Competencies
The CCAFP concentration aims to ensure that all CCAFP students have been exposed to, and have developed competencies appropriate for entry-level professionals in the following domains:

1. Human Development
2. Child and Adolescent Psychopathology/Developmental Psychopathology
3. Child and Adolescent Assessment
4. Youth-focused Intervention Approaches
5. Multiple Systems Influences on Youth Development and Functioning
6. Individual, Familial and Community Diversity
7. Research relevant to child and adolescent populations, development, and developmental psychopathology.

Summary of Requirements
Requirements for the CCAFP concentration differ for School and Clinical students and are:

1. Successful completion (defined as obtaining grade of B or better) of at least six (6) courses that focus on clinical child and adolescent or pediatric psychology as described in the Concentration Handbook.
2. Satisfactory completion of required practicum experiences (defined as meeting all expectations for the professional competencies defined by the Clinical or School Program). Distinct requirements for clinical and school students are described in the Concentration Handbook.
3. Successful completion of a doctoral dissertation (defined as successfully defending dissertation) that focuses on issues relevant to, or includes as samples of, child and adolescent populations as described in the Concentration Handbook.