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Newsletter- Edition 1, Volume 1 - APA Section 10, Division...
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Edition1,Volume1InsideThisIssue
MentorshipProgramUpdate,1
Making Section 10 Your Professional Home Blog,1
ConventionPrograming,2&3
AlbizuUniversity,3
MeetOurOfficers,3
The Shifting Gender Demographics of Clinical Psychology Blog, 3
Division12ExecutiveCommitteeMeetingUpdate,4
JobPosting,4
UpdateonMentorshipProgram
Section10hasagrowingmentorshipprogramthatconnectsgraduatestudentmenteeswithspecificallymatchedearlycareerprofessionalmentors.Participationinvolvesa6-monthcommitmentinwhichpairsconnectviaemail,phone,orinpersonattheAPAConventionifbothmenteeandmentorattend.TheprogramisagreatopportunityformentorstobolstertheirCVwhilementoringastudentwithrelatedinterestsandgoals.
WearecurrentlyseekingamentorwithappropriateexpertiseforaPsy.D.studentwhoishopingtolearnmoreaboutpsychodynamicandsystemsapproachestotherapy,forensicandneuropsychologicalassessments,andgeneralevidence-basedtreatmentsforadults.
PleasecompletetheMentorFormonourwebsiteandsubmitittodiv12sec10@gmail.comifyouareinterestedinbecomingamentorforthisoranothermentee.
LinktoJanuaryBlog
Don'tforgettovisitourblogforanewpostfromtheSection10President,AlexandraGreenfield,M.S.:MakingSection10YourProfessionalHome.Checkbackeachmonthforanewarticleontheissuesthatareimportantforgraduatestudentsandearlycareerprofessionalsinclinicalpsychology!
February 2016
Overthepastseveraldecades,technologyhasbecomeanintegralpartofourlives,revolutionizinghowwecommunicate,learn,andinteract.Ithasdramaticallyincreasedaccesstoinformationandhasintroducednewtoolsforbothworkandplay.Researcherscontinuetoinvestigatethewaysthatvarioustechnologiesshapethewaywethinkbyimpactinghumanattention,memory,anddecision-making.
Similarly,technology’simpactonthefieldofpsychologyhasbeenundeniableandcomplex.Telehealthhasexpandedaccesstomentalhealthservices,novelmethodsofneuroimaginghaveallowedusto
betterunderstandthehumanbrain,andnewmediahavebeenappliedtosolveage-oldclinicalproblems.Forstudentsofpsychology,emergingtechnologiesarebeingusedtodigitizecoursework,research,andconnectionwithmentorsandcollaborators.Earlycareerpsychologistsareleveragingtechnologytodeveloptheirprofessionalidentitiesviadigitalbrandingandtomaintainelectronicrecordsoftheirclinicalwork.However,whiletechnologyhasadvancedthefieldinmanyways,ithasalsoengenderednewchallengesbyforcingustofacenewethicalquestions,complicationsinresearchdesign,andpotentialdisparitiesinaccess.
Thisexpertpanelwilldiscusstheexcitingandcontroversialeffectsoftechnologyonthefieldofpsychology.Attendeeswillbeencouragedtoconsiderthewaysinwhichtechnologymayimpacttheirprofessionallivesacrossthecareerspan.Inaddition,thediscussionwillexplorethepotentialchallengesthattechnologybringstothefieldandhowtheaudiencemayactivelyshapetheirowninteractionswithtechnologyinlightoftheseinfluences.
ConventionProgramming
Division12Symposium:HowtoMastertheInternshipApplicationProcess
CollaborativeProgramCo-HostedwiththeStudentCommitteeofDivision56(MediaPsychology):TheInnovativeandControversialImpactofTechnologyontheFieldofPsychology
Thepredoctoralclinicalinternshipistypicallythecapstoneexperienceforgraduatetraininginprofessionalpsychology.Withhundredsofdiverseinternshipsavailableinlocationsacrossthecountry,identifyingpositionsthatarelikelytobeagoodfitforanapplicant’sgoalscanbedaunting.Inaddition,theinternship applicationprocessitselfisoftentimeconsumingandcostly.Giventhecompetitivenatureofselectingapplicantsandthelargeimbalanceinthenumberofpositionsavailable,itiscriticalforgraduatestudentstodemystifytheprocessandgainconfidenceininternshippreparation,selection,application,interviewing,andmatching.
Inthissymposium,anexpertpanelofpresenterswillofferattendeesaninsider’sviewoftheinternshipapplicationprocessandprovidestrategiesforhowtofindandsuccessfullyapplytointernshipsthatfitwellwithanapplicant’straining,interests,goals,anddesiredclinicalexperiences.Specifically,thispanelwilldiscusstopicssuchashowtochoosetherightinternshipsetting(e.g.,school,medical,VAhospital,pediatric),importantfactorstoconsiderwhensearchingforinternships(e.g.,location,postdoctoralopportunities,etc.),andtipsforpreparingacompetitiveapplication.
