American Academy of Clinical Psychology

The American Academy of Clinical Psychology is an organization of Board Certified psychologists in the specialty of Clinical Psychology who have joined together to promote high quality services in Clinical Psychology, through encouraging high standards and ethical practice in the field. The Academy also provides member services, promotes the value and recognition of Board Certification in the specialty of Clinical Psychology, and encourages those qualified by training and experience to become candidates for Board Certification.

Benefits of AACP Membership

Benefits include:

• Free access to virtual conferences, such as the Psychopharmacology Leadership Summit, offering 30 CE presentations and up to 10 CE credits.
• Professional membership certificates (Member, Fellow, and Fellow Emeritus) for office display and digital use on websites.
• Patient brochures for informing clients of AACP membership, available in hard copy and digital formats.
• Opportunities to network and collaborate with professionals through conferences, events, and workgroup sessions.
• Leadership opportunities through Board of Directors (BOD) and committee participation, including:

         -  Membership, Communications, Continuing Education, Finance, Psychopharmacology, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Student Division.

• Business management resources to support profitable and sustainable private practices.
• Advocacy for mental health policy and prescriptive authority through legislative efforts.

BECOME A FELLOW OF AACP

In order to become a Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Psychology, the psychologist must be a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) or the Association for Psychological Science (APS) or must pass the American Board of Professional Psychology's Specialty Board Certification examination in any of their specialty areas. This qualifies the psychologist to become both a member and  Fellow of AACP. (See the page for "Become a Member" under "Membership" for the AACP application form.)

COMMITTEES

The AACP BOD currently consists of six dedicated professionals, but there is only so much six persons can do to further the Academy.
Similarly, we need to expand our committee membership. I can’t emphasize enough that this effort does take a village. Currently, our committees are as follows:

• Membership
• Communications
• Continuing Education
• Finance
• Clinical Psychopharmacology
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

If you are interested in serving on the BOD or a committee, please contact Gerardo Rodriguez-Menendez, PhD, MSCP, ABPP  grodriguez-menendez@thechicagoschool.edu