Currently
there are thirteen member Specialty Boards. These Boards are listed below
with a very brief description of the specialty. It should be noted that
the practice activities in any specialty seldom are exclusive to the specialty
and that most practice activities are shared with the general practice
of professional psychology. The pattern of practice activities, including
limiting the scope of practice, and focusing upon more complex or unique
problems or technologies is more relevant in defining a specialty together
with advanced education, training, and experience.
The American Board of Behavioral Psychology
Applied behavior analysis, cognitive behavior therapy, and cognitive
therapy.
The American Board of Clinical Psychology
Assessment and treatment of mental, physical, emotional, and behavioral
disorders.
The American Board of Clinical Health
Psychology
The science and practice of psychology related to health, including
the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of illness.
The American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology
Evaluation of brain-behavior relationships and treatment of cognitive
and psychological reactions to known or suspected impairment in the
central nervous system.
The American Board of Counseling Psychology
Individual, group, and community intervention for emotional, behavioral,
vocational, and mental health problems using preventive, developmental,
and remedial approaches, and the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment
of behavioral disorders.
The American Board of Couple & Family Psychology
Intervention and assessment in Couple & Family Psychology embracing the total
family system including individuals, couples, families, and the intergenerational
system.
The American Board of Forensic Psychology
The practice of psychology as related to law and the legal system.
The American Board of Group Psychology
Application of general psychological and specific group principles to
change, modify or adapt individual behavior as well as patterning or
modifying the behavior of groups.
The American Board of Psychoanalysis
in Psychology
A body of knowledge, a research method,
and a treatment technique based on description of organized, unconscious,
dynamic mental processes to aid in understanding emotions, attitudes,
and belief systems to facilitate more satisfying, secure, and productive
living.
The American Board of Rehabilitation
Psychology
Assists the individual with an injury or illness to achieve optimal
physical, psychological, and interpersonal functioning.
The American Board of School Psychology
The facilitation of learning and the promotion of mental health in schools
and educational settings.
The American Board of Clinical Child
and Adolescent Psychology
Assessment and treatment of mental, physical, emotional, and behavioral
disorders limited to children and adolescents.
The American Board of Organizational
and Business Consulting Psychology
Application of psychological practice and research to organizations
and business environments.
