Tag: PCSAS
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Alan Kraut Farewell Letter
by Robert W. Levenson, University of California, Berkeley As many of you know, Alan Kraut is stepping down after serving for six years as the Executive Director of PCSAS. This is truly a bittersweet moment for us all. On the one hand, we will greatly miss Alan’s steady hand, tireless energy, sophisticated knowledge, and sense…
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APS and PCSAS: Bringing Science to Clinical Training A Brief Overview of a Powerful Partnership
by Sarah Brookhart When I say “accreditation” to just about anyone, there’s a good chance their eyes will start to glaze over. In fact, your eyes are looking a little glossy reading this. Accreditation, however, has been at the forefront of an important and exciting new movement centered around the clinical science model of training embodied…
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Meeting Requirements for Diversity, Ethics, and History
by Kathleen W. Reardon, Ph.D, The Family Institute at Northwestern University Recent events, drawing renewed attention to racial inequities in our society, have prompted much-needed conversations about diversity and inclusion initiatives in clinical psychology training programs. Clinical Psychology programs that are accredited by the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS) or the American Psychological Association…
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Taking on Teletherapy: Experiences and Recommendations from a PCSAS Training Clinic Adapting to COVID-19
by Matthew V. Elliott, Suzanne M. Shdo, & Esther Howe, UC Berkeley Acknowledgement: The authors would like to acknowledge Nancy H. Liu, PhD, Nina F. Dronkers, PhD, Nadine M. Tang, LCSW, and Robert W. Levenson, PhD, for their contributions to this article and the clinic. With over 2 million confirmed cases worldwide and most of the…
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Interview with Thomas M. Olino: On Psychology and the PCSAS Philosophy
by Julia Case, Temple University Thomas Olino, Ph.D., is currently an Associate Professor of Psychology at Temple University, where he runs the Child and Adolescent Development of Emotion, Personality, and Psychopathology (CADEPP) Laboratory. Dr. Olino graciously agreed to be interviewed for this pioneer PCSAS Newsletter, after being selected based on the stellar quality of his multi-methodological…
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A Message from PCSAS President, Bob Levenson
The inaugural PCSAS student newsletter is a bellwether event. It clearly underscores the central role that graduate students have played in the evolution of the clinical science movement and their critical leadership role now and in the future. Although PCSAS’ long-term goals have been to harness existing science and foster new scientific discoveries to reduce…
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Licensure and PCSAS: Commonalities and Differences Across States
by Stephanie L. Haft, UC Berkeley After graduate school, internship, and postdoc, there is still one more step to complete in order to independently work with clients as a psychologist: licensure. To be licensed, all states have requirements that are typically under the jurisdiction of state licensing boards. The state uses these licensing requirements to establish…
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PCSAS By the Numbers
by Alan G. Kraut, PCSAS Executive Director Here’s all you need to know about PCSAS: 43 10 53 98 4 90 28 15 …