Division 53: 2009
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 53 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| N= | 30 | 100.0 | 1,672 | 100.0 | 182 | 100.0 | 1,884 | 100.0 |
Gender | Men | 6 | 20.0 | 629 | 37.6 | 129 | 70.9 | 764 | 40.6 |
Women | 24 | 80.0 | 1,043 | 62.4 | 53 | 29.1 | 1,120 | 59.4 | |
Race/ethnicity | American Indian | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 1 | .5 | 2 | .1 |
Asian | 1 | 3.3 | 25 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.1 | 28 | 1.5 | |
Hispanic | 0 | .0 | 36 | 2.2 | 1 | .5 | 37 | 2.0 | |
Black | 1 | 3.3 | 31 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.1 | 34 | 1.8 | |
White | 24 | 80.0 | 1,284 | 76.8 | 175 | 96.2 | 1,483 | 78.7 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 13 | .8 | 0 | .0 | 13 | .7 | |
Not specified | 4 | 13.3 | 282 | 16.9 | 1 | .5 | 287 | 15.2 | |
Age | Under 30 | 1 | 3.3 | 10 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 11 | .6 |
30 - 34 | 2 | 6.7 | 144 | 8.6 | 0 | .0 | 146 | 7.7 | |
35 - 39 | 1 | 3.3 | 238 | 14.2 | 3 | 1.6 | 242 | 12.8 | |
40 - 44 | 4 | 13.3 | 222 | 13.3 | 1 | .5 | 227 | 12.0 | |
45 - 49 | 3 | 10.0 | 200 | 12.0 | 11 | 6.0 | 214 | 11.4 | |
50 - 54 | 3 | 10.0 | 208 | 12.4 | 20 | 11.0 | 231 | 12.3 | |
55 - 59 | 2 | 6.7 | 249 | 14.9 | 41 | 22.5 | 292 | 15.5 | |
60 - 64 | 6 | 20.0 | 196 | 11.7 | 49 | 26.9 | 251 | 13.3 | |
65 - 69 | 2 | 6.7 | 79 | 4.7 | 20 | 11.0 | 101 | 5.4 | |
70 or older | 3 | 10.0 | 63 | 3.8 | 30 | 16.5 | 96 | 5.1 | |
Not specified | 3 | 10.0 | 63 | 3.8 | 7 | 3.8 | 73 | 3.9 | |
Mean | 53.8 |
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SD | 13.8 |
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Region | New England | 2 | 6.7 | 144 | 8.6 | 13 | 7.1 | 159 | 8.4 |
Middle Atlantic | 8 | 26.7 | 276 | 16.5 | 27 | 14.8 | 311 | 16.5 | |
East North Central | 1 | 3.3 | 257 | 15.4 | 30 | 16.5 | 288 | 15.3 | |
West North Central | 0 | .0 | 118 | 7.1 | 13 | 7.1 | 131 | 7.0 | |
South Atlantic | 4 | 13.3 | 327 | 19.6 | 43 | 23.6 | 374 | 19.9 | |
East South Central | 1 | 3.3 | 74 | 4.4 | 9 | 4.9 | 84 | 4.5 | |
West South Central | 1 | 3.3 | 107 | 6.4 | 18 | 9.9 | 126 | 6.7 | |
Mountain | 2 | 6.7 | 95 | 5.7 | 5 | 2.7 | 102 | 5.4 | |
Pacific | 8 | 26.7 | 219 | 13.1 | 21 | 11.5 | 248 | 13.2 | |
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | |
Canada | 2 | 6.7 | 34 | 2.0 | 3 | 1.6 | 39 | 2.1 | |
Other | 1 | 3.3 | 19 | 1.1 | 0 | .0 | 20 | 1.1 | |
Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 53 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| N= | 30 | 100.0 | 1,672 | 100.0 | 182 | 100.0 | 1,884 | 100.0 |
Highest degree | Ph.D. | 10 | 33.3 | 1,390 | 83.1 | 176 | 96.7 | 1,576 | 83.7 |
Ed.D. | 2 | 6.7 | 24 | 1.4 | 5 | 2.7 | 31 | 1.6 | |
Psy.D. | 0 | .0 | 229 | 13.7 | 1 | .5 | 230 | 12.2 | |
M.D. | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | .0 | 23 | 1.4 | 0 | .0 | 23 | 1.2 | |
Masters | 16 | 53.3 | 2 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 18 | 1.0 | |
Not specified | 2 | 6.7 | 3 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 5 | .3 | |
Years since degree | Less than 5 | 3 | 10.0 | 163 | 9.7 | 0 | .0 | 166 | 8.8 |
5 - 9 | 3 | 10.0 | 318 | 19.0 | 1 | .5 | 322 | 17.1 | |
10 – 14 | 3 | 10.0 | 311 | 18.6 | 3 | 1.6 | 317 | 16.8 | |
15 – 19 | 6 | 20.0 | 258 | 15.4 | 13 | 7.1 | 277 | 14.7 | |
20 – 24 | 4 | 13.3 | 180 | 10.8 | 19 | 10.4 | 203 | 10.8 | |
25 or more | 9 | 30.0 | 415 | 24.8 | 145 | 79.7 | 569 | 30.2 | |
Not specified | 2 | 6.7 | 27 | 1.6 | 1 | .5 | 30 | 1.6 | |
Mean | 20.0 |
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SD | 12.3 |
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Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 53 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| Total | 30 | 100.0 | 1,672 | 100.0 | 182 | 100.0 | 1,884 | 100.0 |
Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 7 | 23.3 | 573 | 34.3 | 44 | 24.2 | 624 | 33.1 |
Clinical | 7 | 23.3 | 703 | 42.0 | 93 | 51.1 | 803 | 42.6 | |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | .4 | 1 | .5 | 7 | .4 | |
