title: Guidelines for postdoctoral training in rehabilitation psychology.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article describes the methods and results of a national conference that was held to (1) develop consensus guidelines about the structure and process of rehabilitation psychology postdoctoral training programs and (2) create a Council of Rehabilitation Psychology Postdoctoral Training Programs to promote training programs' abilities to implement the guidelines and to formally recognize programs in compliance with the guidelines.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-six conference participants were chosen to include important stakeholders in rehabilitation psychology, representatives of rehabilitation psychology training and practice communities, representatives of psychology accreditation and certification bodies, and persons involved in medical education practice and research.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Consensus guidelines were developed for rehabilitation psychology postdoctoral training program structure and process and for establishing the Council of Rehabilitation Psychology Postdoctoral Training Programs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Conference developed aspirational guidelines for postdoctoral education and training programs in applied rehabilitation psychology and established a Council of Rehabilitation Psychology Postdoctoral Training Programs as a means of promoting their adoption by training programs. These efforts are designed to promote quality, consistency, and excellence in the education and training of rehabilitation psychology practitioners and to promote competence in their practice. It is hoped that these efforts will stimulate discussion, assist in the development of improved teaching and evaluation methods, lead to interesting research questions, and generally facilitate the continued systematic development of the profession of rehabilitation psychology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21239, USA. wstiers1@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stiers
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: Aaron P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Kirk
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stucky
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barisa
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brownsberger
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Tubbergen
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ashman
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuemmel
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D002568:Certification; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D011584:Psychology / Q000193:education*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000193:education*; D013038:Specialization / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States