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Board recommends Dr. Hanna’s foreign psychology degrees are APA-equivalent
Summary
Connecticut Department of Public Health licensing board reviewed academic credentials for Dr. Hanna, who earned a master’s in Paris and a PhD in Cologne, and voted to recommend his education meets the equivalency standard for licensure review, while noting internship and experience will be evaluated separately.
The Department of Public Health’s practitioner licensing board voted June 9 to recommend that the out-of-country graduate education of Dr. Michael (Philip) Hanna be treated as equivalent to a U.S. doctor of philosophy in psychology for Connecticut licensure review.
The recommendation follows a presentation from Laurie DePalma, supervisor for Mental and Behavioral Health Licensing at the Department of Public Health, who said Dr. Hanna completed a master’s in clinical psychology at the University of Paris in July 1997 and a PhD in clinical psychology at the University of Cologne in Germany in February (year stated in materials). DePalma said a credential evaluation by FIS concluded his doctoral degree is the equivalent of a PhD…
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