Counseling psychology | 4 | 13.3 | 43 | 2.6 | 1 | .5 | 48 | 2.5 | |
Family Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 2 | 1.1 | 3 | .2 | |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 5 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 5 | .3 | |
Health | 0 | .0 | 10 | .6 | 3 | 1.6 | 13 | .7 | |
School | 3 | 10.0 | 69 | 4.1 | 18 | 9.9 | 90 | 4.8 | |
Subtotal | 21 | 70.0 | 1,410 | 84.3 | 162 | 89.0 | 1,593 | 84.6 | |
Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 |
Community | 0 | .0 | 3 | .2 | 3 | 1.6 | 6 | .3 | |
Developmental | 1 | 3.3 | 31 | 1.9 | 6 | 3.3 | 38 | 2.0 | |
Educational | 0 | .0 | 6 | .4 | 1 | .5 | 7 | .4 | |
Experimental | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .5 | 1 | .1 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Neurosciences | 0 | .0 | 4 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .2 | |
Personality | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Social | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .5 | 1 | .1 | |
Subtotal | 1 | 3.3 | 49 | 2.9 | 12 | 6.6 | 62 | 3.3 | |
Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | .0 | 3 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .2 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 4 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .2 | |
Education, Teaching | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Epidemiology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Medicine | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Psychiatry | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Public Admin | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Public Health | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | |
Rehabilitation | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .5 | 1 | .1 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Special Education | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | |
Other | 2 | 6.7 | 23 | 1.4 | 6 | 3.3 | 31 | 1.6 | |
Subtotal | 3 | 10.0 | 39 | 2.3 | 7 | 3.8 | 49 | 2.6 | |
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General science | 1 | 3.3 | 17 | 1.0 | 6 | 3.3 | 24 | 1.3 | |
Core science | 1 | 3.3 | 47 | 2.8 | 9 | 4.9 | 57 | 3.0 | |
Neither | 23 | 76.7 | 1,434 | 85.8 | 166 | 91.2 | 1,623 | 86.1 | |
Not specified | 5 | 16.7 | 174 | 10.4 | 1 | .5 | 180 | 9.6 | |
Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 53 Members by Membership Status, 2009
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| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| N= | 30 | 100.0 | 1,672 | 100.0 | 182 | 100.0 | 1,884 | 100.0 |
Employment status | Working full time | 11 | 36.7 | 795 | 47.5 | 113 | 62.1 | 919 | 48.8 |
Working part time | 2 | 6.7 | 171 | 10.2 | 10 | 5.5 | 183 | 9.7 | |
Postdoctoral study | 0 | .0 | 10 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 10 | .5 | |
Not working and seeking work | 0 | .0 | 6 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 6 | .3 | |
Not working and not seeking work | 2 | 6.7 | 9 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 11 | .6 | |
Retired and not working | 2 | 6.7 | 16 | 1.0 | 5 | 2.7 | 23 | 1.2 | |
Retired and still working | 0 | .0 | 8 | .5 | 8 | 4.4 | 16 | .8 | |
Employed; status not known | 0 | .0 | 8 | .5 | 1 | .5 | 9 | .5 | |
Not specified | 13 | 43.3 | 649 | 38.8 | 45 | 24.7 | 707 | 37.5 | |
Licensure status | Licensed and/or certified | 10 | 33.3 | 1,303 | 77.9 | 167 | 91.8 | 1,480 | 78.6 |
Not licensed/unknown | 20 | 66.7 | 369 | 22.1 | 15 | 8.2 | 404 | 21.4 | |
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) | University settings | 1 | 9.1 | 182 | 22.9 | 67 | 59.3 | 250 | 27.2 |
Four-year colleges | 0 | .0 | 14 | 1.8 | 3 | 2.7 | 17 | 1.8 | |
Medical school/ Academic medical center | 1 | 9.1 | 94 | 11.8 | 24 | 21.2 | 119 | 12.9 | |
Other academic settings | 1 | 9.1 | 10 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.8 | 13 | 1.4 | |
Schools & other educational settings | 2 | 18.2 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | .0 | 36 | 3.9 | |
