assessment, intervention, operational support, and organizational consulting.

Consultation in police and public safety psychology.

“…The Council of Organizations in Police Psychology has developed a set of aspi rational guidelines and recommendations regarding education and training in PPSP (Brewster et al, 2016). From the council's perspective, at present, the preparation for a career in police psychology typically begins with successful completion of an APAaccredited doctoral program (or its equivalent) in one of the "core PPSP disciplines," that is, clinical, counseling, educational, or industrialorganizational psychology (Brewster et al, 2016, p. 172).…”

“…Doctoral programs in clinical or counseling psychology typically require an internship, and postdoctoral fellowships or residencies allow for further professional development and help meet licensing requirements. Relatively few internships and postdoctoral programs focus on PPSP at present (Brewster et al, 2016), although that number should grow. Whenever possible, those who are interested in police psychology should take related coursework and obtain supervised clinical experience in PPSP as part of the educational and professional experiences that lead to their doctorates and their licensure as psychologists (Brewster et al, 2016).…”

“…Relatively few internships and postdoctoral programs focus on PPSP at present (Brewster et al, 2016), although that number should grow. Whenever possible, those who are interested in police psychology should take related coursework and obtain supervised clinical experience in PPSP as part of the educational and professional experiences that lead to their doctorates and their licensure as psychologists (Brewster et al, 2016). Postdoctoral continuing education is required to maintain licensure in psychology, and a variety of continuing education programs in PPSP are available.…”

“…The four domains of PPSP incorporate a total of 57 distinct areas of practice and consultation, and each is associated with specific knowledge competencies that cannot all be covered in one chapter. Clearly, most police psychologists focus their professional activities in a relatively limited number of the 57 areas (Brewster et al, 2016). However, broad awareness of the many possible roles that police psychologists assume is important and helps ensure that appropriate referrals are made and that law enforcement agencies' treat ment and consultation needs are met.…”

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