Division 17: 2006
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 17 Members, 2006
| 17 | Membership Status | Total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 70 | 100 | 1,927 | 100 | 323 | 100 | 2,320 | 100 | |
| gender | Men | 38 | 54.3 | 1,034 | 53.7 | 221 | 68.4 | 1,293 | 55.7 |
| Women | 30 | 42.9 | 890 | 46.2 | 102 | 31.6 | 1,022 | 44.1 | |
| Not specified | 2 | 2.9 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.2 | |
| Race/ethnicity | American Indian | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Asian | 2 | 2.9 | 53 | 2.8 | 10 | 3.1 | 65 | 2.8 | |
| Hispanic | 3 | 4.3 | 59 | 3.1 | 10 | 3.1 | 72 | 3.1 | |
| Black | 3 | 4.3 | 82 | 4.3 | 22 | 6.8 | 107 | 4.6 | |
| White | 47 | 67.1 | 1,511 | 78.4 | 274 | 84.8 | 1,832 | 79 | |
| Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 2 | 2.9 | 13 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.6 | |
| Not specified | 13 | 18.6 | 203 | 10.5 | 5 | 1.5 | 221 | 9.5 | |
| Age | Under 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 - 34 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2.3 | |
| 35 - 39 | 1 | 1.4 | 131 | 6.8 | 3 | 0.9 | 135 | 5.8 | |
| 40 - 44 | 7 | 10 | 169 | 8.8 | 8 | 2.5 | 184 | 7.9 | |
| 45 - 49 | 6 | 8.6 | 180 | 9.3 | 18 | 5.6 | 204 | 8.8 | |
| 50 - 54 | 6 | 8.6 | 264 | 13.7 | 46 | 14.2 | 316 | 13.6 | |
| 55 - 59 | 13 | 18.6 | 344 | 17.9 | 58 | 18 | 415 | 17.9 | |
| 60 - 64 | 13 | 18.6 | 297 | 15.4 | 47 | 14.6 | 357 | 15.4 | |
| 65 - 69 | 8 | 11.4 | 124 | 6.4 | 28 | 8.7 | 160 | 6.9 | |
| 70 or older | 15 | 21.4 | 278 | 14.4 | 105 | 32.5 | 398 | 17.2 | |
| Not specified | 1 | 1.4 | 86 | 4.5 | 10 | 3.1 | 97 | 4.2 | |
| Mean | 59.6 | 54.1 | 63.1 | 55.5 | |||||
| SD | 14.8 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 17.8 | |||||
| Region | New England | 3 | 4.3 | 116 | 6 | 17 | 5.3 | 136 | 5.9 |
| Middle Atlantic | 19 | 27.1 | 320 | 16.6 | 38 | 11.8 | 377 | 16.3 | |
| East North Central | 12 | 17.1 | 350 | 18.2 | 59 | 18.3 | 421 | 18.1 | |
| West North Central | 5 | 7.1 | 191 | 9.9 | 41 | 12.7 | 237 | 10.2 | |
| South Atlantic | 12 | 17.1 | 297 | 15.4 | 61 | 18.9 | 370 | 15.9 | |
| East South Central | 0 | 0 | 100 | 5.2 | 8 | 2.5 | 108 | 4.7 | |
| West South Central | 3 | 4.3 | 151 | 7.8 | 24 | 7.4 | 178 | 7.7 | |
| Mountain | 5 | 7.1 | 119 | 6.2 | 22 | 6.8 | 146 | 6.3 | |
| Pacific | 9 | 12.9 | 224 | 11.6 | 49 | 15.2 | 282 | 12.2 | |
| Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.2 | |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 22 | 0.9 | |
| Other | 2 | 2.9 | 33 | 1.7 | 3 | 0.9 | 38 | 1.6 | |
Source: 2006 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 17 Members, 2006
| 17 | Membership Status | Total | ||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| N= | 70 | 100 | 1,927 | 100 | 323 | 100 | 2,320 | 100 |
| Highest degree | ||||||||
| Ph.D. | 9 | 12.9 | 1,590 | 82.5 | 280 | 86.7 | 1,879 | 81 |
| Ed.D. | 4 | 5.7 | 227 | 11.8 | 38 | 11.8 | 269 | 11.6 |
| Psy.D. | 1 | 1.4 | 26 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 28 | 1.2 |
| Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.6 | 9 | 0.4 |
| Masters | 53 | 75.7 | 28 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 3.5 |
| Baccalaureate/Associate | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Certificate/diploma | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Not specified | 3 | 4.3 | 47 | 2.4 | 2 | 0.6 | 52 | 2.2 |
| Years since degree | ||||||||
| Less than 5 | 1 | 1.4 | 102 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 4.4 |
| 9-May | 11 | 15.7 | 230 | 11.9 | 2 | 0.6 | 243 | 10.5 |
| 14-Oct | 11 | 15.7 | 301 | 15.6 | 11 | 3.4 | 323 | 13.9 |
| 15 - 19 | 7 | 10 | 287 | 14.9 | 29 | 9 | 323 | 13.9 |
| 20 - 24 | 6 | 8.6 | 246 | 12.8 | 36 | 11.1 | 288 | 12.4 |
| 25 or more | 33 | 47.1 | 722 | 37.5 | 242 | 74.9 | 997 | 43 |
| Not specified | 1 | 1.4 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 0.9 | 43 | 1.9 |
| Mean | 24.5 | 22.2 | 34.3 | 24 | ||||
| SD | 14.3 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.8 | ||||
Source: 2006 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 17 Members, 2006
| 17 | Membership Status | total | |||||||
| Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| Total | 70 | 100 | 1,927 | 100 | 323 | 100 | 2,320 | 100 | |
| Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 12 | 0.5 |
| Clinical | 9 | 12.9 | 190 | 9.9 | 34 | 10.5 | 233 | 10 | |
| Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Counseling psychology | 41 | 58.6 | 1,430 | 74.2 | 226 | 70 | 1,697 | 73.1 | |
