The ASPPB Board of Directors has announced an update to the integration of the EPPP (Part 2-Skills).

Our organization is evolving to meet and lead in this moment, and the BOD has benefited greatly from member feedback provided at April’s Mid-Year Meeting in Boston and May’s remote town hall listening session...

Dear ASPPB Members, I am writing on behalf of the Board of Directors (BOD) to provide the latest update on the implementation of the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) as a comprehensive, two-part examination of competency, which will include the real-world application of skills in addition to theoretical knowledge, effective January 1, 2026. Our organization is evolving to meet and lead in this moment, and the BOD has benefited greatly from member feedback provided at April’s Mid-Year Meeting in Boston and May’s remote town hall listening session. As an organization of 66 members across North America, we value your feedback and recognize the need to harmonize our diverse voices into a unified regulatory stance for Psychology. To that end, the BOD dedicated its June 13-15, 2024, meeting to addressing the feedback we received and exploring the flexibility required to achieve our shared goal of comprehensive competency assessment in alignment with our broader healthcare provider community. Our discussions reaffirmed the October 2022 unanimous motion, which states: Effective no later than January 1, 2026, the EPPP is one examination with two parts: EPPP (Part 1 – Knowledge) and EPPP (Part 2 – Skills). Additionally, the BOD passed a motion to set the stage for new policy related to the implementation of the EPPP in 2026. This motion states: Pending feasibility, ASPPB intends to offer an additional option for a single fee, two-day administration of the EPPP, effective January 1, 2026. Under this option, the two days must occur within a thirty-day period. While many details remain to be finalized, the BOD will be dedicating the summer to outlining the process for guiding jurisdictions on the alternative delivery options for the EPPP in January 2026. We understand the need for jurisdictions to have this information soon and have set a goal to provide detailed guidance by September’s end. 2 Thank you for your continued engagement as we embark on this journey to 2026 together, in service of upholding the integrity of our profession and the competent delivery of psychological services throughout the communities of North America.