Psychopharmacology Examination for Psychologists (PEP)
The College of Professional Psychology developed the PEP to be made available for use by state and provincial psychology licensing authorities when they set requirements to implement newly enacted laws permitting the prescribing of psychotropic medications by qualified psychologists.
Psychopharmacology educational programs and their graduates also benefit by administration of the PEP. The College plans to provide psychopharmacology educational programs with aggregated comparative data about graduates’ performance while maintaining the confidentiality of individual examinees. Practitioners who are contemplating psychopharmacology training will also find this data of assistance in evaluating available programs.
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To obtain more information contact:
College of Professional Psychology
APA Practice Organization
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
Phone: (202) 336-6100
Fax: (202) 336-5797
Email: apacollege@apa.org
PEP Performance by Postdoctoral Psychopharmacology Training Programs 2000 – 2007
APA Practice Organization and Professional Examination Service
This report includes the performance of candidates who have completed postdoctoral psychopharmacology training programs and have taken the Psychopharmacology Examination for Psychologists, An Examination for Practitioners (PEP).
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Psychopharmacology Examination for Psychologists Application
by College of Professional Psychology
Application for the Psychopharmacology Examination for Psychologists.
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PEP's Relationship to Prescribing Authority
by College of Professional Psychology
The PEP's relationship to prescribing psychotropic medications.
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Requirements for Admission to the PEP
by College of Professional Psychology
Psychologists seeking admission to the PEP must meet four requirements.
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PEP Exam Content
by College of Professional Psychology
The examination for the PEP covers 10 content areas. This knowledge base is presented with associated content area definitions, knowledge statements, and relative emphasis on the exam.
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PEP Candidate Guide
by College of Professional Psychology
The Candidate Guide contains a description of the PEP, including what it measures, how it was developed, how it is administered and how it is scored. General exam taking strategies are provided along with sample questions.
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Development of the PEP
by Janet Ciuccio
Prescription Privileges Presentation at the APA 2000 Miniconvention in Washington, DC titled Ensuring Validity and Legal Defensibility: Selecting Contractors and Experts
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The PEP - Advancing Prescriptive Authority
by Patricia M. Bricklin, PhD
Presentation at the Second International Congress on Licensure, Certification, and Credentialing of Psychologists in Oslo, Norway titled The Development of a Credentialing Program in Psychopharmacology
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