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Div. 49 Group Specialty Council

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Thanks to the efforts of Division 49’s Group Specialty Council, programs at the doctoral, internship and postdoctoral levels can now offer group psychology and group psychotherapy as formal specialties.

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.

Programs at the doctoral, internship and postdoctoral levels can now 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.

Specialties and Proficiencies in Professional Psychology

Group Specialty Council Minutes

Last updated: December 2022Date created: 2017