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Psychological Practitioner Certificate

Board certificate for supervised psychological practice, distinct from the independent psychologist license.

Licensing authority: Wyoming State Board of Psychology · Application information

Psychological practitioner certification by examination
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit a signed, complete Board application; complete it within one year or reapply.
Education
At least 42 graduate psychology semester hours or quarter-hour equivalent and a psychology master or doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution, with all Chapter 6 Section 2(b) program criteria.
Experience
450 hours of supervised practicum or internship in no more than two placements, supervised by a licensed psychologist, while obtaining the degree.
Fees
Pay the applicable application and background-check fees.
Fingerprints
Submit legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal-history checks and the required background investigation.
Fitness
Meet the Board requirements for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, competence and professional fitness.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States.
Licence verification
Arrange direct verification of every professional license or certificate currently or previously held.
Passing score
EPPP raw score 130 or scaled score 450.
Prior pass
For an applicant not certified elsewhere who passed the EPPP within five years before applying, the Board may waive retaking if the score meets Chapter 6 Section 2(d)(ii).
Supervision
File a signed Board supervision agreement and practice under a psychologist qualified in the relevant scope; the psychologist retains ultimate professional responsibility.
Military expedited psychological practitioner certification
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit a signed, complete Board application; complete it within one year or reapply.
Fees
Pay the applicable application and background-check fees.
Fingerprints
Submit legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal-history checks and the required background investigation.
Fitness
Meet the Board requirements for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, competence and professional fitness.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States.
Licence verification
Arrange direct verification of every professional license or certificate currently or previously held.
Military status
Qualifying military service member or spouse; provide the statutory evidence.
Other certificate
Relevant active credential in good standing held for at least five consecutive years.
Processing
Expedited statutory thirty-day processing applies.
Score
EPPP raw score 130 or scaled score 450.
Underlying requirements
W.S. 33-1-117(k) retains Chapter 6 EPPP requirements unless the applicant qualifies for the separately stated reciprocal certification-without-examination pathway.
Reciprocal psychological practitioner certification without examination
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit a signed, complete Board application; complete it within one year or reapply.
Board discretion
The applicant may be eligible for certification without examination under Chapter 6 Section 2(d)(iv); the Board decides eligibility.
Fees
Pay the applicable application and background-check fees.
Fingerprints
Submit legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal-history checks and the required background investigation.
Fitness
Meet the Board requirements for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, competence and professional fitness.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States.
Licence verification
Arrange direct verification of every professional license or certificate currently or previously held.
Other certificate
Certified as a psychological practitioner in another state, province, territory or possession with certification requirements substantially equivalent to Wyoming.
Supervision
Practice under the supervision of a psychologist qualified in the relevant area, with the signed supervision agreement required by Chapter 4.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Annual renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board transitional policy
The Board Renewal page quotes its November 7, 2025 policy: License and certificate holders who are due to submit CE with their 2026 or 2027 renewal shall be allowed to submit CE under the old rules: Thirty hours of CE obtained during the forty-eight (48) months immediately preceding the renewal date. Up to twenty (20) CE hours may be earned by completing designated activities reviewed and approved by the WPA or the WSPA. At least ten (10) CE hours must be earned by completing program designed activities reviewed and approved by the APA or NASP.
Continuing education
Chapter 8 and Chapter 18 require forty CE hours every two years, including three ethics and three risk-assessment hours and at least ten APA- or NASP-approved hours.
Deadline
Licenses and certificates expire June 30; submit the completed renewal and fee by expiration. A late fee applies during the next thirty days; later renewal applications are not accepted.
Existing credential
Hold the relevant Wyoming license or certificate.
Fingerprints
Renewal applicants submit fingerprint cards every two years.
Military fees
Qualifying military service members are subject to the applicable statutory renewal-fee exemption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration of an expired credential within one year
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit a renewal application.
Board page conflict
The Board Renewal page first repeats the forty-hour/twenty-four-month requirement, but later quotes an older provision: Chapter 8, Section 1(f) of the Board's Rules & Regulations provides: "A license or certificate holder who has allowed his/her license or certificate to expire may apply for license or certificate within one (1) year of the expiration date by submitting a renewal application for license or certificate, the application fee, the restoration fee, the license or certificate fee for the current year, and verification of having completed thirty (30) hours of continuing education within the forty-eight (8) months immediately preceding the application date.
Continuing education
The current Chapter 8 Section 2(f) requires verification of forty CE hours within the twenty-four months immediately before applying.
Expiration window
Apply within one year of expiration.
Fees
Pay the application, restoration and current-year credential fees.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Statutory reciprocity: no more than ten years licensed
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Competence
Demonstrate competency as determined by Board rules, no disqualifying conduct, complete application procedures and pay required fees.
Examination equivalence
Passing the same or an earlier version satisfies statutory examination equivalence. The registered current EPPP is retained; a passing score on an earlier examination no longer offered is applicant evidence.
Licensure duration
No more than ten years licensed; applicants qualifying independently for an examination-free Board endorsement pathway may use that pathway.
Other licence
A relevant active credential in good standing from another United States state with substantially equivalent or more stringent education, training, examination and experience requirements, determined by the Wyoming Board.
State law examination
W.S. 33-1-120(b)(i)(D) allows an examination relating to Wyoming law; it names no actual examination and the current Board EPPP rule supplies no additional state exam identity.
Statutory reciprocity: more than ten years licensed
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Competence
Demonstrate Board-determined competency, no disqualifying conduct, complete the application procedures and pay required fees.
Licensure duration
Licensed for more than ten years; W.S. 33-1-120(b)(i)(B) requires the Board to waive examination equivalence.
Other licence
Relevant active credential in good standing from another United States state with substantially equivalent or more stringent education, training and experience requirements as determined by the Wyoming Board.
State law examination
The statute permits a Wyoming-law examination but identifies no actual examination; no state examination is fabricated.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Provisional Psychologist License

