Division 17: 2005
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 17 Members by Membership Status, 2005
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| N= | 76 | 100 | 2,011 | 100 | 314 | 100 | 2,401 | 100 |
| Men | 40 | 52.6 | 1,074 | 53.4 | 217 | 69.1 | 1,331 | 55.4 |
| Women | 34 | 44.7 | 934 | 46.4 | 97 | 30.9 | 1,065 | 44.4 |
| Not specified | 2 | 2.6 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.2 |
| American Indian | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Asian | 2 | 2.6 | 55 | 2.7 | 9 | 2.9 | 66 | 2.7 |
| Hispanic | 3 | 3.9 | 57 | 2.8 | 9 | 2.9 | 69 | 2.9 |
| Black | 4 | 5.3 | 81 | 4 | 20 | 6.4 | 105 | 4.4 |
| White | 50 | 65.8 | 1,557 | 77.4 | 269 | 85.7 | 1,876 | 78.1 |
| Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 1 | 1.3 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.5 |
| Not specified | 16 | 21.1 | 245 | 12.2 | 5 | 1.6 | 266 | 11.1 |
| Under 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 30 - 34 | 1 | 1.3 | 75 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 3.2 |
| 35 - 39 | 4 | 5.3 | 131 | 6.5 | 4 | 1.3 | 139 | 5.8 |
| 40 - 44 | 6 | 7.9 | 189 | 9.4 | 7 | 2.2 | 202 | 8.4 |
| 45 - 49 | 5 | 6.6 | 167 | 8.3 | 22 | 7 | 194 | 8.1 |
| 50 - 54 | 10 | 13.2 | 306 | 15.2 | 44 | 14 | 360 | 15 |
| 55 - 59 | 17 | 22.4 | 368 | 18.3 | 55 | 17.5 | 440 | 18.3 |
| 60 - 64 | 9 | 11.8 | 275 | 13.7 | 47 | 15 | 331 | 13.8 |
| 65 - 69 | 6 | 7.9 | 124 | 6.2 | 24 | 7.6 | 154 | 6.4 |
| 70 or older | 16 | 21.1 | 272 | 13.5 | 99 | 31.5 | 387 | 16.1 |
| Not specified | 2 | 2.6 | 101 | 5 | 12 | 3.8 | 115 | 4.8 |
| Mean | 59 | 56 | 64.6 | 57.3 | ||||
| SD | 13.5 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 13.6 | ||||
| New England | 3 | 3.9 | 124 | 6.2 | 16 | 5.1 | 143 | 6 |
| Middle Atlantic | 20 | 26.3 | 335 | 16.7 | 35 | 11.1 | 390 | 16.2 |
| East North Central | 16 | 21.1 | 360 | 17.9 | 57 | 18.2 | 433 | 18 |
| West North Central | 5 | 6.6 | 199 | 9.9 | 41 | 13.1 | 245 | 10.2 |
| South Atlantic | 13 | 17.1 | 308 | 15.3 | 59 | 18.8 | 380 | 15.8 |
| East South Central | 0 | 0 | 107 | 5.3 | 9 | 2.9 | 116 | 4.8 |
| West South Central | 3 | 3.9 | 160 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 188 | 7.8 |
| Mountain | 5 | 6.6 | 125 | 6.2 | 20 | 6.4 | 150 | 6.2 |
| Pacific | 9 | 11.8 | 229 | 11.4 | 49 | 15.6 | 287 | 12 |
| Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 26 | 1.1 |
| Other | 2 | 2.6 | 34 | 1.7 | 2 | 0.6 | 38 | 1.6 |
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 17 Members by Membership Status, 2005
| Membership Status | Total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| N= | 76 | 100 | 2,011 | 100 | 314 | 100 | 2,401 | 100 |
| Ph.D. | 9 | 11.8 | 1,663 | 82.7 | 272 | 86.6 | 1,944 | 81 |
| Ed.D. | 4 | 5.3 | 242 | 12 | 38 | 12.1 | 284 | 11.8 |
| Psy.D. | 1 | 1.3 | 27 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 29 | 1.2 |
| Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1.9 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 1.7 |
| Masters | 58 | 76.3 | 28 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 3.6 |
| Baccalaureate/Associate | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Certificate/diploma | 3 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Not specified | 1 | 1.3 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.5 |
| Less than 5 | 3 | 3.9 | 141 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 6 |
| 9-May | 11 | 14.5 | 232 | 11.5 | 2 | 0.6 | 245 | 10.2 |
| 14-Oct | 12 | 15.8 | 321 | 16 | 10 | 3.2 | 343 | 14.3 |
| 15 - 19 | 8 | 10.5 | 293 | 14.6 | 27 | 8.6 | 328 | 13.7 |
| 20 - 24 | 8 | 10.5 | 249 | 12.4 | 39 | 12.4 | 296 | 12.3 |
| 25 or more | 33 | 43.4 | 729 | 36.3 | 233 | 74.2 | 995 | 41.4 |
| Not specified | 1 | 1.3 | 46 | 2.3 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 2.1 |
| Mean | 23.4 | 21.5 | 34 | 23.2 | ||||
| SD | 14.4 | 13 | 13 | 13.7 | ||||
Source: 2005 APA Directory. Compiled by APA Research Office.
