As the Director of Clinical Training, Clinical Science program, Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech, I fully support this proposal and thank the board for their consideration of PCSAS.

As a student in the Clinical Science program area of the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech, I fully support this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology.

As a student in the Clinical Science program area of the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech, I fully support this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology.

As a faculty member of the Clinical Science program area of the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech, I fully support this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology.

As a student in the Clinical Science program area of the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech, I fully support this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology.

As a student in the Clinical Science program area of the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech, I fully support this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology.

I fully and enthusiastically support the Board's recognition of the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS) as an acceptable accrediting body. As a student in the University of Virginia's PCSAS-accredited PhD program in clinical psychology, I have received training both as a healthcare provider and as a research scientist. I have completed supervised clinical practica in our program's Mary D. Ainsworth Psychological Clinic, the Region Ten Community Services Board's Emergency Services department, the University of Virginia's Counseling and Psychological Services clinic, and Virginia Commonwealth University's Nelson Family Medicine Clinic. As I now prepare to apply for clinical internship, I believe that I will be well qualified for licensure and professional practice as a clinical psychologist. The integration of science and practice that is the core of PCSAS training is a key part of what drew me to move across the country to enroll in our program, and I am excited that the Board recognizes the value of PCSAS training for reducing the burden of mental illness in Virginia.

I fully and enthusiastically support the Board's recognition of PCSAS as an accrediting body for the licensure of clinical psychologists in Virginia. As a graduate of a PCSAS-accredited institution (University of Virginia's clinical psychology doctoral program), I feel well-prepared to provide high-quality care to Virginians struggling with the burden of mental illness. Allowing PCSAS-accredited institutions to be recognized as an accrediting body for clinical psychology licensure will encourage high-quality practitioners and researchers to come to Virginia and practice, which will ultimately increase access to care. Thank you to the Board for this consideration. 

As a clinical psychologist trained in an APA accredited program and now as a faculty member in a program accredited by both APA and PCSAS, I believe the PCSAS accrediting process for doctoral program is as rigorous and valuable as that of APA. In fact, the PCSAS emphasis student training and involvement in conducting research that informs clinical practice makes it as, or more, relevant to the training of future practicing clinicians.

As a student in the Clinical Science program area of the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech, I fully support this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology.

As a student in the Clinical Science program area of the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech, I fully support this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology.

As a clinical psychologist trained in an APA accredited program-accredited institution and a current Virginia mental healthcare provider, I support the Board’s recognition of PCSAS as an accrediting body. I believe that the recognition of PCSAS-accredited institutions for clinical psychology licensure is a valuable step for supporting high quality training that will benefit future Virginians seeking care.   

As a faculty member in the Clinical Science program area of the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech, I fully support this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology.

As a faculty member of the Clinical Science training program of the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech and as a practicing Virginia-licensed clinical psychologist, I am in full support of this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology. I applaud the Board's acknowledgement of the added value of PCSAS for reducing the burden of mental illness in the Commonwealth of Virginia through the recruitment/retainment, education/training, research, and practice of PCSAS faculty, students, and graduates.

As a student in the Clinical Science program area of the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech, I fully support this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology.

As an alumni of the Clinical Science program area of the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech, I fully support this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology.

As the Director of Clinical Training of the Clinical and School Psychology Program at the University of Virginia, I fully support this proposal and thank the board for their consideration of PCSAS.  Training psychologists who understand and value science in clinical practice AND clinical concerns in scholarship is essential in maximizing our field's positive impact on current mental health burdens.  

As a faculty member of the Clinical area within the University of Virginia’s Department of Psychology, as the Director of our department’s training clinic, and as a practicing Virginia-licensed clinical psychologist, I am in full support of this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology.  I applaud the Board’s acknowledgement of the value of adding PCSAS.  By facilitating and supporting the training and recruitment of PCSAS faculty, students, and graduates who understand and value science in clinical practice and scholarship, the burden of mental illness in the Commonwealth of Virginia will be reduced and our field’s positive impact on current mental health burdens will be enhanced.

The Commonwealth of Virginia has excellent colleges and universities, including the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech University, which both have clinical science programs accredited by the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS). As Executive Director of PCSAS, I know of the excellence of these programs, and that graduates from these programs become outstanding clinical psychologists, who go on to make significant contributions that improve mental health in the Commonwealth and throughout this country. Recognizing PCSAS accreditation at this time will help retain this outstanding talent in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

As a faculty member in the Clinical Psychology program area of the Department of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University, I fully support this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology.

As the Director of Clinical Training and a professor in the Clinical Psychology program in the Department of Psychology at University of Virginia, I fully support this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology.

As a Professor of Psychology and as the Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia, I endorse the Guidance document and agree that graduates from PCSAS-accredited programs should be eligible for licensure in VA.

Chad Dodson

I endorse the guidance document and agree that graduates from PCSAS-accredited programs should be eligible for licensure in VA.

As a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology program in the Department of Psychology at University of Virginia, I fully support this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology.

I endorse that graduates from PCSAS-accredited programs should be eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

As a clinical psychologist and chaired professor in the UVA Dept. of Psychology, I wanted to convey my strong support for allowing PCSAS accreditation of a program to 'count' in assessing applicant licensure requirements.  

PCSAS accreditation is quite stringent and having more than one reputable source for accreditation as an option both strengthens the field and eliminates problems when a single entity has a monopoly on accreditation.

As a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology doctoral program in the Department of Psychology at University of Virginia, I fully support this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology.

As the Associate Dean for Graduate Education at the University of Virginia, I support this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology.

I fully endorse the guidance document and agree that graduates from PCSAS-accredited programs should be eligible for licensure in VA. PCSAS accredits most of the top-ranked clinical psychology PhD programs in the US, and their graduates perform higher across all objective indices than APA-accredited programs only. In order to expand mental health care access throughout the commonwealth, and particularly high-quality and evidence-based care, it is imperative that PCSAS-accreditation be recognized as one of the possible avenues for psychology licensure. 

I believe the PCSAS accrediting process for doctoral programs is as rigorous and valuable as that of APA. I fully support the guidance document and agree that graduates from PCSAS- accredited programs should be eligible for licensure in VA.

I endorse the Guidance document and agree that graduates from PCSAS-accredited programs should be eligible for licensure in VA.

As a clinical psychology graduate student at the University of Virginia, I fully support this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology. Thank you for your consideration.

As a clinical psychology graduate student at the University of Virginia, I fully support this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology. Thank you for your consideration.

As the Chair of the Psychology Department at George Mason University, I fully support the proposal to recognize PCSAS accreditation for psychology programs. PCSAS accreditation is rigorous and more than sufficient to warrant confidence by the public in the competence of practitioners who attended such programs.

As a Professor in the Psychology Department at George Mason University, I fully support this guidance document to recognize PCSAS as an accrediting body acceptable to the Virginia Board of Psychology.