Licensure committee outlines stakeholders, survey questions for planned meeting about roles of school and behavioral health professionals

The California Board of Psychology Licensure Committee discussed plans for a stakeholder meeting intended to clarify the respective roles of psychologists, licensed educational psychologists and other credentialed professionals, and to develop a short survey for meeting invitees. The item originated from a 2019 board vote to convene stakeholders and was postponed during the COVID-19 state of emergency; the committee renewed planning on Jan. 31, 2025.

Miss Chung (staff) summarized the background: the board previously voted in October 2019 to cohost a stakeholder meeting with the Board of Behavioral Sciences and the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to solicit input about public confusion over who provides which services. The committee recommended holding the stakeholder meeting in the afternoon of the board’s July meeting and asked staff to develop proposed survey questions to solicit stakeholder input about areas of confusion and appropriate invitees.

Committee members suggested inviting professional organizations such as the California Psychological Association (CPA), the Board of Behavioral Sciences, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, associations of licensed educational psychologists, and representatives of practice areas (for example school psychologists). Public commenters recommended including cultural and community organizations (for example groups representing Black psychologists or disability‑focused organizations) and suggested development of a simple flowchart or plain‑language guidance to help consumers choose the correct provider.

Committee members agreed the item and recommended survey content would be brought to the full board for consideration; staff counsel advised no committee action was required at this time. The committee asked staff to proceed with stakeholder identification and draft survey questions for later board review.