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 17 Members by Membership Status, 2005
| 17 | Membership Status | total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 76 | 100 | 2,011 | 100 | 314 | 100 | 2,401 | 100 | |
| Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.6 | 15 | 0.6 |
| Clinical | 10 | 13.2 | 190 | 9.4 | 34 | 10.8 | 234 | 9.7 | |
| Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Counseling psychology | 42 | 55.3 | 1,516 | 75.4 | 221 | 70.4 | 1,779 | 74.1 | |
| Geropsychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Health | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.8 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0.8 | |
| School | 5 | 6.6 | 27 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 34 | 1.4 | |
| Subtotal | 57 | 75 | 1,767 | 87.9 | 263 | 83.8 | 2,087 | 86.9 | |
| Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Community | 1 | 1.3 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.5 | |
| Developmental | 1 | 1.3 | 10 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0.6 | |
| Educational | 1 | 1.3 | 24 | 1.2 | 4 | 1.3 | 29 | 1.2 | |
| General/Methods & Systems | 1 | 1.3 | 7 | 0.3 | 4 | 1.3 | 12 | 0.5 | |
| Industrial/Organizational | 4 | 5.3 | 19 | 0.9 | 10 | 3.2 | 33 | 1.4 | |
| Neurosciences | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Personality | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Quantitative/Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Social | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Subtotal | 8 | 10.5 | 81 | 4 | 24 | 7.6 | 113 | 4.7 | |
| Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Business or Management | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Counseling | 7 | 9.2 | 25 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1.3 | |
| Counselor Education | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.6 | 32 | 1.3 | |
| Criminology/Criminal Justice | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Education, Teaching | 1 | 1.3 | 6 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 8 | 0.3 | |
| Organizational Behavior | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Psychiatry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rehabilitation | 1 | 1.3 | 14 | 0.7 | 9 | 2.9 | 24 | 1 | |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Sociology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Speech & Hearing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Student Personnel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.5 | 4 | 1.3 | 14 | 0.6 | |
| Subtotal | 10 | 13.2 | 94 | 4.7 | 19 | 6.1 | 123 | 5.1 | |
| Not specified | 1 | 1.3 | 69 | 3.4 | 8 | 2.5 | 78 | 3.2 | |
| Science designation | General science | 6 | 7.9 | 54 | 2.7 | 15 | 4.8 | 75 | 3.1 |
| Core science | 3 | 3.9 | 56 | 2.8 | 15 | 4.8 | 74 | 3.1 | |
| Neither | 66 | 86.8 | 1,832 | 91.1 | 276 | 87.9 | 2,174 | 90.5 | |
Source: 2005 APA Directory. Compiled by APA Research Office.
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 17 Members by Membership Status, 2005
| Other divisions | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| 1. General Psychology | 4 | 5.3 | 49 | 2.4 | 20 | 6.4 | 73 | 3 |
| 2. Teaching of Psychology | 5 | 6.6 | 69 | 3.4 | 22 | 7 | 96 | 4 |
| 3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 7 | 2.2 | 9 | 0.4 |
| 5. Evaluation & Measurement | 2 | 2.6 | 35 | 1.7 | 30 | 9.6 | 67 | 2.8 |
| 6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 5 | 1.6 | 8 | 0.3 |
| 7. Developmental Psychology | 1 | 1.3 | 10 | 0.5 | 8 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.8 |
| 8. Personality & Social | 8 | 10.5 | 67 | 3.3 | 23 | 7.3 | 98 | 4.1 |
| 9. SPSSI | 4 | 5.3 | 54 | 2.7 | 25 | 8 | 83 | 3.5 |
| 10. Psychology & the Arts | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1.2 | 4 | 1.3 | 28 | 1.2 |
| 12. Clinical Psychology | 1 | 1.3 | 81 | 4 | 48 | 15.3 | 130 | 5.4 |
| 13. Consulting Psychology | 2 | 2.6 | 61 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 88 | 3.7 |
| 14. SIOP | 2 | 2.6 | 34 | 1.7 | 22 | 7 | 58 | 2.4 |
| 15. Educational Psychology | 7 | 9.2 | 60 | 3 | 19 | 6.1 | 86 | 3.6 |
| 16. School Psychology | 6 | 7.9 | 48 | 2.4 | 11 | 3.5 | 65 | 2.7 |
| 17. Counseling Psychology | 76 | 100 | 2,011 | 100 | 314 | 100 | 2,401 | 100 |
| 18. Psychologists in Public Service | 1 | 1.3 | 32 | 1.6 | 11 | 3.5 | 44 | 1.8 |
| 19. Society for Military Psychology | 1 | 1.3 | 11 | 0.5 | 7 | 2.2 | 19 | 0.8 |