| Forensic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Geropsychology | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Health | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.9 | 19 | 0.8 | |
| School | 3 | 4.3 | 23 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.6 | 28 | 1.2 | |
| Subtotal | 53 | 75.7 | 1,677 | 87 | 267 | 82.7 | 1,997 | 86.1 | |
| Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Community | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.4 | |
| Developmental | 1 | 1.4 | 9 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.6 | 12 | 0.5 | |
| Educational | 1 | 1.4 | 26 | 1.3 | 4 | 1.2 | 31 | 1.3 | |
| General/Methods & Systems | 1 | 1.4 | 8 | 0.4 | 5 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.6 | |
| Industrial/Organizational | 4 | 5.7 | 17 | 0.9 | 12 | 3.7 | 33 | 1.4 | |
| Neurosciences | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Personality | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Quantitative/Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Social | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Subtotal | 7 | 10 | 80 | 4.2 | 25 | 7.7 | 112 | 4.8 | |
| Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Business or Management | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.2 | |
| Counseling | 7 | 10 | 26 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1.4 | |
| Counselor Education | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.9 | 33 | 1.4 | |
| Criminology/Criminal Justice | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Education, Teaching | 1 | 1.4 | 6 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 9 | 0.4 | |
| Organizational Behavior | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Psychiatry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rehabilitation | 1 | 1.4 | 12 | 0.6 | 9 | 2.8 | 22 | 0.9 | |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Social Work | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sociology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Speech & Hearing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Student Personnel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.6 | 4 | 1.2 | 15 | 0.6 | |
| Subtotal | 9 | 12.9 | 99 | 5.1 | 22 | 6.8 | 130 | 5.6 | |
| Not specified | Not specified | 1 | 1.4 | 71 | 3.7 | 9 | 2.8 | 81 | 3.5 |
| Science designation | Not specified | 1 | 1.4 | 71 | 3.7 | 9 | 2.8 | 81 | 3.5 |
| General science | 5 | 7.1 | 53 | 2.8 | 18 | 5.6 | 76 | 3.3 | |
| Core science | 3 | 4.3 | 59 | 3.1 | 14 | 4.3 | 76 | 3.3 | |
| Neither | 61 | 87.1 | 1,744 | 90.5 | 282 | 87.3 | 2,087 | 90 | |
Source: 2006 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 17 Members, 2006
| Other division affiliations | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| 1. General Psychology | 3 | 4.3 | 46 | 2.4 | 20 | 6.2 | 69 | 3 | |
| 2. Teaching of Psychology | 5 | 7.1 | 63 | 3.3 | 22 | 6.8 | 90 | 3.9 | |
| 3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 7 | 2.2 | 8 | 0.3 | |
| 5. Evaluation & Measurement | 1 | 1.4 | 30 | 1.6 | 29 | 9 | 60 | 2.6 | |
| 6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 5 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.3 | |
| 7. Developmental Psychology | 1 | 1.4 | 8 | 0.4 | 7 | 2.2 | 16 | 0.7 | |
| 8. Personality & Social | 7 | 10 | 65 | 3.4 | 24 | 7.4 | 96 | 4.1 | |
| 9. SPSSI | 4 | 5.7 | 50 | 2.6 | 27 | 8.4 | 81 | 3.5 | |
| 10. Psychology & the Arts | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1.2 | 24 | 1 | |
| 12. Clinical Psychology | 1 | 1.4 | 75 | 3.9 | 49 | 15.2 | 125 | 5.4 | |
| 13. Consulting Psychology | 2 | 2.9 | 56 | 2.9 | 26 | 8 | 84 | 3.6 | |
| 14. SIOP | 1 | 1.4 | 29 | 1.5 | 23 | 7.1 | 53 | 2.3 | |
| 15. Educational Psychology | 6 | 8.6 | 57 | 3 | 18 | 5.6 | 81 | 3.5 | |
| 16. School Psychology | 6 | 8.6 | 44 | 2.3 | 10 | 3.1 | 60 | 2.6 | |
| 17. Counseling Psychology | 70 | 100 | 1,927 | 100 | 323 | 100 | 2,320 | 100 | |
| 18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.6 | 11 | 3.4 | 41 | 1.8 | |
| 19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.6 | 8 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.8 | |
| 20. Adult Development & Aging | 1 | 1.4 | 42 | 2.2 | 14 | 4.3 | 57 | 2.5 | |
| 21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 4 | 1.2 | 6 | 0.3 | |
| 22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 3 | 4.3 | 60 | 3.1 | 19 | 5.9 | 82 | 3.5 | |
