Division 39: 2010
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 39 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 101 | 100.0 | 2,603 | 100.0 | 106 | 100.0 | 2,810 | 100.0 | |
Gender | Men | 31 | 30.7 | 1,038 | 39.9 | 75 | 70.8 | 1,144 | 40.7 |
Women | 69 | 68.3 | 1,565 | 60.1 | 31 | 29.2 | 1,665 | 59.3 | |
Not specified | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | |
Race/ethnicity | Asian | 1 | 1.0 | 18 | .7 | 0 | .0 | 19 | .7 |
Hispanic | 3 | 3.0 | 51 | 2.0 | 1 | .9 | 55 | 2.0 | |
Black | 0 | .0 | 23 | .9 | 2 | 1.9 | 25 | .9 | |
White | 70 | 69.3 | 2,211 | 84.9 | 97 | 91.5 | 2,378 | 84.6 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 8 | .3 | 1 | .9 | 9 | .3 | |
Not specified | 27 | 26.7 | 290 | 11.1 | 5 | 4.7 | 322 | 11.5 | |
Age | Under 30 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 |
30 - 34 | 0 | .0 | 27 | 1.0 | 0 | .0 | 27 | 1.0 | |
35 - 39 | 0 | .0 | 48 | 1.8 | 0 | .0 | 48 | 1.7 | |
40 - 44 | 3 | 3.0 | 109 | 4.2 | 2 | 1.9 | 114 | 4.1 | |
45 - 49 | 5 | 5.0 | 145 | 5.6 | 3 | 2.8 | 153 | 5.4 | |
50 - 54 | 18 | 17.8 | 246 | 9.5 | 2 | 1.9 | 266 | 9.5 | |
55 - 59 | 16 | 15.8 | 425 | 16.3 | 9 | 8.5 | 450 | 16.0 | |
60 - 64 | 15 | 14.9 | 540 | 20.7 | 8 | 7.5 | 563 | 20.0 | |
65 - 69 | 16 | 15.8 | 408 | 15.7 | 18 | 17.0 | 442 | 15.7 | |
70 or older | 18 | 17.8 | 488 | 18.7 | 62 | 58.5 | 568 | 20.2 | |
Not specified | 9 | 8.9 | 166 | 6.4 | 2 | 1.9 | 177 | 6.3 | |
Mean | 61.2 | 61.5 | 74.1 | 62.0 | |||||
SD | 10.9 | 11.4 | 13.9 | 11.7 | |||||
Region | New England | 11 | 10.9 | 300 | 11.5 | 12 | 11.3 | 323 | 11.5 |
Middle Atlantic | 34 | 33.7 | 1,162 | 44.6 | 47 | 44.3 | 1,243 | 44.2 | |
East North Central | 10 | 9.9 | 238 | 9.1 | 12 | 11.3 | 260 | 9.3 | |
West North Central | 1 | 1.0 | 48 | 1.8 | 0 | .0 | 49 | 1.7 | |
South Atlantic | 5 | 5.0 | 195 | 7.5 | 13 | 12.3 | 213 | 7.6 | |
East South Central | 0 | .0 | 25 | 1.0 | 1 | .9 | 26 | .9 | |
West South Central | 2 | 2.0 | 83 | 3.2 | 5 | 4.7 | 90 | 3.2 | |
Mountain | 4 | 4.0 | 73 | 2.8 | 2 | 1.9 | 79 | 2.8 | |
Pacific | 28 | 27.7 | 418 | 16.1 | 13 | 12.3 | 459 | 16.3 | |
Canada | 1 | 1.0 | 34 | 1.3 | 0 | .0 | 35 | 1.2 | |
Other | 5 | 5.0 | 27 | 1.0 | 1 | .9 | 33 | 1.2 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 39 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
N= | 101 | 100.0 | 2,603 | 100.0 | 106 | 100.0 | 2,810 | 100.0 |
Highest degree | ||||||||
Ph.D. | 31 | 30.7 | 2,077 | 79.8 | 97 | 91.5 | 2,205 | 78.5 |
Ed.D. | 1 | 1.0 | 62 | 2.4 | 7 | 6.6 | 70 | 2.5 |
Psy.D. | 5 | 5.0 | 346 | 13.3 | 2 | 1.9 | 353 | 12.6 |
M.D. | 0 | .0 | 3 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .1 |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 2 | 2.0 | 90 | 3.5 | 0 | .0 | 92 | 3.3 |
Masters | 53 | 52.5 | 8 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 61 | 2.2 |
Baccalaureate/Associate | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 |
Not specified | 9 | 8.9 | 16 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 25 | .9 |
Years since degree | ||||||||
Less than 5 | 4 | 4.0 | 56 | 2.2 | 0 | .0 | 60 | 2.1 |
5 - 9 | 11 | 10.9 | 144 | 5.5 | 0 | .0 | 155 | 5.5 |
10 - 14 | 5 | 5.0 | 205 | 7.9 | 3 | 2.8 | 213 | 7.6 |
15 - 19 | 16 | 15.8 | 274 | 10.5 | 2 | 1.9 | 292 | 10.4 |
20 - 24 | 11 | 10.9 | 370 | 14.2 | 5 | 4.7 | 386 | 13.7 |
25 or more | 40 | 39.6 | 1,465 | 56.3 | 96 | 90.6 | 1,601 | 57.0 |
Not specified | 14 | 13.9 | 89 | 3.4 | 0 | .0 | 103 | 3.7 |
Mean | 23.5 | 27.0 | 43.8 | 27.5 | ||||
SD | 12.6 | 12.1 | 14.4 | 12.7 | ||||
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 39 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
Total | 100 | 100.0 | 2,599 | 100.0 | 106 | 100.0 | 2,805 | 100.0 | |
Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 0 | .0 | 41 | 1.6 | 0 | .0 | 41 | 1.5 |
Clinical | 53 | 52.5 | 2,096 | 80.5 | 85 | 80.2 | 2,234 | 79.5 | |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | |
