Glossary & Acronyms

Here you’ll find the terms and acronyms commonly used by staff of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) and member jurisdictions in the field of psychology.

wdt_ID wdt_created_by wdt_created_at wdt_last_edited_by wdt_last_edited_at Acronym Meaning
1 AASPB American Association of State Psychology Boards (former name of ASPPB)
2 smattsen@asppb.org 09/30/2025 09:57 AM smattsen@asppb.org 09/30/2025 09:58 AM ABPP American Board of Professional Psychology
4 ACCTA Association of Counseling Center Training Agencies
5 ACPRO Association of Canadian Psychology Regulatory Organizations
6 APA American Psychological Association
7 APA Council APA Council of Representatives
8 APAGS American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APA)
9 APPIC Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers
10 ASPPB® Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
11 BARC Board Administrators/Registrars Committee (ASPPB)
12 BEA APA Board of Educational Affairs
13 BPA APA Board of Professional Affairs
14 CATF Competency Assessment Task Force (ASPPB)
16 CCHPTP Council of Clinical Health Psychology Training Programs
18 CCPPP Canadian Council of Professional Psychology Programs
19 CCPTP Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs
20 CCTC Council of Chairs of Training Councils
21 CDSPP Council of Directors of School Psychology Programs
22 CEC Committee on Exam Coordination (ASPPB)
23 CECP APA Committee on Early Career Psychologists
24 CESPPA Council of Executives of State, Provincial (and Territorial) Psychological Associations
25 CLEAR Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation
26 CoA APA Commission on Accreditation
27 CODI ASPPB Committee on Disciplinary Issues (ASPPB)
28 COPPPP Council of Postdoctoral Programs in Professional Psychology
29 CoS Council of Professional Psychology Specialties
30 CPA Canadian Psychological Association
31 CPQ Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology
32 CRHSPP Canadian Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology https://www.crhspp.ca/
33 CRSPPP APA Commission for the Recognition of Specialties and Proficiencies in Professional Psychology
34 CUDCP Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology
35 Division 13 APA Society of Consulting Psychology
36 EFPA European Federation of Psychologists Associations
37 ELC APA Education Leadership Conference
38 EPPP® Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology
39 ExC Examination Committee (ASPPB)
40 FAC Finance & Audit Committee (ASPPB)
41 FARB Federation of Associations of Regulatory Boards
42 HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
43 IAAP International Association of Applied Psychology
44 ICE Institute for Credentialing Excellence (formerly NOCA)
45 IDC Item Development Committee
46 I/O Industrial Organizational (Psychology)
47 IPC Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate
48 JDAC Joint Designation Appeals Committee (ASPPB/NR)
49 JDC Joint Designation Committee (ASPPB/NR)
50 Jurisdiction Refers to the regulatory bodies throughout Canada and United States within which authority may be exercised (e.g., State, District of Columbia, province, or territory).
51 MARC Model Act and Regulations Committee (ASPPB)
52 MOB Mobility Committee (ASPPB)
53 MOCAL Task Force on Maintenance of Competence and Licensure (ASPPB)
54 MYM Midyear Meeting
55 NCSPP National Council of Schools of Professional Psychology
56 NOCA Former name of Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE)
57 NOMS Nominations Committee (ASPPB)
58 NR National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
59 P&P Policies & Procedures
60 PARRP Practice Analysis Research Review Panel Task Force
61 PEPPP Practice Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (at Prometric testing centers)
63 PEPPPO Practice Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology Online (online)
64 PLUS® Psychology Licensure Universal System
65 SIOP Shociety for Industrial and Organizational Psychology – APA Division 14
66 SLC APA State Leadership Conference
67 PSLC APA Practice and SPTA Leadership Conference