06/25/2026
On this day in 2014, Illinois made history as the third state in the U.S. to enact prescriptive authority for psychologists, and the road to that milestone was anything but simple.
In this episode of The Continuing Evolution and History of RxP, host Dr. George Kapalka sits down with Dr. Beth Rom-Rymer to share the inside story: the legislative strategy, the coalition-building, the advocacy and fundraising, and the years of stakeholder engagement that made it possible.
Dr. Rom-Rymer also explains what Illinois's distinctive clinical psychopharmacology training model means for the future of mental health access and explores the growing international momentum for psychologist prescribing in countries like Canada and South Africa. If you care about the behavioral health workforce, healthcare policy, or the evolving scope of practice for psychologists, this episode is essential listening.
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