Practicing what we preach: Competency-based assessment of industrial/organizational psychology graduate students

This chapter discusses the professional identity of master’s industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology graduates. Implications for licensure within I-O psychology are reviewed. An important distinction is made between licensing and certification/credentialing, as well as an argument that establishing an I-O psychology certification process may be a viable means to maintain professional identity/brand and to encourage consistent graduate training in the field. Graduate Survey results are presented to highlight the benefits of professional organization memberships. The majority of I-O master’s graduates were members of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) as graduate students; however, far fewer attend the SIOP annual conference regularly. Suggestions are provided for developing the professional identity of master’s I-O psychology graduates in the future.

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Multicultural Grand Rounds: Competency-Based Training Model for Clinical Psychology Graduate Students

Psychology Learning & Teaching ◽

10.2304/plat.2014.13.3.261 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 261-269 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Shana D. Stites ◽

Christina L. Warholic

Keyword(s):

Graduate Students ◽

Clinical Psychology ◽

Training Model ◽

Psychology Graduate Students ◽

Competency Based ◽

Clinical Psychology Graduate Students ◽

Grand Rounds

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The Industrial-Organizational Master’s Degree Curriculum

Mastering Industrial-Organizational Psychology ◽

10.1093/oso/9780190071141.003.0003 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 38-56

Author(s):

Timothy J. Huelsman ◽

Linda Rhoades Shanock

Keyword(s):

Graduate Training ◽

Organizational Psychology ◽

Master's Programs ◽

Research Activities ◽

Industrial Organizational Psychology ◽

Competency Based ◽

Delivery Options ◽

Program Characteristics ◽

Urban Versus ◽

And Training

This chapter provides an overview of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Guidelines for Education and Training in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. The Guidelines take a competency-based approach to describing the content of graduate training in industrial-organizational psychology. The authors make recommendations on delivery options for master’s programs seeking to develop student competencies in the areas described in the Guidelines. These delivery options range from formal coursework to supervised internships to research activities. The authors address program characteristics, such as types of students (traditional versus nontraditional) and settings (urban versus rural), that may present unique opportunities and challenges in addressing the Guidelines.

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