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Thus, all students in accredited programs should acquire a general knowledge base in the field of psychology, broadly construed, to serve as a foundation for further training in the practice of health service psychology.\na.\tDiscipline-specific knowledge represents the requisite core knowledge of psychology an individual must have to attain the profession-wide competencies. Programs may elect to demonstrate discipline-specific knowledge of students by:\ni.\tUsing student selection criteria that involve standardized assessments of a foundational knowledge base (e.g., GRE subject tests). In this case, the program must describe how the curriculum builds upon this foundational knowledge to enable students to demonstrate graduate level discipline-specific knowledge. \nii.\tProviding students with broad exposure to discipline-specific knowledge. In this case, the program is not required to demonstrate that students have specific foundational knowledge at entry but must describe how the program’s curriculum enables students to demonstrate graduate-level discipline-specific knowledge.<br/><br/><b>D.II.B.1.b:</b> Profession-wide competencies include certain competencies required for all students who graduate from programs accredited in health service psychology. Programs must provide opportunities for all of their students to achieve and demonstrate each required profession-wide competency. Although in general, the competencies appearing at or near the top of the following list serve as foundations upon which later competencies are built, each competency is considered critical for graduates in programs accredited in health service psychology. The specific requirements for each competency are articulated in Implementing Regulations. Because science is at the core of health service psychology, programs must demonstrate that they rely on the current evidence-base  when training students in the following competency areas.  Students must demonstrate competence in: \ni.\tResearch\nii.\tEthical and legal standards\niii.\tIndividual and cultural diversity\niv.\tProfessional values, attitudes, and behaviors\nv.\tCommunication and interpersonal skills\nvi.\tAssessment\nvii.\tIntervention\nviii.\tSupervision \nix.\tConsultation and interprofessional/interdisciplinary skills<br/><br/><b>D.II.B.2:</b> Learning/Curriculum Elements Related to the Program’s Aims. The program must describe the process by which students attain discipline-specific knowledge and each profession-wide competency (i.e., the program’s curriculum) and provide a description of how the curriculum is consistent with professional standards and the program’s aims.<br/><br/>"}