• Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology • Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology •
• Clinical Health Psychology • Clinical Neuropsychology • Clinical Psychology •
• Counseling Psychology • Couple and Family Psychology • Forensic Psychology •
• Geropsychology • Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy •
• Police and Public Safety Psychology • Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Psychology and Psychoanalysis •
Rehabilitation Psychology • School Psychology • Serious Mental Illness Psychology •
SPECIALTIES REPRESENTED on CoS
Couple and Family Psychology
Formal Specialty Definition:
Couple and Family Psychology focuses on relationships in families, couples, groups and organizations and the larger settings and contexts in which those relationships exist. Couple and Family psychologists teach, supervise, do research and engage in practice via consultation and treatment in a variety of settings.
Professional settings may include hospitals, clinics, independent practice, schools, colleges and universities, businesses, government and other organizations. Within these environments family psychologists may perform a variety of task, including interventions with individuals and their families, testing and evaluation, conducting workshops, advocating and impacting policies that affect families, teaching, consulting and conducting research related to families and other social systems.
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Overview of Organization and Goals:
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Couple and Family Psychology Specialty Council 2022
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Couple and Family Psychology Specialty Council
Levels of Specialty Training:
Education and training in Couple and Family Psychology is available at the doctoral and postdoctoral level.
Specialty Board Certification:
Board Certification in Couple & Family Psychology is available through the American Board of Family Psychology, which is a Specialty Board of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP).
Sources of Specialty Recognition:
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APA/CRSPPP recognition
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ABPP recognition
Couple and Family Psychology Specialty Council Membership:
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Academy of Family Psychology
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American Board of Couple & Family Psychology
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Division 43, the Society for Couple & Family Psychology, of the American Psychological Association
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Representatives of doctoral and postdoctoral training programs
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