Congratulations, you did it! You graduated from a doctoral program in psychology and completed  fellowship! But...now what? Clinical health psychology, rehabilitation psychology, and clinical neuropsychology are professionally recognized specialties in the field of psychology. You may consider becoming board certified in one or more of these areas if you would like to practice in the field. The process of board certification means to attain the highest level of recognized expertise in your specialty area. The certification process is a multi-step process designed to assess your scientific knowledge and clinical skill, and to provide external evidence of competence in your area of specialty practice.

Board certification for a number of psychology specialties are available through the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). For the specialty of clinical neuropsychology, there are several additional certification boards that exist including the American Board of Neuropsychology, and American Board of Pediatric Neuropsychology. These pages on the WIHPT website are not meant to be a comprehensive listing of all information and resources available to you, but it does represent a very good place in which you begin seeking knowledge about board certification. We are happy to address any questions that you may have, but please check all available listed resources first before directing your questions to WIHPT. Happy surfing!