Applied Psychologist License

I'm always looking for loopholes. I contacted Virginia's Board of Psychology. You can complete missing core curriculum and applied psychology credits after the conferral of your doctorate. The credits just need to be graduate-level.

Now that I think about it, they kind of have to accept credits outside of the doctoral program. An I/O psychology program likely won't have biological basis of psychology.

I really wanted to title this "applied psychologist license." Oh, well.

 

Thanks.

 

An interesting opportunity for someone who was interested in I/0 but didn't want to necessarily be a clinical or counseling psychologist. I've known people who have an interest in the field but more in terms of research and so on but don't envision themselves sitting in a chair with a pad and pen.

 

Some more information: Your doctorate must have "psychology" in the title.

 

It is essential to go beyond merely meeting the basics. Are you prepared to navigate the complexities of getting credentialed with insurance companies, Medicaid, Medicare, and Tricare? Will you qualify for malpractice insurance, and if so, what will the annual cost be? Do you plan to prescribe medications? Additionally, are you qualified to perform and interpret the following assessments:
- Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV)
- Wechsler Individual Achievement Test-Fourth Edition (WIAT-IV)
- Delis-Kaplan Executive Functioning System (D-KEFS)
- Integrated Visual and Auditory Continuous Performance Test-2nd Edition (IVA-CPT-2)
- Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory-Second Edition (MACI-II)
- Behavior Assessment System for Children-Third Edition (BASC-III)
How will you respond when your training and qualifications are questioned if litigation arises?

Short version

• How will you be compensated?
• Can you afford and obtain malpractice insurance?
• If a problem arises, do you have the capability to resolve it effectively?

 

My guess is that someone who is an Applied Psychologist such as I/O isn't administering those tests. In fact, administering the WAIS-IV could cause litigation since courts have ruled on that in the context of employment.

An I/O Psychologist administering those tests would likely be stepping outside of their scope of practice.

I also wouldn't think of it as basics. An I/O psychologist has skills and knowledge most general clinical psychologists don't have. That is why Virginia has requirements that include significant specialization.

https://www.apa.org/ed/graduate/specialize/industrial

 

This is their applied psychologist license for sub-fields outside of health services psychology: I/O psychology, social psychology, human factors, research and program evaluation, etc.

 

I'm an I/O psychologist; I did not pursue getting a license or advertise it. I personally view it as a human resource degree.

 

Some states require a license (possibly geared to whether you identify as a psychologist).

 

It was just for this thread. I rarely use any title these days. If I did use a title I would pick something cool like polymath scientist