ABPPSP: Foundational and Functional Competencies in Police and Public Safety Psychology
Presented by: David M. Corey, PhD, ABPP and Heather McElroy, PhD, ABPP
8 Hours / 8 CEs
On Demand | Self-Paced Professional Training
This on-demand professional training program on Foundational & Functional Competencies in Police & Public Safety Psychology is presented by David M. Corey, PhD, ABPP, and Heather McElroy, PhD, ABPP, in partnership with The American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP).
This program provides an overview of the competencies required of all psychologists seeking board certification and detailed information about how those are demonstrated specifically in Police & Public Safety Psychology. It also describes the history and development of competencies in psychology, including inter-organizational adoption of the competencies, use of the competencies in articulating educational and training guidelines within and across specialties, and utilization of competencies as a basis for board certification.
Specific to Police & Public Safety Psychology, this program addresses the ten foundational competencies required of psychologists seeking board certification specifically in the specialty of Police and Public Safety Psychology. Each competency area will be defined, and examples of how psychologists can demonstrate those competencies are discussed. In addition, the program reviews the four domains of the specialty and includes a discussion of how to demonstrate functional competency in those areas.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- 1 Describe the Foundational and Functional Competencies
- 2 Describe the difference between Foundational and Functional Competencies
- 3 Describe the general process of becoming board certified through the American Board of Professional Psychology
- 4 Describe how Foundational and Functional Competencies may be demonstrated in the process of a board certification examination in Police & Public Safety Psychology
- 5 Describe functional competency domains in Police & Public Safety Psychology and how they are evaluated through the ABPPSP board certification process.
Training Instructors:
David M. Corey, PhD, ABPP
Dr. David Corey is a board certified specialist in both forensic psychology and police and public safety psychology with the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, founding president of the American Board of Police & Public Safety Psychology, and current chair of the Specialty Council for Police & Public Safety Psychology.
Heather McElroy, PhD, ABPP
Dr. Heather McElroy is a Board Certified Police and Public Safety Psychologist with over 15 years of experience working exclusively with public safety agencies conducting psychological pre-employment screening, fitness for duty evaluations, critical incident debriefing, hostage negotiation, and wellness training. She has been POST certified as a Peace Officer since 2011, and she served as chair of the International Association of Chiefs Of Police Psychological Services Section.
Training Outline
Key topics covered in this training include:
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The competencies required of all psychologists seeking board certification
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The history and development of competencies in psychology will be explained
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The inter-organizational adoption of the competencies
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Use of the competencies in articulating educational
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Training guidelines within and across specialties
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The utilization of competencies as a basis for board certification with a specialty
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The 10 foundational competencies required of psychologists seeking board certification
We are proud to partner with
American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP)
We are proud to partner with The American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP) for this training. ABPPSP became a fully affiliated specialty board of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) on October 21, 2011. Police and Public Safety Psychology is concerned with assisting law enforcement and other public safety personnel and agencies in carrying out their missions and societal functions with optimal effectiveness, safety, health, and conformity to laws and ethics. It consists of the application of the science and profession of psychology in four primary domains of practice: assessment, clinical intervention, operational support, and organizational consultation.
CE Sponsorship Information
Palo Alto University, Continuing & Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by, recognized by, or maintains sponsorship provider status with the following boards and agencies. We maintain responsibility for all content in our CE/CPD programs. For more information, visit here.
American Psychological Association (APA): Approved sponsor of continuing education for psychologists.
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB): Approved continuing education provider (ACE program, Provider #1480), 11/22/2023–11/22/2026.
Canadian Psychological Association (CPA): Approved to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP No. 7190).
Sponsorship Approval Statements
Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7190. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Palo Alto University, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Palo Alto University maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits. Continuing and Professional Studies, Palo Alto University, is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0103. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Palo Alto University, Continuing & Professional Studies (CONCEPT), is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies, is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073.