Division 27: 2009
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 27 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| N= | 16 | 100.0 | 392 | 100.0 | 238 | 100.0 | 646 | 100.0 |
Gender | Men | 7 | 43.8 | 202 | 51.5 | 176 | 73.9 | 385 | 59.6 |
Women | 9 | 56.3 | 190 | 48.5 | 62 | 26.1 | 261 | 40.4 | |
Race/ethnicity | American Indian | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Asian | 0 | .0 | 20 | 5.1 | 8 | 3.4 | 28 | 4.3 | |
Hispanic | 1 | 6.3 | 12 | 3.1 | 15 | 6.3 | 28 | 4.3 | |
Black | 0 | .0 | 38 | 9.7 | 21 | 8.8 | 59 | 9.1 | |
White | 11 | 68.8 | 275 | 70.2 | 187 | 78.6 | 473 | 73.2 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | .8 | 6 | .9 | |
Not specified | 4 | 25.0 | 42 | 10.7 | 5 | 2.1 | 51 | 7.9 | |
Age | 30 - 34 | 0 | .0 | 12 | 3.1 | 0 | .0 | 12 | 1.9 |
35 - 39 | 2 | 12.5 | 33 | 8.4 | 0 | .0 | 35 | 5.4 | |
40 - 44 | 0 | .0 | 45 | 11.5 | 4 | 1.7 | 49 | 7.6 | |
45 - 49 | 2 | 12.5 | 38 | 9.7 | 10 | 4.2 | 50 | 7.7 | |
50 - 54 | 0 | .0 | 43 | 11.0 | 17 | 7.1 | 60 | 9.3 | |
55 - 59 | 3 | 18.8 | 43 | 11.0 | 44 | 18.5 | 90 | 13.9 | |
60 - 64 | 2 | 12.5 | 68 | 17.3 | 56 | 23.5 | 126 | 19.5 | |
65 - 69 | 1 | 6.3 | 33 | 8.4 | 33 | 13.9 | 67 | 10.4 | |
70 or older | 4 | 25.0 | 61 | 15.6 | 68 | 28.6 | 133 | 20.6 | |
Not specified | 2 | 12.5 | 16 | 4.1 | 6 | 2.5 | 24 | 3.7 | |
Mean | 59.6 |
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SD | 15.3 |
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Region | New England | 3 | 18.8 | 30 | 7.7 | 22 | 9.2 | 55 | 8.5 |
Middle Atlantic | 3 | 18.8 | 62 | 15.8 | 41 | 17.2 | 106 | 16.4 | |
East North Central | 3 | 18.8 | 83 | 21.2 | 33 | 13.9 | 119 | 18.4 | |
West North Central | 0 | .0 | 12 | 3.1 | 9 | 3.8 | 21 | 3.3 | |
South Atlantic | 2 | 12.5 | 84 | 21.4 | 55 | 23.1 | 141 | 21.8 | |
East South Central | 1 | 6.3 | 8 | 2.0 | 8 | 3.4 | 17 | 2.6 | |
West South Central | 0 | .0 | 10 | 2.6 | 3 | 1.3 | 13 | 2.0 | |
Mountain | 2 | 12.5 | 14 | 3.6 | 9 | 3.8 | 25 | 3.9 | |
Pacific | 1 | 6.3 | 66 | 16.8 | 45 | 18.9 | 112 | 17.3 | |
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .8 | 3 | .5 | |
Canada | 0 | .0 | 13 | 3.3 | 5 | 2.1 | 18 | 2.8 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 10 | 2.6 | 6 | 2.5 | 16 | 2.5 | |
Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 27 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| N= | 16 | 100.0 | 392 | 100.0 | 238 | 100.0 | 646 | 100.0 |
Highest degree | Ph.D. | 6 | 37.5 | 352 | 89.8 | 231 | 97.1 | 589 | 91.2 |
Ed.D. | 0 | .0 | 13 | 3.3 | 3 | 1.3 | 16 | 2.5 | |
Psy.D. | 0 | .0 | 16 | 4.1 | 2 | .8 | 18 | 2.8 | |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.8 | 2 | .8 | 9 | 1.4 | |
Masters | 9 | 56.3 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.5 | |
Baccalaureate/Associate | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Not specified | 1 | 6.3 | 2 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | |
Years since degree | Less than 5 | 2 | 12.5 | 27 | 6.9 | 0 | .0 | 29 | 4.5 |
5 - 9 | 2 | 12.5 | 35 | 8.9 | 0 | .0 | 37 | 5.7 | |
10 – 14 | 2 | 12.5 | 55 | 14.0 | 3 | 1.3 | 60 | 9.3 | |
15 – 19 | 1 | 6.3 | 40 | 10.2 | 12 | 5.0 | 53 | 8.2 | |
20 – 24 | 3 | 18.8 | 36 | 9.2 | 17 | 7.1 | 56 | 8.7 | |
25 or more | 6 | 37.5 | 193 | 49.2 | 203 | 85.3 | 402 | 62.2 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.3 | 9 | 1.4 | |
Mean | 24.4 |
| 24.7 |
| 36.1 |
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SD | 18.0 |
| 14.3 |
| 11.3 |
| 14.5 |
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Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 27 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| Total | 16 | 100.0 | 392 | 100.0 | 238 | 100.0 | 646 | 100.0 |
Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 0 | .0 | 10 | 2.6 | 3 | 1.3 | 13 | 2.0 |
Clinical | 3 | 18.8 | 149 | 38.0 | 83 | 34.9 | 235 | 36.4 | |
Counseling psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 17 | 4.3 | 6 | 2.5 | 24 | 3.7 | |
