ABPPSP: Preparation for American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology Board Certification
Presented by: Jeni McCutcheon, Psy.D, ABPP and Gary L. Fischler, PhD, ABPP
6 Hours / 6 CEs
On Demand | Self-Paced Professional Training
This on-demand professional training program on Preparing for Board Certification in Police & Public Safety Psychology is presented by Jeni McCutcheon, PsyD, ABPP & Gary Fischler, Ph.D., ABPP, in partnership with The American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP).
Psychologists who practice in police and public safety psychology (PPSP) often choose to have their competence recognized through board certification by the American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP), one of the 15 specialty boards of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP).
This program is presented by the current National Chair of Examinations (NCE) and his immediate predecessor and describes the distinctive PPSP knowledge areas, including cultural competence; ethical, legal, and practice standards; essential PPSP functions; and the unique aspects of police and public safety personnel and organizations. In addition, it describes the benchmarks and foundational PPSP competencies necessary to practice in its four primary domains: assessment, clinical intervention, operational support, and organizational consultation.
The program provides a step-by-step guide on applying for board certification, including preparing the Practice Sample, choosing work samples, and technical submission requirements. In addition, an overview of the board certification process is provided, including submitting the initial application, submitting the Practice Sample, obtaining feedback from the Practice Sample Review Committee, and the Oral Examination process. Finally, this program covers how to create and implement a plan to acquire the knowledge and experience needed to apply for board certification, experience the benefits of board certification, succeed in the application and examination process, and identify helpful resources.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- 1 Describe the benefits of board certification in police and public safety psychology
- 2 Describe the process by which a psychologist demonstrates competence through board certification
- 3 Describe the differences between the four primary domains and functional competencies in police and public safety psychology
- 4 Describe the awareness of resources to assist in becoming a board-certified specialist
- 5 Describe the role of a professional mentor in the board certification process
Presented By
Jeni McCutcheon, Psy.D., ABPP, Jeni McCutcheon, Psy.D., PLLC
Jeni McCutcheon, Psy.D., M.S.C.P., ABPP is a licensed psychologist in Arizona and Washington and double board-certified in Clinical Psychology and Police and Public Safety Psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology. She has worked continuously in the field of police and public safety psychology for the last 24 years. In multiple settings, within agency and in independent practice, she has formed teams and systems for psychological service provision in this psychology specialization area. Services provided include pre-employment evaluations, officer involved shooting, use of force and other post-critical incident services, wellness sessions and interventions, psychotherapy services to personnel and their families, teaching and training, consultation services, and CISM/Peer Support Team selection, development and management services. She has authored multiple chapters on ethics in police and public safety psychology. She is a past President of the American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology and a former Chair of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Police Psychological Services Section. She taught graduate level classes, in ethics and other areas, at a master's community counseling program for over a decade. She is a past chair of the Ethics Consultation Committee for the Arizona Psychological Association and the Ethics Consultation Committee for the Police Psychological Services Section of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). She is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), APA’s Division 18, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), as well as the IACP Police Psychological Services Section (PPSS) and the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology (SPCP). Her practice is in Phoenix, Arizona. She is licensed in Arizona and Washington states, and also a PSYPACT psychologist, which allows telehealth practice as a psychologist in multiple other states.
Presented By
Gary L. Fischler, PhD., ABPP, President, American Board of Police & Public Safety Psychology
Dr. Gary L. Fischler earned a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1984 and has been licensed to practice since 1986. He is the President of the American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology. He is a past General Chair of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Police Psychology Services Section (PPSS). He is an adjunct assistant professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota and has served as the chair of the University of Minnesota Press Advisory Board, Test Division. He is a past chair of the IACP PPSS Education Committee, Fitness-For-Duty Guidelines Committee, and Ethics Consultation Committee. He is a past chair of the Ethics Committee of the Minnesota Psychological Association and has served as a court-appointed psychological examiner since 1995. Dr. Fischler’s special interests relate to the interface between psychology, legal issues, and workplace concerns, and he has authored or co-authored several publications on these topics.
Training Outline
Key topics covered in this training include:
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Core Knowledge areas including:
-Cultural competence
-Ethical
-Legal
-Practice standards -
Four primary domains:
-Assessment
-Clinical intervention
-Operational support
-Organizational consultation
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).
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) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 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), SW CPE 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 and 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. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #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. CONCEPT Professional Training 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.