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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Stephen Simpson

Board cancels costly psychologist licensing exam after pushback led by Texas

The Association of State & Provincial Psychology Boards takes part in a discussion with the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists regarding the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology on Thursday, April 11, 2024, in Austin. Mariann Burnett-Atwell, PSY.D., Michelle Paul, PH.D., Jennifer Laforce, PH.D., Hao Song, PH.D., and Alex Siegel, J.D., PH.D. sat on the panel during the discussion.
The Association of State & Provincial Psychology Boards discusses the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology with the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists on April 11 in Austin. Mariann Burnett-Atwell, PSY.D., Michelle Paul, PH.D., Jennifer Laforce, PH.D., Hao Song, PH.D., and Alex Siegel, J.D., PH.D. sat on the panel during the discussion. (Credit: Maria Crane/The Texas Tribune)

A costly proposed national certification exam for psychologists has been scrapped for now after Texas’s licensing authority led the fight against it by considering crafting a cheaper alternative to alleviate the mental health provider shortage.

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