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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