Independent practice | 2 | 18.2 | 244 | 30.7 | 6 | 5.3 | 252 | 27.4 | |
Hospital | 1 | 9.1 | 73 | 9.2 | 5 | 4.4 | 79 | 8.6 | |
Clinic | 0 | .0 | 51 | 6.4 | 1 | .9 | 52 | 5.7 | |
Other human service | 1 | 9.1 | 38 | 4.8 | 1 | .9 | 40 | 4.4 | |
Business & industry | 0 | .0 | 3 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | |
Government | 2 | 18.2 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | .0 | 26 | 2.8 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 22 | 2.8 | 3 | 2.7 | 25 | 2.7 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 6 | .8 | 1 | .9 | 7 | .8 | |
Work activities (full-time-employed only) | Research | 2 | 18.2 | 327 | 41.1 | 94 | 83.2 | 423 | 46.0 |
Education | 3 | 27.3 | 415 | 52.2 | 95 | 84.1 | 513 | 55.8 | |
Health/mental health services | 5 | 45.5 | 629 | 79.1 | 56 | 49.6 | 690 | 75.1 | |
Educational services | 5 | 45.5 | 329 | 41.4 | 14 | 12.4 | 348 | 37.9 | |
Other applied psychology | 2 | 18.2 | 145 | 18.2 | 13 | 11.5 | 160 | 17.4 | |
Management/administration | 3 | 27.3 | 312 | 39.2 | 65 | 57.5 | 380 | 41.3 | |
Other activities | 4 | 36.4 | 119 | 15.0 | 14 | 12.4 | 137 | 14.9 | |
Not specified | 4 | 36.4 | 74 | 9.3 | 9 | 8.0 | 87 | 9.5 | |
Primary activity (full-time-employed only) | Research | 1 | 9.1 | 135 | 17.0 | 46 | 40.7 | 182 | 19.8 |
Education | 1 | 9.1 | 96 | 12.1 | 19 | 16.8 | 116 | 12.6 | |
Mental Health Services | 3 | 27.3 | 385 | 48.4 | 17 | 15.0 | 405 | 44.1 | |
Educational Services | 2 | 18.2 | 39 | 4.9 | 1 | .9 | 42 | 4.6 | |
Applied Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .4 | 1 | .9 | 4 | .4 | |
Management/administration | 1 | 9.1 | 75 | 9.4 | 20 | 17.7 | 96 | 10.4 | |
Other activities | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | |
Not specified | 3 | 27.3 | 60 | 7.5 | 9 | 8.0 | 72 | 7.8 | |
Source: 2009 APA Directory and 2010 Employment Update. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 53 Members by Membership Status, 2009
53 Other division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
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1. General Psychology | 2 | 6.7 | 9 | .5 | 16 | 8.8 | 27 | 1.4 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 1 | 3.3 | 20 | 1.2 | 11 | 6.0 | 32 | 1.7 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 6 | 3.3 | 7 | .4 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 1 | 3.3 | 24 | 1.4 | 10 | 5.5 | 35 | 1.9 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 5 | 2.7 | 7 | .4 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 4 | 13.3 | 68 | 4.1 | 23 | 12.6 | 95 | 5.0 |
8. Personality & Social | 0 | .0 | 23 | 1.4 | 7 | 3.8 | 30 | 1.6 |
9. SPSSI | 1 | 3.3 | 11 | .7 | 8 | 4.4 | 20 | 1.1 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 1 | 3.3 | 8 | .5 | 6 | 3.3 | 15 | .8 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 326 | 19.5 | 120 | 65.9 | 446 | 23.7 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | .3 | 3 | 1.6 | 8 | .4 |
14. SIOP | 0 | .0 | 4 | .2 | 2 | 1.1 | 6 | .3 |
15. Educational Psychology | 2 | 6.7 | 25 | 1.5 | 9 | 4.9 | 36 | 1.9 |
16. School Psychology | 5 | 16.7 | 115 | 6.9 | 31 | 17.0 | 151 | 8.0 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 4 | 13.3 | 18 | 1.1 | 6 | 3.3 | 28 | 1.5 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | .0 | 8 | .5 | 6 | 3.3 | 14 | .7 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 1 | 3.3 | 9 | .5 | 3 | 1.6 | 13 | .7 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | .0 | 9 | .5 | 4 | 2.2 | 13 | .7 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 3 | 1.6 | 4 | .2 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | .4 | 6 | 3.3 | 12 | .6 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 2 | 1.1 | 3 | .2 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 1 | 3.3 | 6 | .4 | 3 | 1.6 | 10 | .5 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | .0 | 27 | 1.6 | 16 | 8.8 | 43 | 2.3 |
26. History of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | .4 | 8 | 4.4 | 14 | .7 |