Family Psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 2 | .5 | 1 | .4 | 3 | .5 | |
Geropsychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 2 | .8 | 3 | .5 | |
Health | 0 | .0 | 17 | 4.3 | 8 | 3.4 | 25 | 3.9 | |
School | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.7 | 10 | 1.5 | |
Sport psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | |
Subtotal | 4 | 25.0 | 202 | 51.5 | 109 | 45.8 | 315 | 48.8 | |
Research and other subfields | Community | 8 | 50.0 | 88 | 22.4 | 73 | 30.7 | 169 | 26.2 |
Comparative | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | |
Developmental | 0 | .0 | 10 | 2.6 | 10 | 4.2 | 20 | 3.1 | |
Educational | 0 | .0 | 2 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | |
Environmental | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.3 | 3 | .5 | |
Experimental | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .4 | 2 | .3 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 0 | .0 | 2 | .5 | 1 | .4 | 3 | .5 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.5 | 2 | .8 | 8 | 1.2 | |
Personality | 0 | .0 | 2 | .5 | 2 | .8 | 4 | .6 | |
Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | |
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | .6 | |
Social | 0 | .0 | 17 | 4.3 | 11 | 4.6 | 28 | 4.3 | |
Subtotal | 8 | 50.0 | 129 | 32.9 | 108 | 45.4 | 245 | 37.9 | |
Other fields | Business or Management | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 |
Education, Teaching | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .4 | 3 | .5 | |
Epidemiology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | |
Law | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .8 | 2 | .3 | |
Organizational Behavior | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .4 | 2 | .3 | |
Psychiatry | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Public Admin | 0 | .0 | 3 | .8 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | |
Public Health | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | .4 | 5 | .8 | |
Rehabilitation | 0 | .0 | 3 | .8 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | .6 | |
Social Work | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Special Education | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 14 | 3.6 | 6 | 2.5 | 20 | 3.1 | |
Subtotal | 1 | 6.3 | 29 | 7.4 | 17 | 7.1 | 47 | 7.3 | |
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General science | 9 | 56.3 | 113 | 28.8 | 86 | 36.1 | 208 | 32.2 | |
Core science | 0 | .0 | 37 | 9.4 | 38 | 16.0 | 75 | 11.6 | |
Neither | 4 | 25.0 | 210 | 53.6 | 110 | 46.2 | 324 | 50.2 | |
Not specified | 3 | 18.8 | 32 | 8.2 | 4 | 1.7 | 39 | 6.0 | |
Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 27 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| N= | 16 | 100.0 | 392 | 100.0 | 238 | 100.0 | 646 | 100.0 |
Employment status | Working full time | 5 | 31.3 | 178 | 45.4 | 146 | 61.3 | 329 | 50.9 |
Working part time | 2 | 12.5 | 19 | 4.8 | 15 | 6.3 | 36 | 5.6 | |
Postdoctoral study | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Not working and seeking work | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Not working and not seeking work | 1 | 6.3 | 2 | .5 | 1 | .4 | 4 | .6 | |
Retired and not working | 4 | 25.0 | 14 | 3.6 | 16 | 6.7 | 34 | 5.3 | |
Retired and still working | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.0 | 9 | 3.8 | 17 | 2.6 | |
Employed; status not known | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 2 | .8 | 3 | .5 | |
Not specified | 4 | 25.0 | 168 | 42.9 | 49 | 20.6 | 221 | 34.2 | |
Licensure status | Licensed and/or certified | 7 | 43.8 | 220 | 56.1 | 129 | 54.2 | 356 | 55.1 |
Not licensed/unknown | 9 | 56.3 | 172 | 43.9 | 109 | 45.8 | 290 | 44.9 | |
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) | University settings | 2 | 40.0 | 84 | 47.2 | 106 | 72.6 | 192 | 58.4 |
