Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy achieved specialty status in August 2018 when the APA Council approved the recommendation from the Commission for the Recognition of Specialties and Proficiencies in Professional Psychology for recognition. This recognition was renewed in August 2026 for a period of 7 years until August 2033.
Programs at the doctoral, internship and postdoctoral levels offer group psychology and group psychotherapy as formal specialties, and post-licensure psychologists can obtain the specialty designation through the American Board of Group Psychology.
For more information about the Group Specialty Council, please contact Noelle Lefforge, PhD, ABPP.
