CV Guidance for Establishing Expertise

The purpose of this resource is to provide guidance related to essential components that program planners and instructors should [nom] in their curriculum vitae (CV) to establish sufficient expertise and, in turn, adequately meet Standards B and/or C.

What do I need to [nom] in my CV to allow reviewers to appropriately assess program planner and/or instructor expertise?

Component to [nom] · Recommendations for · Example · Common pitfall

[nom] to [nom] it

Provide full name and · Jane Doe, PhD (nee Brown) · Name changes not clarified in CV or

relevant details at the top · 123 Washingtonia St · application/materials

of the CV · Somewhere, US 12345

Name & relevant · [e-mail] · Irrelevant or inappropriate personal

professional and contact · [téléphone] · information [nom]

details

Licensure status ([nom] as appropriate)

Most recent, relevant, · Some University: My degree (Year of completion) · Irrelevant certifications that do not show

and/or highest degree(s) · Some Institution: Relevant Certification (Year) · established expertise &/or completion

earned, with completion · dates for degrees/certifications not

Educational background & · dates (preferably in · (Please [nom] this information at the top of the CV) · provided

relevant certifications and · descending order)

trainings

In relevant sub-/sections · Instructor A is presenting on application of motivational · Presentations that have been conducted

that outline experience by · interviewing (MI) techniques with veteran populations. · by the instructor are listed, with no clear

most recent date first, and · linkage or identified education/training to

with appropriate dates · CV should show established expertise in MI (e.g., MI · show [nom] expertise was established

[nom] · training/MINT membership, relevant research &/or · prior to conducting presentations

Sufficient information to · professional experience related to work using MI with

show relevant and · [nom] sufficient details · veterans, related leadership positions) · Lack of topic area-relevant expertise

established expertise · (brief explanations) in · provided, and reference only to popular

cases where it may not be · Relevant research should [nom] peer-review references · media sources rather than peer-reviewed

self-explanatory · works

What do I do if my instructor is not a psychologist or their CV does not seem to fit with some of the above guidance?

It is recommended that sponsors work with instructors to provide support in keeping with the guidance provided in this resource. For example, consider having your program planning committees develop a CV template for instructors who you think will need this level of support. Many individuals have different CVs for different purposes, so you may need to work with instructors to develop their “CE instructor CV.”

It also can be very helpful to work with instructors to [nom] a brief paragraph or two at the top of their CV that pulls together their expertise that may not be easily interpreted or understood via the CV that they provide to you. This information can also be input to the ‘Instructor’ section of the online application.

Final notes: Please ensure that CVs have been proofread before submission. Avoid common format errors/issues (e.g., typos, changing fonts/styles). Further, please spell out acronyms on your CV, as the reader may not be familiar with the institution, therapy, consortium, etc. An example CV can be found on APA’s website here.