Four-year colleges | 1 | 20.0 | 7 | 3.9 | 1 | .7 | 9 | 2.7 | |
Medical school/ Academic medical center | 0 | .0 | 10 | 5.6 | 13 | 8.9 | 23 | 7.0 | |
Other academic settings | 0 | .0 | 6 | 3.4 | 3 | 2.1 | 9 | 2.7 | |
Schools & other educational settings | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .6 | |
Independent practice | 1 | 20.0 | 17 | 9.6 | 3 | 2.1 | 21 | 6.4 | |
Hospital | 0 | .0 | 9 | 5.1 | 3 | 2.1 | 12 | 3.6 | |
Clinic | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.8 | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.5 | |
Other human service | 1 | 20.0 | 12 | 6.7 | 4 | 2.7 | 17 | 5.2 | |
Business & industry | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | |
Government | 0 | .0 | 9 | 5.1 | 3 | 2.1 | 12 | 3.6 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 14 | 7.9 | 8 | 5.5 | 22 | 6.7 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.1 | 2 | 1.4 | 4 | 1.2 | |
Work activities (full-time-employed only) | Research | 3 | 60.0 | 118 | 66.3 | 113 | 77.4 | 234 | 71.1 |
Education | 4 | 80.0 | 109 | 61.2 | 108 | 74.0 | 221 | 67.2 | |
Health/mental health services | 3 | 60.0 | 52 | 29.2 | 26 | 17.8 | 81 | 24.6 | |
Educational services | 3 | 60.0 | 20 | 11.2 | 20 | 13.7 | 43 | 13.1 | |
Other applied psychology | 3 | 60.0 | 68 | 38.2 | 47 | 32.2 | 118 | 35.9 | |
Management/administration | 2 | 40.0 | 96 | 53.9 | 81 | 55.5 | 179 | 54.4 | |
Other activities | 1 | 20.0 | 41 | 23.0 | 25 | 17.1 | 67 | 20.4 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 25 | 14.0 | 18 | 12.3 | 43 | 13.1 | |
Primary activity (full-time-employed only) | Research | 1 | 20.0 | 45 | 25.3 | 71 | 48.6 | 117 | 35.6 |
Education | 2 | 40.0 | 51 | 28.7 | 22 | 15.1 | 75 | 22.8 | |
Mental Health Services | 2 | 40.0 | 21 | 11.8 | 4 | 2.7 | 27 | 8.2 | |
Educational Services | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.2 | 1 | .7 | 5 | 1.5 | |
Applied Psychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.2 | 2 | 1.4 | 6 | 1.8 | |
Management/administration | 0 | .0 | 29 | 16.3 | 28 | 19.2 | 57 | 17.3 | |
Other activities | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 1 | .7 | 2 | .6 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 23 | 12.9 | 17 | 11.6 | 40 | 12.2 | |
Source: 2009 APA Directory and 2010 Employment Update. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 27 Members by Membership Status, 2009
27 Other division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 0 | .0 | 15 | 3.8 | 22 | 9.2 | 37 | 5.7 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 3 | 18.8 | 18 | 4.6 | 15 | 6.3 | 36 | 5.6 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 7 | 2.9 | 8 | 1.2 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.0 | 8 | 3.4 | 16 | 2.5 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | .0 | 2 | .5 | 5 | 2.1 | 7 | 1.1 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 12 | 3.1 | 15 | 6.3 | 27 | 4.2 |
8. Personality & Social | 0 | .0 | 20 | 5.1 | 38 | 16.0 | 58 | 9.0 |
9. SPSSI | 4 | 25.0 | 47 | 12.0 | 65 | 27.3 | 116 | 18.0 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.0 | 6 | 2.5 | 10 | 1.5 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 46 | 11.7 | 70 | 29.4 | 116 | 18.0 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 15 | 3.8 | 14 | 5.9 | 29 | 4.5 |
14. SIOP | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.8 | 6 | 2.5 | 13 | 2.0 |
15. Educational Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 14 | 3.6 | 8 | 3.4 | 23 | 3.6 |
16. School Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 14 | 3.6 | 13 | 5.5 | 28 | 4.3 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 15 | 3.8 | 14 | 5.9 | 30 | 4.6 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 1 | 6.3 | 15 | 3.8 | 12 | 5.0 | 28 | 4.3 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.3 | 7 | 1.1 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | .0 | 14 | 3.6 | 12 | 5.0 | 26 | 4.0 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | .6 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 2.1 | 17 | 2.6 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 4 | 1.7 | 5 | .8 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 2.9 | 14 | 2.2 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | .0 | 9 | 2.3 | 8 | 3.4 | 17 | 2.6 |
