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APA to accredit master's program in health service psychology
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32722
Subject(s) - service (business) , psychology , health services , association (psychology) , quality (philosophy) , field (mathematics) , applied psychology , management , medical education , public relations , political science , medicine , business , marketing , psychotherapist , environmental health , population , philosophy , mathematics , epistemology , economics , pure mathematics
Following a nearly 70‐year‐old debate between the American Psychological Association (APA) and the field about the role of master's‐trained individuals in psychology, the APA is inching a step closer to accrediting master's‐level programs in health service psychology. The move seeks to ensure quality in training, officials announced.