Master's training in clinical psychology.

Pomerantz, Andrew M.; Murphy, Jason M.

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“…In the mental health arena, counseling, social work, and marriage and family therapy are licensable at the master’s level. These findings support the concern that master’s-level licensure for psychological practice would relegate psychology to a master’s-level profession with other mental health rather than medical health professions and reduce the doctoral level roles to academia (Pomerantz & Murphy, 2016). The Buckman et al (2018) article reviews the key elements of master’s-level practice on licensure and regulation.…”

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Master’s level practice: Introduction, history, and current status.

Campbell

Worrell

Dailey

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Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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The master's degree has been an elusive training and practice component of psychology as early as 1947, generating well over 45 conferences and many working groups charged with determining the function and role of the degree within the field. In 2016, a Master's Summit was held for the same purpose and to ask the same questions including, "Should APA embrace the training of psychological practitioners at the master's level?" This article introduces the Special Section on Master's Training in Psychological Practice and reviews the early major conferences, taskforces, and reports which, over the last 70 years, have investigated the master's issue and identified the recurring topics, findings, and recommendations. Periodic, internal APA work groups on the issue have conferred in recent years but few publications have been issued since the early attention to the topic. This article first provides a brief overview of the history and context of each of four master's topics that were themes of the 2016 Master's Summit and were recurring topics of master's discussions over the years (American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program, 2017). These topics are (a) quality assurance and accreditation, (b) scope of practice, (c) regulation and licensure, and (d) marketplace and workforce and each of these is presented in an article in this special section. Past barriers to resolution of the master's issue are reviewed, why questions could not be answered earlier, and reasons why they may be answered now are proposed. The final article of the series identifies consensus findings and suggests future directions. Public Significance StatementThis article highlights history of the debate regarding master's practice in psychology and describes the context that fueled the pro and con stances. Descriptions of elements of the debate-quality assurance/accreditation, scope of practice, regulation/licensure, marketplace/workforce, current barriers, and potential resolutions for the future of master's level practice-provide the context for review of the subsequent articles in this special section.

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“…More recently, the counseling accreditation agency (CACREP, 2015) disallowed psychologists as core faculty in their counseling programs. This action significantly increased primarily counseling psychologists' interest in licensure for a master's degree in psychology (Pomerantz & Murphy, 2016).…”

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Master’s level practice: Introduction, history, and current status.

Campbell

Worrell

Dailey

et al. 2018

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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“…The field is populated by other master’s-level professionals (counselors, social workers) who provide therapy and case management, but they lack advanced education in the assessment and diagnosis of psychological disorders, co-occurring disorders, evaluation of outcomes, and the physiological and behavioral actions of drugs. However, the role of master’s-level health service psychologists has been hotly debated for over 70 years and has a long and winding history that is a function of politics, economics, a fluctuating supply of doctoral and master’s programs, demand for clinical services, and the growth of other master’s-level fields such as counseling and social work (see Pomerantz & Murphy, 2016).…”

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Master’s-level psychology training in substance use disorder treatment: One model for expanding the workforce.

MacKain

Noel

2020

Training and Education in Professional Psychology

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Terminal master's programs in health service psychology may provide targeted, and relative to doctoral study, briefer training to equip graduates to fill critical gaps in the substance use treatment workforce. Currently, other master's-level professionals (counselors, social workers) populate the field but typically lack advanced education in assessment and diagnosis of co-occurring disorders, scientific grounding in evidence-based practices and research, and psychopharmacology. We present a model for master's-level training in psychology with a substance use focus. Our program has operated for 24 years and makes graduates eligible for dual licensure to practice psychology at the master's level (licensed psychological associate) and to practice as a licensed clinical addictions specialist in the state. We provide an overview of the curriculum and data from 91 graduates, most of whom reported that they are licensed;, serving substance use populations; and employed in a wide variety of settings and roles, including supervisory ones. We present their views of the unique contributions made by master's-level trained psychologists in the substance use field in contrast to those of other master's-prepared providers. Although the program has helped to address critical psychology and substance use workforce needs regionally, rapid changes in licensing and availability of practice options for master's-level psychology graduates nationally present challenges. Widespread adoption and sustainability of this model would require advocacy and cooperation among American Psychological Association (APA) and other stakeholders who want to expand psychology's role in addressing this health care crisis. APA's accreditation of master's programs, if enacted, could help or detract from these efforts. Public Significance StatementMaster's-level programs in health service psychology and substance use treatment have the potential to address acute workforce needs in substance use treatment. This article describes the curriculum of one program and presents results of a survey of graduates, most of whom are working in the field. The rapidly changing face of master's-level training, licensing, titling, insurance reimbursement, and accreditation present challenges and opportunities for increasing psychology's presence in the addictions field.

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“…By the turn of the present century, legal standards for calling oneself a psychotherapist had been enacted only rarely and only in a few places, such as Austria, Finland and Germany (e.g., Van Deurzen, 2001). More recently, Pomerantz and Murphy (2016) noted that, across the world, there still exist diverse legal and statutory regulations influencing psychotherapy training and practice. For example, licensure for independent practice of psychologists providing psychotherapy in the United States has historically been limited to the doctoral degree, 1 while in other countries, licensure for independent practitioners of psychology occurs at master's level, 2 reserving the doctoral degree specifically as a qualification for individuals pursuing careers as researchers and academicians.…”

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Ninety psychotherapy training programmes across the globe: Variations and commonalities in an international context

Orlinsky,

Messina,

Hartmann

et al. 2023

Couns and Psychother Res

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ObjectivePsychotherapist training programmes have arguably a most impactful intervention on the field of psychotherapy, shaping the kinds of therapists their graduates become. Yet, little is known about the structural and organisational similarities and differences of these key learning environments in an international context.MethodNinety psychotherapy training programmes in 16 different countries comprised data for a study initiated by members of the SPR Interest Section on Therapist Training and Development (SPRISTAD). Training directors or senior faculty completed the Training Program Description Form (TPDF), surveying, for example, organisational setting and size, educational/occupational prerequisites, trainee funding and schedules, educational methods and graduation criteria.ResultsAmong otherwise highly diverse programmes, the most consistent finding was commitment to relationship‐based experiential learning, including direct supervision of trainees' treatment cases and case discussions with experts and peers. Criteria for selecting applicants focussed mainly on their personal qualities (empathy, self‐awareness and good mental health), supplemented by evaluations of relevant intellectual qualities (psychological‐mindedness, theoretical interest and intelligence). Training consistently focussed on individual psychotherapy as the dominant treatment modality.ConclusionAcross countries, essential commonalities among psychotherapy training programmes emerged. Findings suggest there may be common ground for developing therapist training, as knowledge increases on beneficial therapist characteristics and their formation.

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Master's training in clinical psychology.

Abstract: Master's-level training plays an important role in the history, current status, and future of clinical psychology. In this chapter, we begin with a consideration of that history before moving on to discussion of its present characteristics and its future directions.

Cited by 3 publications

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Master’s level practice: Introduction, history, and current status.

Master’s level practice: Introduction, history, and current status.

Master’s-level psychology training in substance use disorder treatment: One model for expanding the workforce.

Ninety psychotherapy training programmes across the globe: Variations and commonalities in an international context

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