Professional Psychologist
The APA takes the
position that the use of the title "professional psychologist," "school
psychologist," or "industrial psychologist" is reserved for those who
have completed a doctoral training program in psychology at a
university, college, or professional school of psychology that is APA
or regionally accredited. Only those so-trained are qualified to
provide independent direct delivery of professional services, including
preventive, assessment, and therapeutic services.
The American
Psychological Association also recommends that all applicants for
licensure, as a minimum, must be graduates of a regionally accredited
institution of higher education and must have completed a doctoral
training program accredited by the American Psychological Association.
