NCSPP is a collaborative community dedicated to leading competency-based education and training in health service psychology through advocacy, innovation, science, and mentorship, preparing a diverse workforce to equitably meet evolving mental health needs.

Since 1976, we have been leading training and education in health service psychology by:

1. Developing standards for the education and training of professional psychologists.
2. Monitoring and providing input into public policy with regard to the education and training of professional psychologists.
3. Providing a forum for the exchange of information about the functioning of schools and programs of professional psychology.
4. Providing liaison with others involved in the education and training of professional psychologists.
5. Providing consultation on the development and maintenance of schools and programs of professional psychology.
6. Fostering research, development and application in appropriate areas of psychology and to the solution of significant problems of human welfare.
7. Developing quality assurance methods based on an empirical evaluation.
8. Gathering and disseminating information regarding schools and programs of professional psychology.