OBJECTIVE Little is known about how psychologists choose their specialty practice area, and rehabilitation psychology is no exception. Specialization and specialty certification in professional psychology have been controversial topics impacting the field during the training sequence and across the span of professional careers (Drum & Blom, 2001; Robiner & Fossum, 2017). The American Board of Rehabilitation Psychology (ABRP) has been providing specialty certification since 1995 and rehabilitation psychology was recognized as a unique specialty in 2015 by the APA's Council for the Recognition of Specialties and Proficiencies in Professional Psychology (CRSPPP). There are limited established training programs and minimal information about the specialty in undergraduate course materials. The current survey is intended to provide information about how people are introduced to the field of rehabilitation psychology, specialty identification, and to identify opportunities for improvement. METHOD A survey of members of APA Division 22 and ABRP specialists was conducted to collect information about their exposure to and involvement in rehabilitation psychology. RESULTS Results from 174 respondents suggest that personal relationships are the current key means of recruitment and confirms that rehabilitation psychology has limited presence in undergraduate training. Most professionals come to identify with rehabilitation psychology after training in clinical neuropsychology and health psychology. CONCLUSIONS These preliminary results suggest that the current generalist training sequence does not provide sufficient exposure to, or preparation for the field of rehabilitation psychology. Recruitment opportunities should emphasize student leadership network activities and the identification of early and midcareer practitioners unaware of the rehabilitation specialty. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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了解康复心理学专业的职业道路。

目标关于心理学家如何选择他们的专业实践领域知之甚少，康复心理学也不例外。专业心理学的专业化和专业认证一直是在培训序列和整个职业生涯中影响该领域的有争议的话题（Drum & Blom，2001；Robiner & Fossum，2017）。美国康复心理学委员会 (ABRP) 自 1995 年以来一直提供专业认证，康复心理学在 2015 年被 APA 专业心理学专业和能力认可委员会 (CRSPPP) 认定为独特专业。本科课程材料中既定的培训计划有限，而且关于专业的信息也很少。目前的调查旨在提供有关人们如何被介绍到康复心理学领域、专业识别和识别改进机会的信息。方法 对 APA Division 22 的成员和 ABRP 专家进行了调查，以收集有关他们接触和参与康复心理学的信息。结果 174 名受访者的结果表明，人际关系是当前招聘的关键手段，并证实康复心理学在本科培训中的存在有限。大多数专业人士在接受过临床神经心理学和健康心理学的培训后，开始认同康复心理学。结论 这些初步结果表明，目前的通才训练序列不能提供足够的接触，或为康复心理学领域做准备。招聘机会应强调学生领导网络活动以及对不了解康复专业的早期和中期从业者的识别。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。