Discretionary provisional license for rural psychological-service need and employment by a state or community mental health center.

Licensing authority: Wyoming State Board of Psychology · Application information

Provisional licensure for rural services
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit a signed, complete Board application; complete it within one year or reapply.
Discretion
The Board may issue a provisional license although the applicant does not meet every W.S. 33-27-117 requirement. The ordinary EPPP requirement is retained; the applicant may be excused from satisfying it before provisional issuance.
Employment
Employment by a state or community mental health center.
Fees
Pay the applicable application and background-check fees.
Fingerprints
Submit legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal-history checks and the required background investigation.
Fitness
Meet the Board requirements for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, competence and professional fitness.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States.
Licence verification
Arrange direct verification of every professional license or certificate currently or previously held.
Rural need
The Board finds a need for psychological services in a rural part of Wyoming.

Psychologist License

Regular psychologist license, including examination, endorsement, statutory reciprocity and military expedited issuance.

Licensing authority: Wyoming State Board of Psychology · Application information

Licensure by endorsement: abpp
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit a signed, complete Board application; complete it within one year or reapply.
Fees
Pay the applicable application and background-check fees.
Fingerprints
Submit legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal-history checks and the required background investigation.
Fitness
Meet the Board requirements for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, competence and professional fitness.
Foreign education
A foreign-educated applicant must satisfy the applicable Chapter 5 foreign-education review.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States.
Licence verification
Arrange direct verification of every professional license or certificate currently or previously held.
Other licence
Licensed in good standing in a state, territory, possession or foreign jurisdiction with substantially equivalent licensing requirements; direct resident-state verification required.
Professional qualification
Membership in the American Board of Professional Psychology; ABPP sends verification directly to the Board. This route names membership, not a separate identified ABPP examination.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure by endorsement: cpq
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit a signed, complete Board application; complete it within one year or reapply.
Fees
Pay the applicable application and background-check fees.
Fingerprints
Submit legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal-history checks and the required background investigation.
Fitness
Meet the Board requirements for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, competence and professional fitness.
Foreign education
A foreign-educated applicant must satisfy the applicable Chapter 5 foreign-education review.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States.
Licence verification
Arrange direct verification of every professional license or certificate currently or previously held.
Professional qualification
Possess a current ASPPB Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology (CPQ) in good standing; ASPPB sends verification directly to the Board.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure by endorsement: five years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit a signed, complete Board application; complete it within one year or reapply.
Continuous practice
Practice continuously for the five years immediately preceding the Wyoming application; arrange direct verification from all licensing jurisdictions.
Fees
Pay the applicable application and background-check fees.
Fingerprints
Submit legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal-history checks and the required background investigation.
Fitness
Meet the Board requirements for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, competence and professional fitness.
Foreign education
A foreign-educated applicant must satisfy the applicable Chapter 5 foreign-education review.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States.
Licence verification
Arrange direct verification of every professional license or certificate currently or previously held.
Other licence
Hold a license in good standing in another jurisdiction with requirements equal to or exceeding the Chapter 5 educational requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure by endorsement: national register
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit a signed, complete Board application; complete it within one year or reapply.
Fees
Pay the applicable application and background-check fees.
Fingerprints
Submit legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal-history checks and the required background investigation.
Fitness
Meet the Board requirements for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, competence and professional fitness.
Foreign education
A foreign-educated applicant must satisfy the applicable Chapter 5 foreign-education review.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States.
Licence verification
Arrange direct verification of every professional license or certificate currently or previously held.
Other licence
Licensed in good standing in a state, territory, possession or foreign jurisdiction with substantially equivalent licensing requirements; direct resident-state verification required.
Professional qualification
Membership in the National Register for Health Service Providers in Psychology; the Register sends verification directly to the Board.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Endorsement with less than five years of practice
