Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of Division 17 Members by Membership Status, 2005

 

Associate

Member

Fellow

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N=

76

100.0

2,011

100.0

314

100.0

2,401

100.0

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

.1

0

.0

5

.2

American Indian

0

.0

6

.3

2

.6

8

.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

4.0

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

.5

0

.0

11

.5

Not specified

16

21.1

245

12.2

5

1.6

266

11.1

Under 30

0

.0

3

.1

0

.0

3

.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

7.0

194

8.1

50 - 54

10

13.2

306

15.2

44

14.0

360

15.0

55 - 59

17

22.4

368

18.3

55

17.5

440

18.3

60 - 64

9

11.8

275

13.7

47

15.0

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

5.0

12

3.8

115

4.8

Mean

59.0

 

56.0

 

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

6.0

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

18.0

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

8.0

25

8.0

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

12.0

Other US (eg, Puerto Rico)

0

.0

5

.2

0

.0

5

.2

Canada

0

.0

25

1.2

1

.3

26

1.1

Other

2

2.6

34

1.7

2

.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

100.0

2,011

100.0

314

100.0

2,401

100.0

Ph.D.

9

11.8

1,663

82.7

272

86.6

1,944

81.0

Ed.D.

4

5.3

242

12.0

38

12.1

284

11.8

Psy.D.

1

1.3

27

1.3

1

.3

29

1.2

Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified

0

.0

39

1.9

3

1.0

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

.2

Not specified

1

1.3

10

.5

0

.0

11

.5

Less than 5

3

3.9

141

7.0

0

.0

144

6.0

5 - 9

11

14.5

232

11.5

2

.6

245

10.2

10 - 14

12

15.8

321

16.0

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

1.0

50

2.1

Mean

23.4

 

21.5

 

34.0

 

23.2

 

SD

14.4

 

13.0

 

13.0

 

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

100.0

2,011

100.0

314

100.0

2,401

100.0

Health service provider subfields

Child clinical

0

.0

13

.6

2

.6

15

.6

Clinical

10

13.2

190

9.4

34

10.8

234

9.7

Clinical neuropsychology

0

.0

2

.1

1

.3

3

.1

Counseling psychology

42

55.3

1,516

75.4

221

70.4

1,779

74.1

Geropsychology

0

.0

3

.1

0

.0

3

.1

Health

0

.0

16

.8

3

1.0

19

.8

School

5

6.6

27

1.3

2

.6

34

1.4

Subtotal

57

75.0

1,767

87.9

263

83.8

2,087

86.9

Research and other subfields

Cognitive

0

.0

2

.1

0

.0

2

.1

Community

1

1.3

10

.5

0

.0

11

.5

Developmental

1

1.3

10

.5

3

1.0

14

.6

Educational

1

1.3

24

1.2

4

1.3

29

1.2

General/Methods & Systems

1

1.3

7

.3

4

1.3

12

.5

Industrial/Organizational

4

5.3

19

.9

10

3.2

33

1.4

Neurosciences

0

.0

3

.1

0

.0

3

.1

Personality

0

.0

1

.0

1

.3

2

.1

Quantitative/Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats

0

.0

3

.1

1

.3

4

.2

Social

0

.0

2

.1

1

.3

3

.1

Subtotal

8

10.5

81

4.0

24

7.6

113

4.7

Other fields

Behavioral Medicine

0

.0

0

.0

1

.3

1

.0

Business or Management

0

.0

3

.1

0

.0

3

.1

Counseling

7

9.2

25

1.2

0

.0

32

1.3

Counselor Education

0

.0

30

1.5

2

.6

32

1.3

Criminology/Criminal Justice

1

1.3

0

.0

0

.0

1

.0

Education, Teaching

1

1.3

6

.3

1

.3

8

.3

Organizational Behavior

0

.0

2

.1

0

.0

2

.1

Psychiatry

0

.0

0

.0

1

.3

1

.0

Rehabilitation

1

1.3

14

.7

9

2.9

24

1.0

Social/Behavioral Sciences

0

.0

1

.0

1

.3

2

.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

.5

4

1.3

14

.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

3.0

2. Teaching of Psychology

5

6.6

69

3.4

22

7.0

96

4.0

3. Experimental Psychology

0

.0

2

.1

7

2.2

9

.4

5. Evaluation & Measurement

2

2.6

35

1.7

30

9.6

67

2.8

6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative

0

.0

3

.1

5

1.6

8

.3

7. Developmental Psychology

1

1.3

10

.5

8

2.5

19

.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

8.0

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

4.0

48

15.3

130

5.4

13. Consulting Psychology

2

2.6

61

3.0

25

8.0

88

3.7

14. SIOP

2

2.6

34

1.7

22

7.0

58

2.4

15. Educational Psychology

7

9.2

60

3.0

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

100.0

2,011

100.0

314

100.0

2,401

100.0

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

.5

7

2.2

19

.8

20. Adult Development & Aging

1

1.3

47

2.3

16

5.1

64

2.7

21. Applied Experimental & Engineering

0

.0

3

.1

4

1.3

7

.3

22. Rehabilitation Psychology

4

5.3

60

3.0

20

6.4

84

3.5

23. Consumer Psychology

0

.0

5

.2

4

1.3

9

.4

24. Theoretical & Philosophical

0

.0

31

1.5

9

2.9

40

1.7

25. Behavior Analysis

0

.0

6

.3

6

1.9

12

.5

26. History of Psychology

0

.0

14

.7

17

5.4

31

1.3

27. Community Psychology

1

1.3

19

.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

3.0

12

3.8

76

3.2

31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs

0

.0

25

1.2

22

7.0

47

2.0

32. Humanistic Psychology

3

3.9

59

2.9

10

3.2

72

3.0

33. Mental Retardation

0

.0

16

.8

3

1.0

19

.8

34. Population & Environmental

0

.0

7

.3

7

2.2

14

.6

35. Psychology of Women

5

6.6

216

10.7

67

21.3

288

12.0

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

2.0

40. Clinical Neuropsychology

2

2.6

60

3.0

11

3.5

73

3.0

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

.7

9

2.9

23

1.0

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

7.0

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

.5

9

2.9

20

.8

55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy

0

.0

27

1.3

9

2.9

36

1.5

Number of divisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One

33

43.4

745

37.0

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

36.0

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

.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

.2

School

0

.0

3

.1

3

1.0

6

.2

Clinical neuropsychology

0

.0

2

.1

0

.0

2

.1

Forensic

0

.0

0

.0

3

1.0

3

.1

Family psychology

0

.0

4

.2

6

1.9

10

.4

Behavioral psychology

0

.0

1

.0

2

.6

3

.1

Health psychology

0

.0

0

.0

1

.3

1

.0

Rehabilitation psychology

0

.0

1

.0

3

1.0

4

.2

Group psychology

0

.0

1

.0

0

.0

1

.0

ABPH Clinical hypnosis

0

.0

3

.1

1

.3

4

.2

Experimental hypnosis

0

.0

0

.0

1

.3

1

.0

Total

76

100.0

2,011

100.0

314

100.0

2,401

100.0

Source: 2005 APA Directory.  Compiled by APA Research Office.