American Board of Forensic Psychology Law and Legal Definition
The American Board of Forensic Psychology (ABFP) is a non-profit organization created to protect the consumers of forensic psychological services. The ABFP is a member board of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) that oversees and authorizes the credentialing activities of other specialty boards. It is responsible for establishing criteria related to the definition and requirements for education, training, competencies, and the examination, which leads to board certification in Forensic Psychology.
The mission of the board is to:
a. establish, promote, revise standards and qualifications for those who practice forensic psychology; and
b. certify as ABFP diplomates, the applicants qualifying the board standards.
Legal Definition list
- American Board of Forensic Odontology
- American Board of Forensic Anthropology
- American Board of Criminalistics
- American Battle Monuments Commission
- American Bar Association
- American Board of Forensic Psychology
- American Board of Forensic Toxicology [ABFT]
- American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
- American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators [ABMDI]
- American Board of Professional Psychology [ABPP]
- American Bureau of Shipping [ABS]
