Accreditation Public Comment System

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Document	Section	Item	First Name	Last Name	Group Name	Comment
Standards of Accreditation in Health Service Psychology (SoA) Revisions (Round 3)	I. Scope of Accreditation	I. Scope of Accreditation	Allison	Gillens	APA Committee on Early Career Psychologists	APA's Committee on Early Career Psychologists are in support of this revised version of the SoA.
Standards of Accreditation in Health Service Psychology (SoA) Revisions (Round 3)	I. Institutional and Program Context	D. Program Climate	Heather	Lehmkuhl Yardley	APPIC Board of Directors	The comments below are primarily related to this section, however, there are comments that pertain to the entire document and other sections as noted. The APPIC Board of Directors appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Standards of Accreditation in HSP Revisions (Round 3) as it pertains to “revisions to language related to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).” We have reviewed the red-lined document and offer the following feedback: 1. We appreciate the Commission’s inclusion of APPIC’s suggestion to use the words “culturally responsive,” as this directly addresses the importance of attending to diverse lived experiences at a programmatic level. This is apparent throughout the document. In addition, we appreciate the use of the word “foster” to make clear the expectation for programs to “engage in affirmative efforts to foster EDI.” However, APPIC continues to support the idea of more accurate inclusive language that supports the inclusion of marginalized individuals an...	See Full Comment
Standards of Accreditation in Health Service Psychology (SoA) Revisions (Round 3)	I. Institutional and Program Context	A. Program Type and Structure	Beth	Arredondo	Council of Specialties in Professional Psychology	Thank you for maintaining the original language under I.A.1.b.i-iii, recognizing the productive relationship between CoS and CoA in creating and supporting specialty-specific postdoctoral training guidelines.
Standards of Accreditation in Health Service Psychology (SoA) Revisions (Round 3)	I. Institutional and Program Context	A. Program Type and Structure	Beth	Arredondo	Council of Specialties in Professional Psychology	In the spirit of clarity, please make more specific that “as described by the CoA” in section I.A.2. means “as described by the CoA and defined in section I.A.1.b.i-iii.”
Standards of Accreditation in Health Service Psychology (SoA) Revisions (Round 3)	I. Institutional and Program Context	A. Program Type and Structure	David	Cox	American Board of Professional Psychology	The American Board of Professional Psychology supports and endorses the comments provided by the Council of Specialties in Professional Psychology.
Standards of Accreditation in Health Service Psychology (SoA) Revisions (Round 3)	II. Aims, Competencies, Training, and Outcomes	B. Competencies.	Beth	Arredondo	Council of Specialties in Professional Psychology	B.3. Level 3 – Specialty Competencies: In the spirit of clarity, please make more specific that “the specialty competencies established by CoA for that specialty practice area” means “established by CoA and defined in section I.A.1.b.i-iii.”
Standards of Accreditation in Health Service Psychology (SoA) Revisions (Round 3)	II. Aims, Competencies, Training, and Outcomes	B. Competencies.	David	Cox	American Board of Professional Psychology	The American Board of Professional Psychology supports and endorses the comments provided by the Council of Specialties in Professional Psychology.