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit a signed, complete Board application; complete it within one year or reapply.
Education
A doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited university; an APA CoA-accredited program or a program meeting every criterion of Chapter 5 Section 3.
Examination window
Pass within two years of initial Board permission; after inability to pass within that period, wait two additional years to reapply.
Experience tier
Less than five years of practice, without qualification for the CPQ, National Register or ABPP credential pathways.
Fees
Pay the applicable application and background-check fees.
Fingerprints
Submit legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal-history checks and the required background investigation.
Fitness
Meet the Board requirements for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, competence and professional fitness.
Foreign education
If the doctoral degree was earned outside the United States and its territories, meet Chapter 5 Section 4 foreign-graduate equivalence and review requirements.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States.
Licence verification
Arrange direct verification of every professional license or certificate currently or previously held.
Other examinations
W.S. 33-27-117(a)(iv) permits other Board-prescribed written or oral examinations; the current implementing Chapter 5 Section 6 identifies the EPPP alone. An unnamed further examination is an applicant condition, not an invented exam identity.
Other licence
Hold an existing psychologist license; obtain direct license verifications and transfer the EPPP passing score to Wyoming.
Passing score
At least 70 percent or a scaled EPPP score of 500.
Prior pass
For an applicant not licensed elsewhere who passed within five years before the application, the Board may waive retaking if the score meets Chapter 5 Section 6(b).
Supervised experience
3,000 supervised psychology hours over at least two years, including an APA-accredited, APPIC-member or documented equivalent pre-doctoral internship; qualifying pre-internship or post-doctoral experience may supply the remainder.
Waiver
W.S. 33-27-117(b) permits the Board to waive examinations for an applicant licensed in a jurisdiction whose requirements equal or exceed Wyoming requirements.
Licensure by examination: United States education
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit a signed, complete Board application; complete it within one year or reapply.
Education
A doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited university; an APA CoA-accredited program or a program meeting every criterion of Chapter 5 Section 3.
Education location
Doctoral degree from an institution in the United States or its territories.
Examination window
Pass within two years of initial Board permission; after inability to pass within that period, wait two additional years to reapply.
Fees
Pay the applicable application and background-check fees.
Fingerprints
Submit legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal-history checks and the required background investigation.
Fitness
Meet the Board requirements for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, competence and professional fitness.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States.
Licence verification
Arrange direct verification of every professional license or certificate currently or previously held.
Other examinations
W.S. 33-27-117(a)(iv) permits other Board-prescribed written or oral examinations; the current implementing Chapter 5 Section 6 identifies the EPPP alone. An unnamed further examination is an applicant condition, not an invented exam identity.
Passing score
At least 70 percent or a scaled EPPP score of 500.
Prior pass
For an applicant not licensed elsewhere who passed within five years before the application, the Board may waive retaking if the score meets Chapter 5 Section 6(b).
Supervised experience
3,000 supervised psychology hours over at least two years, including an APA-accredited, APPIC-member or documented equivalent pre-doctoral internship; qualifying pre-internship or post-doctoral experience may supply the remainder.
Licensure by examination: foreign education
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit a signed, complete Board application; complete it within one year or reapply.
Canadian program
On written request the Board may waive credential review for a Canadian Psychological Association-accredited doctoral program.
Education
A doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited university; an APA CoA-accredited program or a program meeting every criterion of Chapter 5 Section 3.
Education location
Doctoral degree from an institution outside the United States and its territories.
Examination window
Pass within two years of initial Board permission; after inability to pass within that period, wait two additional years to reapply.
Fees
Pay the applicable application and background-check fees.
Fingerprints
Submit legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal-history checks and the required background investigation.
Fitness
Meet the Board requirements for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, competence and professional fitness.
Foreign equivalence
Demonstrate equivalence to a regionally accredited doctoral psychology degree; satisfy Chapter 5 Section 4 institution-recognition criteria.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States.
Licence verification
Arrange direct verification of every professional license or certificate currently or previously held.
Other examinations
W.S. 33-27-117(a)(iv) permits other Board-prescribed written or oral examinations; the current implementing Chapter 5 Section 6 identifies the EPPP alone. An unnamed further examination is an applicant condition, not an invented exam identity.
Passing score
At least 70 percent or a scaled EPPP score of 500.
Prior pass
For an applicant not licensed elsewhere who passed within five years before the application, the Board may waive retaking if the score meets Chapter 5 Section 6(b).
Supervised experience
