Abstract
Telehealth has evolved over the course of time with advances in technology and utilization by healthcare providers. Specific to the field of psychology, telepsychology is advantageous for clinical, supervisory, and training purposes. The nine profession-wide competencies (PWCs) required by the American Psychological Association (APA) Commission on Accreditation (CoA) for training in health service psychology (HSP) provide a foundation for efficacious psychological practice. Given the integration of telepsychology into clinical practice, it is essential to establish a structured framework for developmentally appropriate telepsychology training to assure competency for doctoral, intern, and post-doctoral residency trainees. The present study surveyed 20 training directors to obtain their preference between three proposed models to assess trainee’s competence in telepsychology at the doctoral, internship, and postdoctoral training level. Results supported a preference for integrating telepsychology within the current PWCs. Important next steps may include formation of an expert panel to assist in integrating telepsychology expectations for advance-level psychology trainees within the required PWCs for training programs.