Certification Examination Content

by College of Professional Psychology

The practice-related knowledge sampled by the examination is organized into 12 Knowledge Categories (A through L) and associated Knowledge Elements. All 12 categories are represented on each form of the examination according to the percentages indicated after the title for the category. For example, 11% of the items (16 items out of the 150) are drawn from Category A, 6% from Category B (9 items out of the 150), etc. Percentages were established as a result of the practice analysis and reflect the relative importance of each category for practice in the treatment area as well as the amount of knowledge each category contains.

Please bear in mind that the examination samples from the knowledge elements associated with the 12 categories. Thus, not every knowledge element, nor all aspects of any specific knowledge element, may be represented in a given examination form.

The examination is administered on computer at Prometric Technology Centers where stringent security is assured. Psychologists who are admitted to the examination will have four months in which to schedule and take it. At the conclusion of the testing session, examinees will receive a printed report of their overall performance, as well as their performance in each of the knowledge-based content areas assessed.

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