Specialty Competencies in Rehabilitation Psychology

An increasing number of psychologists who were trained in clinical psychology, health psychology, or another specialty are gravitating toward rehabilitation psychology, but many of them have little or no experience with rehabilitation populations. With the explosion of interest in traumatic brain injury (TBI), many neuropsychologists are taking jobs in rehabilitation settings that treat people with TBI but also care for persons with the array of other disabling conditions such as spinal cord injury, stroke, MS, and amputation. In Specialty Competencies in Rehabilitation Psychology, Drs. Cox, Cox, and Caplan provide a guide to the knowledge and skills required by competent rehabilitation psychologists, with an emphasis on the evidence base of the specialty. The volume will be valuable to those preparing for the Board Certification Examination in Rehabilitation Psychology and will also be valuable to newcomers to the field and to clinicians working on an outpatient basis with individuals with a wide variety of chronic conditions. Series in Specialty Competencies in Professional Psychology Series Editors Arthur M. Nezu and Christine Maguth Nezu As the field of psychology continues to grow and new specialty areas emerge and achieve recognition, it has become increasingly important to define the standards of professional specialty practice. Developed and conceived in response to this need for practical guidelines, this series presents methods, strategies, and techniques for conducting day-to-day practice in any given psychology specialty. The topical volumes address best practices across the functional and foundational competencies that characterize the various psychology specialties, including clinical psychology, cognitive and behavioral psychology, school psychology, geropsychology, forensic psychology, clinical neuropsychology, couples and family psychology, and more. Functional competencies include common practice activities like as

David R. Cox, PhD, ABPP, is Executive Officer of the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is ABPP board certified in Rehabilitation Psychology and was a founding member of the ABRP. He is President of Neuropsychology & Rehabilitation Consultants, P.C. in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Richard H. Cox, MD, PhD, DMin, ABPP, is Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical School; Research Scholar at the Center for Clinical BioEthics at Georgetown University Medical School; and Affiliate Fellow of the Potomac Institute in Washington, DC. Dr. Cox was a founding member of ABRP.
Bruce Caplan, PhD, ABPP, FACRM, is Board-Certified in both rehabilitation psychology and clinical neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.

About the Series in Specialty Competencies in Professional Psychology
Part I - Introduction to Rehabilitation Psychology
1. Introduction - A Brief History of Rehabilitation Psychology
Part II - Foundational Competencies
2. Ethical and Legal Issues
3. Individual and Cultural Diversity
4. Interpersonal Interaction
5. Professional Identity
Part III - Functional Competencies
6. Assessment
7. Consultation
8. Consumer Protection
9. Intervention
10. Science Base and Knowledge
11. Supervision, Teaching, and Management
References
Key Terms
Index
About the Authors
About the Series Editors