Guidelines for Cognitive Behavioral Training Within Doctoral Psychology Programs in the United States: Report of the Inter-Organizational Task Force on Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology Doctoral Education

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Robert K. Klepac, University of Texas San Antonio; Frank Andrasik, University of Memphis; Kevin D. Arnold, Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy; Cynthia D. Belar, American Psychological Association; Sharon L. Berry, Children's Hospital Clinics Minnesota; Karen A. Christoff, University of Mississippi; Linda Craighead, Emory University; Michael J. Dougher, University of New Mexico; E. Thomas Dowed, Kent State University; James D. Herbert, Drexel University; Lynn M. McFarr, University of California Los Angeles; Shireen L. Rizvi, Rutgers University; Eric M. Sauer, Western Michigan University; Timothy J. Strauman, Duke University
• Language: English
• Date: 2012-12-01
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2012.05.002
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Behavior Therapy
• Volume: 43
• Issue: 4
• Start Page: 687
• End Page: 697
• Keywords: CBT education; doctoral psychology training; guidelines for CBT
• Research Categories: Psychology, General; Health Sciences, Education

Abstract

The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies initiated an interorganizational task force to develop guidelines for integrated education and training in cognitive and behavioral psychology at the doctoral level in the United States. Fifteen task force members representing 16 professional associations participated in a yearlong series of conferences, and developed a consensus on optimal doctoral education and training in cognitive and behavioral psychology. The recommendations assume solid foundational training that is typical within applied psychology areas such as clinical and counseling psychology programs located in the United States. This article details the background, assumptions, and resulting recommendations specific to doctoral education and training in cognitive and behavioral psychology, including competencies expected in the areas of ethics, research, and practice.