26. History of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .8 | 11 | 4.6 | 14 | 2.2 |
27. Community Psychology | 16 | 100.0 | 392 | 100.0 | 238 | 100.0 | 646 | 100.0 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | .0 | 3 | .8 | 8 | 3.4 | 11 | 1.7 |
29. Psychotherapy | 1 | 6.3 | 32 | 8.2 | 21 | 8.8 | 54 | 8.4 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.0 | 3 | 1.3 | 11 | 1.7 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.5 | 11 | 4.6 | 17 | 2.6 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | .0 | 10 | 2.6 | 5 | 2.1 | 15 | 2.3 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | .0 | 3 | .8 | 4 | 1.7 | 7 | 1.1 |
34. Population & Environmental | 0 | .0 | 11 | 2.8 | 14 | 5.9 | 25 | 3.9 |
35. Psychology of Women | 1 | 6.3 | 36 | 9.2 | 40 | 16.8 | 77 | 11.9 |
36. Psychology of Religion | 0 | .0 | 10 | 2.6 | 9 | 3.8 | 19 | 2.9 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 2 | 12.5 | 24 | 6.1 | 25 | 10.5 | 51 | 7.9 |
38. Health Psychology | 0 | .0 | 45 | 11.5 | 34 | 14.3 | 79 | 12.2 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.7 | 10 | 1.5 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 11 | 2.8 | 4 | 1.7 | 15 | 2.3 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | .0 | 19 | 4.8 | 16 | 6.7 | 35 | 5.4 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 28 | 7.1 | 18 | 7.6 | 46 | 7.1 |
43. Family Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 20 | 5.1 | 17 | 7.1 | 38 | 5.9 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 0 | .0 | 14 | 3.6 | 13 | 5.5 | 27 | 4.2 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 2 | 12.5 | 45 | 11.5 | 44 | 18.5 | 91 | 14.1 |
46. Media Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.0 | 11 | 4.6 | 19 | 2.9 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.0 | 10 | 4.2 | 18 | 2.8 |
48. Peace Psychology | 0 | .0 | 9 | 2.3 | 13 | 5.5 | 22 | 3.4 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 1 | 6.3 | 10 | 2.6 | 8 | 3.4 | 19 | 2.9 |
50. Addictions | 0 | .0 | 15 | 3.8 | 15 | 6.3 | 30 | 4.6 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.3 | 9 | 3.8 | 14 | 2.2 |
52. International | 1 | 6.3 | 17 | 4.3 | 28 | 11.8 | 46 | 7.1 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 16 | 4.1 | 21 | 8.8 | 38 | 5.9 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.8 | 11 | 4.6 | 18 | 2.8 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | .8 | 6 | .9 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 0 | .0 | 16 | 4.1 | 9 | 3.8 | 25 | 3.9 |
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One | 11 | 68.8 | 118 | 30.1 | 33 | 13.9 | 162 | 25.1 |
Two | 0 | .0 | 104 | 26.5 | 48 | 20.2 | 152 | 23.5 |
Three | 3 | 18.8 | 74 | 18.9 | 42 | 17.6 | 119 | 18.4 |
Four or more | 2 | 12.5 | 96 | 24.5 | 115 | 48.3 | 213 | 33.0 |
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Number belonging to state associations | 7 | 43.8 | 131 | 33.4 | 76 | 31.9 | 214 | 33.1 |
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ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.8 | 17 | 7.1 | 24 | 3.7 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
School | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 2 | .8 | 3 | .5 |
Family psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .8 | 2 | .3 |
Clinical child and adolescent psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.3 | 3 | .5 |
Paid the 2009 practice assessment | 2 | 12.5 | 99 | 25.3 | 39 | 16.4 | 140 | 21.7 |
Total | 16 | 100.0 | 392 | 100.0 | 238 | 100.0 | 646 | 100.0 |
Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