Counseling psychology | 5 | 5.0 | 91 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.8 | 100 | 3.6 | |
Forensic | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | |
Geropsychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 2 | .1 | |
Health | 0 | .0 | 5 | .2 | 1 | .9 | 6 | .2 | |
School | 4 | 4.0 | 19 | .7 | 3 | 2.8 | 26 | .9 | |
Subtotal | 63 | 62.4 | 2,256 | 86.7 | 94 | 88.7 | 2,413 | 85.9 | |
Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | .0 | 7 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 7 | .2 |
Community | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | |
Developmental | 0 | .0 | 9 | .3 | 1 | .9 | 10 | .4 | |
Educational | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .1 | |
Experimental | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 0 | .0 | 4 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .1 | |
Neurosciences | 0 | .0 | 3 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .1 | |
Personality | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | .2 | 2 | 1.9 | 7 | .2 | |
Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | |
Psychopharmacology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | |
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | b0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | |
Social | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 1 | .9 | 3 | .1 | |
Subtotal | 3 | 3.0 | 38 | 1.5 | 4 | 3.8 | 45 | 1.6 | |
Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 |
Business or Management | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | |
Counseling | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .1 | |
Counselor Education | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | |
Education, Teaching | 0 | .0 | 4 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .1 | |
Rehabilitation | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | 1 | .9 | 2 | .1 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | |
Social Work | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .1 | |
Student Personnel | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | |
Other | 11 | 10.9 | 148 | 5.7 | 7 | 6.6 | 166 | 5.9 | |
Subtotal | 16 | 15.8 | 162 | 6.2 | 8 | 7.5 | 186 | 6.6 | |
Science designation | |||||||||
General science | 0 | .0 | 16 | .6 | 2 | 1.9 | 18 | .6 | |
Core science | 3 | 3.0 | 34 | 1.3 | 4 | 3.8 | 41 | 1.5 | |
Neither | 79 | 78.2 | 2,406 | 92.4 | 100 | 94.3 | 2,585 | 92.0 | |
Not specified | 19 | 18.8 | 147 | 5.6 | 0 | .0 | 166 | 5.9 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 39 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 101 | 100.0 | 2,603 | 100.0 | 106 | 100.0 | 2,810 | 100.0 | |
Employment status | Working full time | 23 | 22.8 | 938 | 36.0 | 51 | 48.1 | 1,012 | 36.0 |
Working part time | 12 | 11.9 | 425 | 16.3 | 18 | 17.0 | 455 | 16.2 | |
Postdoctoral study | 0 | .0 | 9 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 9 | .3 | |
Not working and seeking work | 0 | .0 | 3 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .1 | |
Not working and not seeking work | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 8 | .3 | |
Retired and not working | 2 | 2.0 | 27 | 1.0 | 9 | 8.5 | 38 | 1.4 | |
Retired and still working | 0 | .0 | 14 | .5 | 7 | 6.6 | 21 | .7 | |
Employed; status not known | 1 | 1.0 | 22 | .8 | 1 | .9 | 24 | .9 | |
Not specified | 62 | 61.4 | 1,158 | 44.5 | 20 | 18.9 | 1,240 | 44.1 | |
Licensure status | Licensed and/or certified | 49 | 48.5 | 2,314 | 88.9 | 104 | 98.1 | 2,467 | 87.8 |
Not licensed/unknown | 52 | 51.5 | 289 | 11.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 343 | 12.2 | |
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) | University settings | 1 | 4.3 | 68 | 7.2 | 15 | 29.4 | 84 | 8.3 |
Four-year colleges | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.1 | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.0 | |
Medical school/ Academic medical center | 0 | .0 | 15 | 1.6 | 2 | 3.9 | 17 | 1.7 | |
