Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 

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Formal Specialty Definition: 

 

Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology is a specialty of professional psychology, which brings together the basic tenets of clinical psychology with a thorough background in child, adolescent and family development and developmental psychopathology. Clinical child and adolescent psychologists conduct scientific research and provide psychological services to infants, toddlers, children, and adolescents. The research and practices of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology are focused on understanding, preventing, diagnosing, and treating psychological, cognitive, emotional, developmental, behavioral, and family problems of children. Of particular importance to clinical child and adolescent psychologists is a scientific understanding of the basic psychological needs of children and adolescents and how the family and other social contexts influence socio-emotional adjustment, cognitive development, behavioral adaptation, and health status of children and adolescents. There is an essential emphasis on a strong empirical research base recognizing the need for the documentation and further development of evidence-based assessments and treatments in clinical child and adolescent psychology.

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Overview of Organization and Goals:

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Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Specialty Presentation 2022

 

Bylaws: 

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Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Specialty Council

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Levels of Specialty Training: 

 

Specialty training in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology is offered at the doctoral and postdoctoral level.

 

Specialty Board Certification: 

 

Board Certification in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (inclusive of Pediatric Psychology) is available through the American Board of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, which is a Specialty Board of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP).

 

Sources of Specialty Recognition: 

 

1. APA/CRSPPP recognition

2. ABPP recognition

 

Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Specialty Council Membership: 

 

• Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (Division 53 of the American Psychological Association)

• Society of Pediatric Psychology (Division 54 of the American Psychological Association)

• The American Board of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

• Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology Training Council

 

Specialty Related Web Links: 

 

• Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (Division 53)

• Society of Pediatric Psychology (Division 54)

• The American Board Of Clinical Child And Adolescent Psychology

• Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology Training Council

• Clinical Child Psychology specialty recognition by the Commission for the Recognition of Specialties and Proficiencies in Professional Psychology

 

Education and Training Guidelines: 

 

• Clinical Child Psychology Training Model

• Clinical Child Psychology: A Practice Specialty

• Competency Cube Model

• Early Training Guidelines (1985)

• Pediatric Psychology Task Force Report

• Pediatric Psychology Training Recommendations

• Taxonomy for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

 

Representative: 

Anna Egan, Ph.D., ABPP