John Keith*, Reynold Reyes, Mike Johnson
The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies convened an inter-organizational task force to develop guidelines for doctoral-level integrated education and training in cognitive and behavioral psychology in the United States. A yearlong series of conferences was attended by fifteen task force members representing 16 professional associations in order to reach an agreement on optimal doctoral education and training in cognitive and behavioral psychology. The recommendations are based on solid foundational training, which is common in applied psychology fields such as clinical and counseling psychology programs in the United States. This article describes the background, assumptions, and recommendations for doctoral education and training in cognitive and behavioral psychology, including expected competencies in ethics, research, and practice