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This paper discusses the potential for the field of educational psychology to move beyond “psychology-applied-to-education” to develop a unique professional practice component. We argue that many of the things educational psychologists are trained to do and have been doing for years fall within the “service provider” domain. Educational psychology is the only subfield of psychology to focus on the design of instructional systems, and many valuable psychological services derived from the knowledge base of instruction are worthy of professional recognition. We also discuss components of professional training for educational psychologists.

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Houtz, J.C., Lewis, C.D. The professional practice of educational psychology. Educ Psychol Rev 6, 1–23 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02209022

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