Credentials
Credentials & training
Numbers, dates and documents — because credentials are meant to be checked, not taken on faith.
Professional membership
International Affiliate of the APA
Elected to International status as per the Bylaws and Association Rules of the American Psychological Association.
Member No. C2605746767 · Member since 2026 · Active year 2026
Professional internship
Ukrainian Center of Maternity and Childhood
Online professional internship, 6–24 October 2025. Topic: “Specifics of Supporting Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Genetically Determined Phenotypes: A Family-Oriented Model.” Referred by the Department of General and Medical Psychology, Bogomolets National Medical University; scientific supervisor — Assoc. Prof. Vitalii Lunov.
Certificate No. 2.6-04/157 · issued 26 March 2026 · signed by Prof. Tetyana Znamenska
Continuing education
Social and Psychological Support in Bereavement Processes
Certificate of participation — 16 training hours, February 2026.
Certificate ID KM1676533
Five APA-approved CE programmes
Homestudy format, completed 13 February 2026 — 1 CE credit each: Improving the Quality of Life for Patients with Dementia and their Caregivers; Effective Group Therapy; Improved Treatment for Developmental Trauma; Helping Children Get A Good Night’s Sleep; New Guidelines on Race and Ethnicity for Psychologists.
Academic work
Reconstructing General Psychology: Categories, Evidence, and Pluralism in a Human Science
Lunov, V., Turban, V., & Kovalova, Y. Bogomolets National Medical University; published on Zenodo.
Selected papers with Assoc. Prof. Vitalii Lunov
Clinical Thinking in Clinical Psychologists: Contemporary State, Theoretical Frameworks, and Practical Challenges in the UK, USA, Canada, and Europe (29 pp.); Clinical Thinking in Clinical Psychology: A Methodological Framework Based on Cognitive Styles and Knowledge Transfer (22 pp.); Managerial Competence in International Projects in Medicine, Mental Health, and Developmental Neuropsychology (18 pp.). Posted March 2026.
UK professional registration is currently in progress and will be listed here once granted. This page describes memberships and training exactly as issued by the bodies named; original documents are available for verification on request via office@kovalova.uk.