3,000 supervised psychology hours over at least two years, including an APA-accredited, APPIC-member or documented equivalent pre-doctoral internship; qualifying pre-internship or post-doctoral experience may supply the remainder.
Transcript evaluation
Obtain English translation and a NACES-member evaluation sent directly to the Board, at applicant expense; the Board determines equivalence.
Military service member or spouse expedited licensure
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit a signed, complete Board application; complete it within one year or reapply.
Expedited processing
The statute requires issuance within thirty days of the completed application or qualified applicant request.
Fees
Pay the applicable application and background-check fees.
Fingerprints
Submit legible fingerprint cards for state and national criminal-history checks and the required background investigation.
Fitness
Meet the Board requirements for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, competence and professional fitness.
Lawful presence
Provide proof of lawful presence in the United States.
Licence verification
Arrange direct verification of every professional license or certificate currently or previously held.
Military status
Qualify as a military service member or military spouse under W.S. 33-1-117(a); provide military identification, orders or release documentation as applicable.
Other licence
Hold a relevant active license in good standing for at least five consecutive years; the Board psychologist endorsement pathway additionally requires substantially equivalent qualifications and five years of continuous practice.
Underlying requirements
W.S. 33-1-117(k) retains other Title 33 and Board requirements; an applicant outside the Board examination-free endorsement criteria uses the applicable examination route.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Annual renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board transitional policy
The Board Renewal page quotes its November 7, 2025 policy: License and certificate holders who are due to submit CE with their 2026 or 2027 renewal shall be allowed to submit CE under the old rules: Thirty hours of CE obtained during the forty-eight (48) months immediately preceding the renewal date. Up to twenty (20) CE hours may be earned by completing designated activities reviewed and approved by the WPA or the WSPA. At least ten (10) CE hours must be earned by completing program designed activities reviewed and approved by the APA or NASP.
Continuing education
Chapter 8 and Chapter 18 require forty CE hours every two years, including three ethics and three risk-assessment hours and at least ten APA- or NASP-approved hours.
Deadline
Licenses and certificates expire June 30; submit the completed renewal and fee by expiration. A late fee applies during the next thirty days; later renewal applications are not accepted.
Existing credential
Hold the relevant Wyoming license or certificate.
Fingerprints
Renewal applicants submit fingerprint cards every two years.
Military fees
Qualifying military service members are subject to the applicable statutory renewal-fee exemption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration of an expired credential within one year
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit a renewal application.
Board page conflict
The Board Renewal page first repeats the forty-hour/twenty-four-month requirement, but later quotes an older provision: Chapter 8, Section 1(f) of the Board's Rules & Regulations provides: "A license or certificate holder who has allowed his/her license or certificate to expire may apply for license or certificate within one (1) year of the expiration date by submitting a renewal application for license or certificate, the application fee, the restoration fee, the license or certificate fee for the current year, and verification of having completed thirty (30) hours of continuing education within the forty-eight (8) months immediately preceding the application date.
Continuing education
The current Chapter 8 Section 2(f) requires verification of forty CE hours within the twenty-four months immediately before applying.
Expiration window
Apply within one year of expiration.
Fees
Pay the application, restoration and current-year credential fees.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Statutory reciprocity: no more than ten years licensed
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Competence
Demonstrate competency as determined by Board rules, no disqualifying conduct, complete application procedures and pay required fees.
Examination equivalence
Passing the same or an earlier version satisfies statutory examination equivalence. The registered current EPPP is retained; a passing score on an earlier examination no longer offered is applicant evidence.
Licensure duration
No more than ten years licensed; applicants qualifying independently for an examination-free Board endorsement pathway may use that pathway.
Other licence
A relevant active credential in good standing from another United States state with substantially equivalent or more stringent education, training, examination and experience requirements, determined by the Wyoming Board.
State law examination
W.S. 33-1-120(b)(i)(D) allows an examination relating to Wyoming law; it names no actual examination and the current Board EPPP rule supplies no additional state exam identity.
Statutory reciprocity: more than ten years licensed
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Competence
Demonstrate Board-determined competency, no disqualifying conduct, complete the application procedures and pay required fees.
Licensure duration
Licensed for more than ten years; W.S. 33-1-120(b)(i)(B) requires the Board to waive examination equivalence.
Other licence
Relevant active credential in good standing from another United States state with substantially equivalent or more stringent education, training and experience requirements as determined by the Wyoming Board.
State law examination
The statute permits a Wyoming-law examination but identifies no actual examination; no state examination is fabricated.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)

