Board Certification
The American Board of Rehabilitation Psychology
(ABRP) was incorporated as the certifying board
for competence in Rehabilitation Psychology
in 1995. It has been a member board of the American
Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) since
1997. ABPP was established in 1948 and serves
as the parent board for all specialties of professional
psychology (www.abpp.org).
Rehabilitation Psychology is a specialty area within
professional psychology which assists the individual
with an injury or illness which may be chronic, traumatic
and/or congenital, including the family, in achieving
optimal physical, psychological and interpersonal
functioning. The focus of rehabilitation psychology
is on the provision of services consistent with the
level of impairment, disability and handicap relative
to the personal preferences, needs and resources of
the individual with a disability. The rehabilitation
psychologist consistently involves interdisciplinary
teamwork as a condition of practice and services within
a network of biological, psychological, social, environmental
and political considerations in order to achieve optimal
rehabilitation goals.
The process of attaining board certification in Rehabilitation
Psychology is similar to most other ABPP specialties,
requiring submission of an applications and credentials
to determine if eligibility criteria are met, submission
and review of practice samples and successful completion
of an Oral Examination. ABRP was one of the first
ABPP Boards to employ a mentoring process to assist
and guide candidates through the entire process of
application, practice sample and Oral Examination.
American Board of Rehabilitation Psychology
Mitch Rosenthal Memorial Grant
All psychologists who successfully complete the requirements for ABPP
certification in Rehabilitation Psychology between October 1, 2007 and
December 31, 2009 will be given a $400 grant toward the costs of
certification. This grant was established by the American Board of
Rehabilitation Psychology to honor the contributions of Dr. Mitch Rosenthal,
and to support the credentialing of psychologists in rehabilitation psychology.
If you have questions about the ABRP, please
contact the ABRP Secretary:
Janet P. Niemeier, Ph.D., ABPP (Rp)
(804) 628-1633
jniemeier@MCVH-vcu.edu
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