| 23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 4 | 1.2 | 7 | 0.3 | |
| 24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1.5 | 9 | 2.8 | 38 | 1.6 | |
| 25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.3 | 6 | 1.9 | 11 | 0.5 | |
| 26. History of Psychology | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.7 | 17 | 5.3 | 31 | 1.3 | |
| 27. Community Psychology | 1 | 1.4 | 18 | 0.9 | 11 | 3.4 | 30 | 1.3 | |
| 28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 1 | 1.4 | 22 | 1.1 | 6 | 1.9 | 29 | 1.3 | |
| 29. Psychotherapy | 8 | 11.4 | 209 | 10.8 | 56 | 17.3 | 273 | 11.8 | |
| 30. Psychological Hypnosis | 3 | 4.3 | 55 | 2.9 | 13 | 4 | 71 | 3.1 | |
| 31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 22 | 6.8 | 42 | 1.8 | |
| 32. Humanistic Psychology | 2 | 2.9 | 50 | 2.6 | 11 | 3.4 | 63 | 2.7 | |
| 33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.9 | 16 | 0.7 | |
| 34. Population & Environmental | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.3 | 7 | 2.2 | 13 | 0.6 | |
| 35. Psychology of Women | 4 | 5.7 | 208 | 10.8 | 66 | 20.4 | 278 | 12 | |
| 36. Psychology of Religion | 2 | 2.9 | 90 | 4.7 | 14 | 4.3 | 106 | 4.6 | |
| 37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 2 | 2.9 | 23 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.5 | 30 | 1.3 | |
| 38. Health Psychology | 1 | 1.4 | 83 | 4.3 | 25 | 7.7 | 109 | 4.7 | |
| 39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1.6 | 12 | 3.7 | 43 | 1.9 | |
| 40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 2 | 2.9 | 59 | 3.1 | 11 | 3.4 | 72 | 3.1 | |
| 41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1.5 | 9 | 2.8 | 38 | 1.6 | |
| 42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | 0 | 203 | 10.5 | 37 | 11.5 | 240 | 10.3 | |
| 43. Family Psychology | 2 | 2.9 | 100 | 5.2 | 28 | 8.7 | 130 | 5.6 | |
| 44. Lesbian & Gay Issues | 2 | 2.9 | 82 | 4.3 | 31 | 9.6 | 115 | 5 | |
| 45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 4 | 5.7 | 132 | 6.9 | 62 | 19.2 | 198 | 8.5 | |
| 46. Media Psychology | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.7 | 8 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.9 | |
| 47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 2 | 2.9 | 42 | 2.2 | 13 | 4 | 57 | 2.5 | |
| 48. Peace Psychology | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1.1 | 11 | 3.4 | 33 | 1.4 | |
| 49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 6 | 8.6 | 49 | 2.5 | 22 | 6.8 | 77 | 3.3 | |
| 50. Addictions | 1 | 1.4 | 53 | 2.8 | 7 | 2.2 | 61 | 2.6 | |
| 51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2.3 | 27 | 8.4 | 71 | 3.1 | |
| 52. International | 1 | 1.4 | 42 | 2.2 | 35 | 10.8 | 78 | 3.4 | |
| 53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 2 | 2.9 | 21 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.9 | 26 | 1.1 | |
| 54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.5 | 8 | 2.5 | 18 | 0.8 | |
| 55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1.2 | 8 | 2.5 | 32 | 1.4 | |
| Number of divisions | |||||||||
| One | 30 | 42.9 | 722 | 37.5 | 53 | 16.4 | 805 | 34.7 | |
| Two | 19 | 27.1 | 598 | 31 | 76 | 23.5 | 693 | 29.9 | |
| Three | 10 | 14.3 | 328 | 17 | 78 | 24.1 | 416 | 17.9 | |
| Four or more | 11 | 15.7 | 279 | 14.5 | 116 | 35.9 | 406 | 17.5 | |
| Number belonging to state associations | 22 | 31.4 | 930 | 48.3 | 144 | 44.6 | 1,096 | 47.2 | |
| ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.7 | 12 | 3.7 | 25 | 1.1 | |
| Counseling | 0 | 0 | 74 | 3.8 | 25 | 7.7 | 99 | 4.3 | |
| Organizational business consulting psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.9 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| School | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Forensic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Family psychology | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 10 | 3.1 | 13 | 0.6 | |
| Behavioral psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Clinical health | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clinical child and adolescent psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Group psychology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.9 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| ABPH Clinical hypnosis | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Experimental hypnosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 100 | 1,927 | 100 | 323 | 100 | 2,320 | 100 | |
Source: 2006 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