Other academic settings | 2 | 8.7 | 16 | 1.7 | 1 | 2.0 | 19 | 1.9 | |
Schools & other educational settings | 0 | .0 | 14 | 1.5 | 2 | 3.9 | 16 | 1.6 | |
Independent practice | 14 | 60.9 | 661 | 70.5 | 21 | 41.2 | 696 | 68.8 | |
Hospital | 0 | .0 | 38 | 4.1 | 6 | 11.8 | 44 | 4.3 | |
Clinic | 2 | 8.7 | 31 | 3.3 | 0 | .0 | 33 | 3.3 | |
Other human service | 0 | .0 | 39 | 4.2 | 1 | 2.0 | 40 | 4.0 | |
Business & industry | 1 | 4.3 | 2 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | |
Government | 1 | 4.3 | 7 | .7 | 0 | .0 | 8 | .8 | |
Other | 1 | 4.3 | 22 | 2.3 | 3 | 5.9 | 26 | 2.6 | |
Not specified | 1 | 4.3 | 15 | 1.6 | 0 | .0 | 16 | 1.6 | |
Work activities (full-time-employed only) | Research | 2 | 8.7 | 189 | 20.1 | 27 | 52.9 | 218 | 21.5 |
Education | 9 | 39.1 | 468 | 49.9 | 28 | 54.9 | 505 | 49.9 | |
Health/mental health services | 16 | 69.6 | 785 | 83.7 | 37 | 72.5 | 838 | 82.8 | |
Educational services | 8 | 34.8 | 213 | 22.7 | 6 | 11.8 | 227 | 22.4 | |
Other applied psychology | 4 | 17.4 | 122 | 13.0 | 4 | 7.8 | 130 | 12.8 | |
Management/administration | 6 | 26.1 | 211 | 22.5 | 18 | 35.3 | 235 | 23.2 | |
Other employment activities | 5 | 21.7 | 175 | 18.7 | 12 | 23.5 | 192 | 19.0 | |
Not specified | 5 | 21.7 | 130 | 13.9 | 12 | 23.5 | 147 | 14.5 | |
Primary work activity (full-time-employed only) | Research | 0 | .0 | 20 | 2.1 | 5 | 9.8 | 25 | 2.5 |
Education | 2 | 8.7 | 60 | 6.4 | 7 | 13.7 | 69 | 6.8 | |
Mental Health Services | 13 | 56.5 | 669 | 71.3 | 23 | 45.1 | 705 | 69.7 | |
Educational Services | 0 | .0 | 7 | .7 | 0 | .0 | 7 | .7 | |
Applied Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 5 | .5 | |
Management/administration | 2 | 8.7 | 28 | 3.0 | 3 | 5.9 | 33 | 3.3 | |
Other activities | 1 | 4.3 | 7 | .7 | 0 | .0 | 8 | .8 | |
Not specified | 5 | 21.7 | 142 | 15.1 | 13 | 25.5 | 160 | 15.8 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory and Employment Update.Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 39 Members, 2010
Other division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 1 | 1.0 | 31 | 1.2 | 6 | 5.7 | 38 | 1.4 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 18 | .7 | 5 | 4.7 | 23 | .8 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .1 | 3 | 2.8 | 6 | .2 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | .0 | 7 | .3 | 3 | 2.8 | 10 | .4 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 2 | 1.9 | 4 | .1 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | .5 | 9 | 8.5 | 22 | .8 |
8. Personality & Social | 1 | 1.0 | 35 | 1.3 | 14 | 13.2 | 50 | 1.8 |
9. SPSSI | 0 | .0 | 31 | 1.2 | 11 | 10.4 | 42 | 1.5 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 2 | 2.0 | 39 | 1.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 49 | 1.7 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 186 | 7.1 | 60 | 56.6 | 246 | 8.8 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 19 | .7 | 7 | 6.6 | 26 | .9 |
14. SIOP | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | .3 | 2 | 1.9 | 12 | .4 |
15. Educational Psychology | 0 | .0 | 12 | .5 | 4 | 3.8 | 16 | .6 |
16. School Psychology | 2 | 2.0 | 22 | .8 | 7 | 6.6 | 31 | 1.1 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 1 | 1.0 | 25 | 1.0 | 7 | 6.6 | 33 | 1.2 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 1 | 1.0 | 14 | .5 | 4 | 3.8 | 19 | .7 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | .2 | 2 | 1.9 | 8 | .3 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 1 | 1.0 | 24 | .9 | 7 | 6.6 | 32 | 1.1 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | 2 | 1.9 | 3 | .1 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 18 | .7 | 6 | 5.7 | 24 | .9 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .1 | 2 | 1.9 | 5 | .2 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | .0 | 31 | 1.2 | 8 | 7.5 | 39 | 1.4 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | .0 | 3 | .1 | 2 | 1.9 | 5 | .2 |
