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What is a Health Service Psychologist?

Health Service Psychologists (HSPs) have the education, training, and experience for the independent delivery of healthcare services. Health Service Psychologists are licensed practitioners who provide preventive, consultative, assessment, and treatment services in a broad range of settings, including independent or group practice, multidisciplinary clinics, counseling centers, or hospitals. Health service psychologists differ from health psychologists in that their practice is not confined to the treatment of problems associated with physical health or wellbeing, and differ from other specialties in that their services are delivered in the context of the doctor/patient relationship, rather than fields such as forensic psychology.

What We Offer HSPs

The HSP credential opens doors through a wide variety of benefits. Licensing boards, healthcare organizations, hospitals, consumers, employers, and other professionals respect the value of the National Register’s credential, which helps our psychologists:

  • Find a new job.
  • Attract more patients.
  • Accelerate professional development.
  • Get licensed in other jurisdictions.
  • Earn CE credits for licensure renewal.
  • Connect with peers in the field.
  • Get involved in networking and advocacy.

In addition to the HSP credential for licensed doctoral-level psychologists, the National Register offers a Practice Academy and a doctoral student and trainee Associate Program.

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More About the National Register

The National Register of Health Service Psychologists was established in 1974 and is the largest credentialing organization for psychologists and psychology doctoral students. We are an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to improving healthcare by identifying psychologists who meet specific education and training standards, and by verifying these professionals to consumers, healthcare organizations, and regulatory bodies. The National Register currently credentials 10,000 Health Service Psychologists and has approximately 5,000 psychology doctoral student and postdoctoral trainee members of its Associate Program.

Mission

The National Register fosters and empowers an inclusive community of health service psychologists and psychology doctoral students devoted to providing exemplary healthcare. We are dedicated to clinical education and professional development, credentialing, advocacy for the profession, charitable giving, and the promotion of psychological services to consumers.

Vision

All health service psychologists and psychology doctoral students should have access to the training, resources and support required to provide the highest quality of care.

Values

We believe that psychology is health care and psychologists are essential members of healthcare teams.

We support future generations of psychologists to ensure that high-quality psychological services will continue to be provided to patients and communities.

We believe that psychologists are lifelong learners who require access to training on cultural sensitivity, diverse patient populations, and current evidence-based practice.

We believe in collaborating with psychologists and psychological organizations to advocate for positive change.

We acknowledge the intersections and structural inequities that shape the lives of psychologists, patients, and communities, and will continuously work toward equitable healthcare outcomes for all.

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