Edition 1, Volume 1 Inside This Issue Mentorship Program Update, 1 Making Section 10 Your Professional Home Blog,1 Convention Programing, 2 & 3 Albizu University, 3 Meet Our Officers, 3 The Shifting Gender Demographics of Clinical Psychology Blog, 3 Division 12 Executive Committee Meeting Update, 4 Job Posting, 4 Update on Mentorship Program Section 10 has a growing mentorship program that connects graduate student mentees with specifically matched early career professional mentors. Participation involves a 6-month commitment in which pairs connect via email, phone, or in person at the APA Convention if both mentee and mentor attend. The program is a great opportunity for mentors to bolster their CV while mentoring a student with related interests and goals. We are currently seeking a mentor with appropriate expertise for a Psy.D. student who is hoping to learn more about psychodynamic and systems approaches to therapy, forensic and neuropsychological assessments, and general evidence-based treatments for adults. Please complete the Mentor Form on our website and submit it to [email protected] if you are interested in becoming a mentor for this or another mentee. Link to January Blog Don't forget to visit our blog for a new post from the Section 10 President, Alexandra Greenfield, M.S.: Making Section 10 Your Professional Home. Check back each month for a new article on the issues that are important for graduate students and early career professionals in clinical psychology! February 2016
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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.
PleasesendaresumewithaletterofinteresttoDr.MosheShtuhl,at:[email protected]“TherapistApplication”inthesubjectline.
AboutFamilyCompass:Recognizingthatdevelopmentandchildrearingarecomplexprocesses,weemployacomprehensiveapproachofferingarangeofspecializedservicesincluding:(1)broad-basedpsychotherapywithpreschoolersandgrade-schoolchildrenandtheirfamilies,(2)anintensiveinterventionprogramforyoungchildrenwithautism,(3)neuropsychologicalandpsychologicalevaluations,(4)neurofeedback,(5)socialskills,dramaandartgrouptherapy,and(6)parentingclasses.
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