27. Community Psychology | 1 | 3.3 | 16 | 1.0 | 21 | 11.5 | 38 | 2.0 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | .0 | 8 | .5 | 8 | 4.4 | 16 | .8 |
29. Psychotherapy | 3 | 10.0 | 74 | 4.4 | 14 | 7.7 | 91 | 4.8 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 16 | 1.0 | 5 | 2.7 | 21 | 1.1 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 13 | .8 | 7 | 3.8 | 20 | 1.1 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .2 | 5 | 2.7 | 8 | .4 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 3 | 10.0 | 34 | 2.0 | 16 | 8.8 | 53 | 2.8 |
34. Population & Environmental | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 3 | 1.6 | 4 | .2 |
35. Psychology of Women | 2 | 6.7 | 23 | 1.4 | 13 | 7.1 | 38 | 2.0 |
36. Psychology of Religion | 2 | 6.7 | 14 | .8 | 7 | 3.8 | 23 | 1.2 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 3 | 10.0 | 156 | 9.3 | 72 | 39.6 | 231 | 12.3 |
38. Health Psychology | 0 | .0 | 44 | 2.6 | 30 | 16.5 | 74 | 3.9 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 35 | 2.1 | 5 | 2.7 | 40 | 2.1 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 2 | 6.7 | 90 | 5.4 | 17 | 9.3 | 109 | 5.8 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | .0 | 39 | 2.3 | 9 | 4.9 | 48 | 2.5 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 128 | 7.7 | 17 | 9.3 | 145 | 7.7 |
43. Family Psychology | 3 | 10.0 | 82 | 4.9 | 23 | 12.6 | 108 | 5.7 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 0 | .0 | 13 | .8 | 3 | 1.6 | 16 | .8 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 1 | 3.3 | 29 | 1.7 | 8 | 4.4 | 38 | 2.0 |
46. Media Psychology | 0 | .0 | 9 | .5 | 11 | 6.0 | 20 | 1.1 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 1 | 3.3 | 19 | 1.1 | 5 | 2.7 | 25 | 1.3 |
48. Peace Psychology | 0 | .0 | 12 | .7 | 6 | 3.3 | 18 | 1.0 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 1 | 3.3 | 4 | .2 | 6 | 3.3 | 11 | .6 |
50. Addictions | 2 | 6.7 | 14 | .8 | 8 | 4.4 | 24 | 1.3 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 1 | 3.3 | 10 | .6 | 5 | 2.7 | 16 | .8 |
52. International | 1 | 3.3 | 15 | .9 | 21 | 11.5 | 37 | 2.0 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 30 | 100.0 | 1,672 | 100.0 | 182 | 100.0 | 1,884 | 100.0 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 6 | 20.0 | 296 | 17.7 | 77 | 42.3 | 379 | 20.1 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 24 | 1.4 | 6 | 3.3 | 30 | 1.6 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 1 | 3.3 | 31 | 1.9 | 12 | 6.6 | 44 | 2.3 |
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One | 11 | 36.7 | 625 | 37.4 | 4 | 2.2 | 640 | 34.0 |
Two | 6 | 20.0 | 560 | 33.5 | 33 | 18.1 | 599 | 31.8 |
Three | 4 | 13.3 | 253 | 15.1 | 40 | 22.0 | 297 | 15.8 |
Four or more | 9 | 30.0 | 234 | 14.0 | 105 | 57.7 | 348 | 18.5 |
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Number belonging to state associations | 13 | 43.3 | 735 | 44.0 | 101 | 55.5 | 849 | 45.1 |
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ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 39 | 2.3 | 39 | 21.4 | 78 | 4.1 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 3 | .2 | 1 | .5 | 4 | .2 |
School | 0 | .0 | 7 | .4 | 3 | 1.6 | 10 | .5 |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | .3 | 3 | 1.6 | 8 | .4 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 2 | .1 | 3 | 1.6 | 5 | .3 |
Family psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .2 | 7 | 3.8 | 10 | .5 |
Behavioral psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | .4 | 4 | 2.2 | 11 | .6 |
Clinical health | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 6 | 3.3 | 7 | .4 |
Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .5 | 1 | .1 |
Clinical child and adolescent psychology | 0 | .0 | 34 | 2.0 | 26 | 14.3 | 60 | 3.2 |
Group psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 |
Paid the 2009 practice assessment | 8 | 26.7 | 1,069 | 63.9 | 90 | 49.5 | 1,167 | 61.9 |
Total | 30 | 100.0 | 1,672 | 100.0 | 182 | 100.0 | 1,884 | 100.0 |
Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