Provider
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB); delivered by Pearson VUE at Pearson Professional Centers
Format
Computer-based multiple-choice examination; each item has three or four possible responses, only one of which is correct; the score is the number of correct responses. A French form (FEPPP) is available only to candidates whose licensing authorities legally require a French form.
Exam questions
225 items: 175 scored and 50 unscored pretest items
Time limit
4 hours and 15 minutes for completion of the exam items
Passing score
Scaled score (200-800 scale); ASPPB recommended passing scores of 500 for independent practice and 450 for supervised practice; each licensing authority sets its own passing standard
Exam fee
$600 USD exam fee per sitting plus $91.88 test sitting fee (English EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge))
Examination outline
  • Domain 1. Biological Bases of Behavior (10%)
    • KN1. Functional correlates and determinants of the neurobiological and genetic bases of behavior pertaining to perception, cognition, personality, and mood and affect in normal, acute and chronic neurobehavioral disease processes and disease comorbidities
    • KN2. Drug classification, mechanisms of action, and desired/adverse effects of therapeutic agents, drugs of abuse, and complementary or alternative agents
    • KN3. Results from major trials and general guidelines for pharmacological, psychotherapeutic, and combined treatment of psychological disorders
    • KN4. Behavioral genetics, transmission and expression of genetic information and its modification, and the role and limitations of this information in understanding disorders
    • KN5. Applications of structural and functional brain imaging methods, electrophysiological methods, therapeutic drug monitoring methods, and genetic screening methodologies, and the evidence for their effectiveness
  • Domain 2. Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior (13%)
    • KN6. Major research‐based theories and models of intelligence and their application
    • KN7. Major research-based theories, models, and principles of learning and their application
    • KN8. Major research‐based theories and models of memory and their application
    • KN9. Major research‐based theories and models of motivation and their application
    • KN10. Major research-based theories and models of emotion and their application
    • KN11. Elements of cognition, including sensation and perception, attention, language, information processing, visual-spatial processing, executive functioning
    • KN12. Relations among cognitions/beliefs, behavior, affect, temperament, and mood
    • KN13. Influence of psychosocial factors on cognitions/beliefs and behaviors
  • Domain 3. Social and Cultural Bases of Behavior (11%)
    • KN14. Major research‐based theories and models of social cognition (e.g., person perception, development of stereotypes, prejudice)
    • KN15. Social interaction and relationships (e.g., attraction, aggression, altruism, organizational justice, verbal and non‐verbal communication, internet communication, mate selection, empathy)
    • KN16. Group and systems processes (e.g., school, work, and family systems, job satisfaction, team functioning, conformity, persuasion) and social influences on functioning
    • KN17. Major research‐based personality theories and models
    • KN18. Cultural and sociopolitical psychology (e.g., privilege, cross‐cultural comparisons, political differences, international and global awareness, religiosity and spirituality, acculturation)
    • KN19. Identity diversity and intersectionality (e.g., psychological impact of diversity on individuals, families, and systems)
    • KN20. Causes, manifestations, and effects of oppression
  • Domain 4. Growth and Lifespan Development (12%)
    • KN21. Normal growth and development across the lifespan
    • KN22. Influence of individual‐environment interaction on development over time (e.g., the relationship between the individual and the social, academic, work, community environment)
    • KN23. Major research‐based theories and models of development
    • KN24. Influence of diverse identities on development
    • KN25. Family development, configuration, and functioning and their impact on the individual across the lifespan
    • KN26. Life events that can influence the course of development across the lifespan
    • KN27. Risk and protective factors that may impact a developmental course (e.g., nutrition, prenatal care, health care, social support, socioeconomic status, abuse, victimization, and resiliency)
    • KN28. Disorders and diseases that impact the expected course of development over the lifespan
  • Domain 5. Assessment and Diagnosis (16%)
    • KN29. Psychometric theories, item and test characteristics, test construction and standardization procedures, reliability and validity, sensitivity and specificity, and test fairness and bias
    • KN30. Assessment theories and models (e.g., developmental, behavioral, ecological, neuropsychological)