Thepostdoctoralfellowshipyearisanimportantyearafteragraduatestudenthasmadethetransitionfromstudenttoearlycareerprofessional.Itisthesecondyearofsupervisedtrainingthatcountstowardstheapplicant’sabilitytoapplyforlicensure.Unlikethepre-doctoralinternshipprocess,thereisnotmuchofanemphasisplacedonamatchprocess,butratherindividualsbeingabletoapplytomultiplepositionsandeventuallyselectingtheonethatbestfitsthecandidate’slong-termcareergoals.Althoughnotasdauntingastheinternshipmatch
processitisstillaveryimportantstepontheroadtolicensuresoitiscriticalforpre-doctoralinternstohaveaspacetoobtainanswerstotheirquestionsabouttheprocess.Additionally,whilethecandidateisontheirpostdoctoralyeartheybegintoapplyforlicensure,whichcanbeaveryconfusingprocess.Inthissymposium,anexpertpanelofpresenterswillofferattendeesaninsider’sviewofboththepostdoctoralapplicationlicensureprocessesandprovidestrategiesforhowtofindandsuccessfullyapplytofellowshipsthatfitwellwithanapplicant’s
training,interests,goals,anddesiredclinicalexperiences.Specifically,thispanelwilldiscusstopicsashowtochoosetherightpostdocsetting(e.g.,school,medical,VAhospital,pediatric),importantfactorstoconsiderwhensearchingforinternships(e.g.,location,careeropportunities,etc.),andtipsforpreparingacompetitiveapplication.Followedbyabriefdiscussiononthelicensureprocess(e.g.applicationsandtheEPPP).Audienceparticipationwillbeencouragedinthissymposium.Abriefpresentationwillbefollowedbydiscussionandquestionsfromco-chairs.
Postdoc,Licensure,andMore!
MeetOurOfficers
President:AlexandraGreenfield,M.S.President-Elect:KennethaFrye,Ph.D.Past-President:JenniferSweeton,Psy.D.SectionRepresentative:NataliaPotapova,M.S.Secretary:DerekGiannone,B.A.CommunicationsChair:MichelleBlose,M.S.Treasurer:VictoriaE.Cosgrove,Ph.D.
New Blog Post
Don't forget to check out our blog for a new post from Section 10 Secretary, Derek Giannone, B.A.: The Shifting Gender Demographics of Clinical Psychology, which discusses the current gender distribution in Clinical Psychology and poses the question of what the implications for graduate students and early career psychologists might be, present and future.
AsavotingmemberofSection10anditsrepresentative,IhavehadagreatpleasureofbeingapartoftheSocietyofClinicalPsychology(SCP;Division12)ExecutiveCommitteeoverthepast3years.Everyyear,theExecutiveCommitteemeetsforaweekend-longmid-wintermeetingtodiscusscurrentandpastissues,aswellasfutureinitiativesfortheSocietyfortheupcomingyear.Thisyear’smid-wintermeetingoccurredearlyinFebruaryinOrlando,FLandIhavehadtheopportunitytoattenditinpersononbehalfofSection10.ItisatraditionintheSCPthatthePresident(electedeveryyear)proposesnewdirectionsandoverallinitiativesfortheiryearofpresidency.Thisyear,SCP’sPresident,Dr.BradKarlin,
announcedhisprimaryinitiativeistoincreasethenumbersofstudentandprofessionalmembersstillearlyintheircareer.Theseareexcellentnews,ofcourse,forSection10sinceitisourmissiontopromotegraduatestudentandearlycareerprofessionals(ECPs)development.Assuch,afterseveralhoursofbrainstorminganddiscussionatthemid-wintermeeting,severalinitiativeswereproposed,including1. Expandingthementorship
programtoincludemid-careerprofessionalsmentoringECPs;
2. ProvidingmoreopportunitiesforgraduatestudentsandECPstobeinvolvedintheSCPandSection10via
a. ContributionstoPsycCritiques;
b. SCPwebsitedevelopment;
c. Otherpublicationopportunities;
3. DevelopmentofaSCPconferencethatwouldoffermoreprogrammingandnetworkingopportunitiesforgraduatestudentsandECPsoutsideoftheAPAConvention.
Overall,thiswasalongbutveryproductiveweekendspentwithmanyleadersinthefieldofclinicalpsychologydiscussingthefutureoftheSocietyandtheissuesthattheclinicalpsychologycurrentlyfacesasafield.Section10willcontinuetocollaboratewiththeSCPontheinitiativesdescribedabove,aswellascontinuetocontributenewprojectsdeveloped“in-house!
NotesfromtheSocietyofClinicalPsychology(Division12)ExecutiveCommitteeMeetingNataliaPotapova,M.S.Section10Representative
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Weofferexcellentopportunitiesforprofessionalgrowthandforentrepreneurialdevelopmentwithinthepracticeaswellascompetitivesalaries.
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