| 20. Adult Development & Aging | 1 | 1.3 | 47 | 2.3 | 16 | 5.1 | 64 | 2.7 |
| 21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 4 | 1.3 | 7 | 0.3 |
| 22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 4 | 5.3 | 60 | 3 | 20 | 6.4 | 84 | 3.5 |
| 23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.2 | 4 | 1.3 | 9 | 0.4 |
| 24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1.5 | 9 | 2.9 | 40 | 1.7 |
| 25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.3 | 6 | 1.9 | 12 | 0.5 |
| 26. History of Psychology | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.7 | 17 | 5.4 | 31 | 1.3 |
| 27. Community Psychology | 1 | 1.3 | 19 | 0.9 | 12 | 3.8 | 32 | 1.3 |
| 28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 1 | 1.3 | 23 | 1.1 | 6 | 1.9 | 30 | 1.2 |
| 29. Psychotherapy | 8 | 10.5 | 220 | 10.9 | 57 | 18.2 | 285 | 11.9 |
| 30. Psychological Hypnosis | 3 | 3.9 | 61 | 3 | 12 | 3.8 | 76 | 3.2 |
| 31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1.2 | 22 | 7 | 47 | 2 |
| 32. Humanistic Psychology | 3 | 3.9 | 59 | 2.9 | 10 | 3.2 | 72 | 3 |
| 33. Mental Retardation | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.8 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0.8 |
| 34. Population & Environmental | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.3 | 7 | 2.2 | 14 | 0.6 |
| 35. Psychology of Women | 5 | 6.6 | 216 | 10.7 | 67 | 21.3 | 288 | 12 |
| 36. Psychology of Religion | 2 | 2.6 | 94 | 4.7 | 14 | 4.5 | 110 | 4.6 |
| 37. Child, Youth & Family Services | 2 | 2.6 | 25 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.6 | 32 | 1.3 |
| 38. Health Psychology | 1 | 1.3 | 84 | 4.2 | 26 | 8.3 | 111 | 4.6 |
| 39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1.6 | 14 | 4.5 | 47 | 2 |
| 40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 2 | 2.6 | 60 | 3 | 11 | 3.5 | 73 | 3 |
| 41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1.5 | 9 | 2.9 | 40 | 1.7 |
| 42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | 0 | 214 | 10.6 | 36 | 11.5 | 250 | 10.4 |
| 43. Family Psychology | 2 | 2.6 | 108 | 5.4 | 27 | 8.6 | 137 | 5.7 |
| 44. Lesbian & Gay Issues | 2 | 2.6 | 85 | 4.2 | 30 | 9.6 | 117 | 4.9 |
| 45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 6 | 7.9 | 145 | 7.2 | 56 | 17.8 | 207 | 8.6 |
| 46. Media Psychology | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.7 | 9 | 2.9 | 23 | 1 |
| 47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 2 | 2.6 | 46 | 2.3 | 13 | 4.1 | 61 | 2.5 |
| 48. Peace Psychology | 1 | 1.3 | 25 | 1.2 | 11 | 3.5 | 37 | 1.5 |
| 49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 6 | 7.9 | 52 | 2.6 | 22 | 7 | 80 | 3.3 |
| 50. Addictions | 1 | 1.3 | 54 | 2.7 | 8 | 2.5 | 63 | 2.6 |
| 51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2.4 | 27 | 8.6 | 76 | 3.2 |
| 52. International | 1 | 1.3 | 43 | 2.1 | 35 | 11.1 | 79 | 3.3 |
| 53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 2 | 2.6 | 24 | 1.2 | 4 | 1.3 | 30 | 1.2 |
| 54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.5 | 9 | 2.9 | 20 | 0.8 |
| 55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1.3 | 9 | 2.9 | 36 | 1.5 |
| Number of divisions | ||||||||
| One | 33 | 43.4 | 745 | 37 | 49 | 15.6 | 827 | 34.4 |
| Two | 20 | 26.3 | 619 | 30.8 | 74 | 23.6 | 713 | 29.7 |
| Three | 10 | 13.2 | 347 | 17.3 | 78 | 24.8 | 435 | 18.1 |
| Four or more | 13 | 17.1 | 300 | 14.9 | 113 | 36 | 426 | 17.7 |
| Number belonging to state associations | 23 | 30.3 | 980 | 48.7 | 144 | 45.9 | 1,147 | 47.8 |
| ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.7 | 20 | 6.4 | 35 | 1.5 |
| Counseling | 0 | 0 | 83 | 4.1 | 42 | 13.4 | 125 | 5.2 |
| Industrial-organizational | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 5 | 0.2 |
| School | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Forensic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Family psychology | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 | 6 | 1.9 | 10 | 0.4 |
| Behavioral psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Health psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rehabilitation psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Group psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ABPH Clinical hypnosis | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Experimental hypnosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 76 | 100 | 2,011 | 100 | 314 | 100 | 2,401 | 100 |
Source: 2005 APA Directory. Compiled by APA Research Office.