    • KN31. Assessment methods and their strengths and limitations (e.g., self‐report, multi-informant reports, psychophysiological measures, work samples, assessment centers, direct observation, structured and semi‐structured interviews)
    • KN32. Commonly used instruments for the measurement of characteristics and behaviors of individuals and their appropriate use with various populations
    • KN33. Issues of differential diagnosis and integration of non‐psychological information into psychological assessment
    • KN34. Instruments and methods appropriate for the assessment of groups and organizations (e.g., program evaluation, needs assessment, organizational and personnel assessment)
    • KN35. Criteria for selection and adaptation of assessment methods (e.g., evidenced-based knowledge of assessment limitations, cultural appropriateness, trans‐cultural adaptation, and language accommodations)
    • KN36. Classification systems and their underlying rationales and limitations for evaluating client functioning; dimensional vs. categorical approaches to diagnosis
    • KN37. Factors influencing evidence-based interpretation of data and decision‐making (e.g., base rates, group differences, cultural biases and differences, heuristics)
    • KN38. Constructs of epidemiology and base rates of psychological and behavioral disorders
    • KN39. Major research-based theories and models of psychopathology
    • KN40. Measurement of outcomes and changes due to prevention or intervention efforts with individuals, couples, families, groups, and organizations
    • KN41. Use of technology in implementing tests, surveys, and other forms of assessment and diagnostic evaluation (e.g., validity, cost-effectiveness, consumer acceptability)
  • Domain 6. Treatment, Intervention, and Prevention and Supervision (15%)
    • KN42. Factors related to treatment or intervention decision-making (e.g., relevant research, matching treatment to assessment/diagnosis, matching client or patient with psychologist characteristics, knowledge and use of allied services, cost and benefit, readiness to change)
    • KN43. Contemporary research-based theories and models of treatment, intervention, and prevention
    • KN44. Treatment techniques and interventions and the evidence for their comparative efficacy and effectiveness
    • KN45. Methods and their evidence base for prevention, intervention, and rehabilitation with diverse and special populations
    • KN46. Interventions to enhance growth and performance of individuals, couples, families, groups, systems, and organizations
    • KN47. Research-based consultation models and processes
    • KN48. Research-based models of vocational and career development
    • KN49. Telepsychology and technology‐assisted psychological services
    • KN50. Healthcare systems, structures, and economics, and how these impact intervention choice
    • KN51. Approaches to health promotion, risk reduction, resilience, and wellness
    • KN52. Contemporary theories and models of supervision and their evidence base
  • Domain 7. Research Methods and Statistics (7%)
    • KN53. Sampling and data collection methods
    • KN54. Design of case, correlational, quasi‐experimental, and experimental studies
    • KN55. Analytic methods, including qualitative (e.g., thematic, phenomenological) and quantitative (e.g., probability theory; descriptive, inferential, and parametric statistics; meta-analysis; factor analysis; causal modeling)
    • KN56. Statistical interpretation (e.g., power, effect size, causation vs. association, clinical vs. statistical significance)
    • KN57. Critical appraisal and application of research findings (e.g., adequacy of design and statistics, limitations to generalizability, threats to internal and external validity, design flaws, level of evidence)
    • KN58. Evaluation strategies and techniques (e.g., needs assessment, process and implementation evaluation, formative and summative program evaluation, outcome evaluation, cost‐benefit analysis)
    • KN59. Considerations regarding community involvement and participation in research
    • KN60. Dissemination and presentation of research findings
  • Domain 8. Ethical/Legal/Professional Issues (16%)
    • KN61. Current ethical principles and codes for psychologists (APA, CPA)
    • KN62. Professional standards and relevant guidelines for the practice of psychology (e.g., standards for educational and psychological testing)
    • KN63. Laws, statutes, and judicial decisions that affect psychological practice
    • KN64. Identification and management of potential ethical issues
    • KN65. Models of ethical decision‐making
    • KN66. Approaches for continuing professional development
    • KN67. Emerging social, legal, ethical, and policy issues and their impact on psychological practice
    • KN68. Client and patient rights
    • KN69. Ethical issues in the conduct of research
    • KN70. Ethical issues in supervision
    • KN71. Ethical issues in technology-assisted psychological services
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