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NASP Response to APA Model Act Revisions
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NASP Members, Colleagues, and Families: Thank you for taking the time to learn about issues associated with the proposed Model Act for State Licensure of Psychologists (MLA) proposed by the American Psychological Association. Over 10,000 letters were sent in support of reinstatement of the exemption for school psychologists during the 90-day public comment period. NASP will continue to inform you about the issues, so watch for information in Communiqué and visit this page frequently.
National and state organizations that sent letters of support for reinstating the school psychology exemption to the MLA Task Force include:
AASA (American Association of School Administrators)
ACA (American Counseling Association)
ASCA (American School Counselor Association)
ASPP (Association of School Psychologists of Pennsylvania)
CASP (California Association of School Psychologists)
CASP (Connecticut Association of School Psychologists
CEC-CASE (Council for Exceptional Children—Council of Administrators of Special Education)
CEC-CCBD (Council for Exceptional Children—Council of Children with Behavioral Disorders)
CSSP (Colorado Society of School Psychologists)
FACT (Fair Access Coalition on Testing)
FASP (Florida Association of School Psychologists)
HASP (Hawaii Association of School Psychologists)
KAPS (Kentucky Association for Psychology in the Schools)
NAESP (National Association of Elementary School Principals)
NASSP (National Association of Secondary School Principals)
NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors)
NCATE (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education)
NSBA (National School Boards Association)
NYASP (New York Association of School Psychologists)
PPA (Pennsylvania Psychological Association)
SSWAA (School Social Work Association of America)
Analysis of and Response to the Model Licensure Act
Background Information
NASP
is committed to ensuring the highest quality of training and practice for the
profession of school psychology and has well established, widely adopted
standards that are defined in the NASP Standards for
Training and Credentialing of School Psychologists (2000). NASP also
monitors and responds to potential policy or legislative actions that may
affect the provision of quality school psychological services or outcomes for
children and youth.
The
following documents and resources address NASP’s position on changes being
proposed by the American Psychological Association (APA) to its Model Act for State Licensure of
Psychologists. The model act is
APA’s recommended prototype language for state licensing boards to use
in developing regulations and legislation for licensing psychologists. Adopted
in 1987, the current APA model act addresses a number of issues relevant to
school psychologists and, as such, NASP has a significant interest in the
outcome of the proposed changes.
NASP is keeping members of the profession informed and also
reaching out to allied professional organizations that share the commitment to
ensure high standards of practice within schools and mental health. We will
continue to update the information on this page.
Questions and comments not addressed in the resources below
should be directed to standards@naspweb.org.
NASP Overview of APA Model Act Revisions (PDF)
NASP Letter to APA BEA (PDF)
Additional Resources
Standards for
School Psychology (PDF)
Professional
Conduct Manual (PDF)
Credentialing (PDF)
Professional
Practices Procedures (PDF)
School
Psychology Certification and Psychology Licensure
School
Psychology Graduate Program Information