26. History of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 18 | .7 | 7 | 6.6 | 25 | .9 |
27. Community Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | .2 | 4 | 3.8 | 9 | .3 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | .0 | 3 | .1 | 5 | 4.7 | 8 | .3 |
29. Psychotherapy | 5 | 5.0 | 252 | 9.7 | 56 | 52.8 | 313 | 11.1 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 31 | 1.2 | 11 | 10.4 | 42 | 1.5 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 1 | 1.0 | 20 | .8 | 13 | 12.3 | 34 | 1.2 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 1 | 1.0 | 24 | .9 | 8 | 7.5 | 33 | 1.2 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | .0 | 4 | .2 | 3 | 2.8 | 7 | .2 |
34. Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | .2 | 3 | 2.8 | 7 | .2 |
35. Psychology of Women | 1 | 1.0 | 90 | 3.5 | 12 | 11.3 | 103 | 3.7 |
36. Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality | 3 | 3.0 | 45 | 1.7 | 4 | 3.8 | 52 | 1.9 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 0 | .0 | 18 | .7 | 7 | 6.6 | 25 | .9 |
38. Health Psychology | 0 | .0 | 27 | 1.0 | 6 | 5.7 | 33 | 1.2 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 101 | 100.0 | 2,603 | 100.0 | 106 | 100.0 | 2,810 | 100.0 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 3 | 3.0 | 80 | 3.1 | 7 | 6.6 | 90 | 3.2 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | .0 | 42 | 1.6 | 7 | 6.6 | 49 | 1.7 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 314 | 12.1 | 34 | 32.1 | 348 | 12.4 |
43. Family Psychology | 2 | 2.0 | 51 | 2.0 | 6 | 5.7 | 59 | 2.1 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 4 | 4.0 | 38 | 1.5 | 4 | 3.8 | 46 | 1.6 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 0 | .0 | 31 | 1.2 | 3 | 2.8 | 34 | 1.2 |
46. Media Psychology | 0 | .0 | 24 | .9 | 7 | 6.6 | 31 | 1.1 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | .0 | 13 | .5 | 3 | 2.8 | 16 | .6 |
48. Peace Psychology | 1 | 1.0 | 25 | 1.0 | 8 | 7.5 | 34 | 1.2 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 2 | 2.0 | 58 | 2.2 | 20 | 18.9 | 80 | 2.8 |
50. Addiction Psychology | 0 | .0 | 24 | .9 | 3 | 2.8 | 27 | 1.0 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | .0 | 23 | .9 | 7 | 6.6 | 30 | 1.1 |
52. International | 2 | 2.0 | 28 | 1.1 | 20 | 18.9 | 50 | 1.8 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 0 | .0 | 33 | 1.3 | 5 | 4.7 | 38 | 1.4 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | .2 | 5 | 4.7 | 11 | .4 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 16 | .6 | 7 | 6.6 | 23 | .8 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 1 | 1.0 | 111 | 4.3 | 18 | 17.0 | 130 | 4.6 |
Number of divisions | ||||||||
One | 74 | 73.3 | 1,571 | 60.4 | 11 | 10.4 | 1,656 | 58.9 |
Two | 22 | 21.8 | 575 | 22.1 | 15 | 14.2 | 612 | 21.8 |
Three | 2 | 2.0 | 256 | 9.8 | 13 | 12.3 | 271 | 9.6 |
Four or more | 3 | 3.0 | 201 | 7.7 | 67 | 63.2 | 271 | 9.6 |
Number belonging to state associations | 35 | 34.7 | 1,622 | 62.3 | 75 | 70.8 | 1,732 | 61.6 |
ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 98 | 3.8 | 40 | 37.7 | 138 | 4.9 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 3 | 2.8 | 5 | .2 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 5 | .2 | 3 | 2.8 | 8 | .3 |
Family psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .1 | 1 | .9 | 4 | .1 |
Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 84 | 3.2 | 20 | 18.9 | 104 | 3.7 |
Clinical child and adolescent psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 |
Group psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | .2 | 3 | 2.8 | 9 | .3 |
Rehabilitation psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 |
ABPH Clinical hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 1 | .0 | 6 | 5.7 | 7 | .2 |
Paid the 2010 practice assessment | 34 | 33.7 | 1,657 | 63.7 | 35 | 33.0 | 1,726 | 61.4 |
Total | 101 | 100.0 | 2,603 | 100.0 | 106 | 100.0 | 2,810 | 100.0 |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
