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California board hears widespread concern about EPPP pass rates as ASPPB moves toward an enhanced exam
Summary
At an Aug. 8 meeting of the California Board of Psychology Licensure Committee, board staff described low EPPP pass rates and plans to share ASPPB town-hall and job-task analysis outreach. Public commenters — many of them license applicants — urged the board to pursue alternatives, including coordination with Texas and other states.
SACRAMENTO — The California Board of Psychology’s Licensure Committee on Aug. 8 discussed sharply lower pass rates on the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) and told applicants how to take part in upcoming Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) outreach. John Burke, the board’s executive officer, said the board will send email and social-media notices about an ASPPB town hall for students and licensure candidates and a job-task analysis survey that closes Sept. 29, 2025.
Why it matters: Committee members and dozens of public commenters said the EPPP is functioning as a barrier to licensure and to California’s capacity to expand access to mental-health services. Multiple commenters described repeated test attempts, job loss and high personal cost. The board said it is monitoring ASPPB’s work and recently sent a…
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