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Personality Assessment Training in Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology.
All accredited doctoral programs received an opportunity to describe their programs and have them listed on the SPA web page. Click here for information on those that chose to participate.

 

APA Div. 12. Section IX: Assessment Psychology.
Consider joint membership: See Section IX's applicaton.

The American Board of Assessment Psychology (ABAP) was organized in 1993 to establish and promote standards for psychologists who specialize in assessment. For more information, a mission statement, and an application to become a Diplomate, please see their web site.


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Utility of Assessment Research Project
The SPA Foundation urges you to support our unique research effort evaluating the practicalvalue of clinical personality assessment. Please join the effort! Learn more or if you already realize the value of this effort, donate online using our secure server. Alternatively, you can download a pledge card and mail it the the SPA office.
SPA Board & Standards for Education & Training
The SPA Board's statement concerning Standards for Education and Training in Psychological Assessment is now available. Click here to download a PDF of the published version, which can be cited as: Society for Personality Assessment (2006). Standards for Education and Training in Psychological Assessment: Position of the Society for Personality Assessment - An Official Statement of the Board of Trustees of the Society for Personality Assessment. Journal of Personality Assessment, 87, 355-357. [© Lawrence Erlbaum Associates]
Advocacy News Section
Several new CPT Codes for psychological and neuropsychological assessment went into effect on January 1, 2006. Click here to download a description of the new codes. The American Psychological Association Practice Organization offers information about use of the new codes along with questions and answers to address various problems. Click here to view the relevant APA postings. See SPA's earlier document, Testing Codes, for a brief description of SPA's role in bringing about the changes.
SPA Board's Official Statement on Rorschach Issues

The SPA Board's official statement on the issues and evidence concerning the Rorschach is available. Click here to download the published version in PDF format, which can be cited as: Society for Personality Assessment (2005). The status of the Rorschach in clinical and forensic practice: An official statement by the Board of Trustees of the Society for Personality Assessment. Journal of Personality Assessment, 85, 219-237." [© Lawrence Erlbaum Associates]

Important Links

Please visit the following pages for important information.

  • SPA Bulletin Board (most recent listing: 05/12/2007).
  • Local SPA Chapters: Information and postings.
  • The Post-Graduate Center, Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology, Widener University, Chester, PA announces two assessment workshops in June 2009. For more information, click here.

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