Division 55: 2009

Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 55 Members by Membership Status, 2009

		Associate		Member		Fellow		Total
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
	N=	4	100.0	724	100.0	83	100.0	811	100.0
Gender	Men	3	75.0	459	63.4	61	73.5	523	64.5
Gender	Women	1	25.0	265	36.6	22	26.5	288	35.5
Race/ethnicity	American Indian	0	.0	7	1.0	2	2.4	9	1.1
	Asian	0	.0	4	.6	1	1.2	5	.6
	Hispanic	0	.0	18	2.5	4	4.8	22	2.7
	Black	0	.0	9	1.2	2	2.4	11	1.4
	White	4	100.0	595	82.2	73	88.0	672	82.9
	Multiracial/multi-ethnic	0	.0	7	1.0	1	1.2	8	1.0
	Not specified	0	.0	84	11.6	0	.0	84	10.4
Age	30 – 34	0	.0	5	.7	0	.0	5	.6
	35 – 39	0	.0	28	3.9	0	.0	28	3.5
	40 – 44	0	.0	37	5.1	1	1.2	38	4.7
	45 – 49	0	.0	46	6.4	1	1.2	47	5.8
	50 – 54	0	.0	91	12.6	6	7.2	97	12.0
	55 – 59	1	25.0	139	19.2	21	25.3	161	19.9
	60 – 64	1	25.0	191	26.4	18	21.7	210	25.9
	65 – 69	0	.0	81	11.2	14	16.9	95	11.7
	70 or older	1	25.0	68	9.4	21	25.3	90	11.1
	Not specified	1	25.0	38	5.2	1	1.2	40	4.9
	Mean	63.7		58.3		64.8		59.0
	SD	6.5		9.7		10.4		10.0
Region	New England	0	.0	40	5.5	1	1.2	41	5.1
	Middle Atlantic	1	25.0	71	9.8	11	13.3	83	10.2
	East North Central	1	25.0	98	13.5	6	7.2	105	12.9
	West North Central	0	.0	40	5.5	4	4.8	44	5.4
	South Atlantic	0	.0	120	16.6	26	31.3	146	18.0
	East South Central	0	.0	46	6.4	1	1.2	47	5.8
	West South Central	0	.0	84	11.6	13	15.7	97	12.0
	Mountain	0	.0	75	10.4	8	9.6	83	10.2
	Pacific	2	50.0	134	18.5	13	15.7	149	18.4
	Other US (eg, Puerto Rico)	0	.0	3	.4	0	.0	3	.4
	Canada	0	.0	7	1.0	0	.0	7	.9
	Other	0	.0	6	.8	0	.0	6	.7

Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.

Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 55 Members by Membership Status, 2009

		Associate		Member		Fellow		Total
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
	N=	4	100.0	724	100.0	83	100.0	811	100.0
Highest degree	Ph.D.	2	50.0	563	77.8	76	91.6	641	79.0
	Ed.D.	1	25.0	28	3.9	5	6.0	34	4.2
	Psy.D.	0	.0	112	15.5	2	2.4	114	14.1
	M.D.	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.1
	Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified	0	.0	18	2.5	0	.0	18	2.2
	Masters	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.1
	Not specified	1	25.0	1	.1	0	.0	2	.2
Years since degree	Less than 5	0	.0	19	2.6	0	.0	19	2.3
	5 - 9	0	.0	49	6.8	0	.0	49	6.0
	10 – 14	0	.0	71	9.8	0	.0	71	8.8
	15 – 19	0	.0	108	14.9	7	8.4	115	14.2
	20 – 24	0	.0	111	15.3	4	4.8	115	14.2
	25 or more	3	75.0	343	47.4	72	86.7	418	51.5
	Not specified	1	25.0	23	3.2	0	.0	24	3.0
	Mean	30.7		23.9		34.1		25.0
	SD	1.5		10.4		10.8		10.9

Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.

Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 55 Members by Membership Status, 2009

		Associate		Member		Fellow		Total
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
	Total	4	100.0	724	100.0	83	100.0	811	100.0
Health service provider subfields	Child clinical	0	.0	9	1.2	0	.0	9	1.1
	Clinical	3	75.0	475	65.6	56	67.5	534	65.8
	Clinical neuropsychology	0	.0	18	2.5	4	4.8	22	2.7
	Counseling psychology	0	.0	73	10.1	6	7.2	79	9.7
	Family Psychology	0	.0	0	.0	1	1.2	1	.1
	Forensic	1	25.0	11	1.5	1	1.2	13	1.6
	Geropsychology	0	.0	7	1.0	0	.0	7	.9
	Health	0	.0	16	2.2	6	7.2	22	2.7
	School	0	.0	22	3.0	2	2.4	24	3.0
	Subtotal	4	100.0	631	87.2	76	91.6	711	87.7
Research and other subfields	Cognitive	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.1
	Community	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.1
	Developmental	0	.0	2	.3	0	.0	2	.2
	Educational	0	.0	4	.6	0	.0	4	.5
	Experimental	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.1
	General/Methods & Systems	0	.0	4	.6	0	.0	4	.5
	Neurosciences	0	.0	3	.4	1	1.2	4	.5
	Physiological/Psychobiology	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.1
	Psychopharmacology	0	.0	10	1.4	0	.0	10	1.2
	Social	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.1
	Subtotal	0	.0	28	3.9	1	1.2	29	3.6
Other fields	Behavioral Medicine	0	.0	5	.7	2	2.4	7	.9
	Business or Management	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.1
	Counseling	0	.0	3	.4	0	.0	3	.4
	Criminology/Criminal Justice	0	.0	2	.3	0	.0	2	.2
	Medicine	0	.0	1	.1	1	1.2	2	.2
	Public Admin	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.1
	Rehabilitation	0	.0	3	.4	0	.0	3	.4
	Social/Behavioral Sciences	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.1
	Other	0	.0	8	1.1	2	2.4	10	1.2
	Subtotal	0	.0	25	3.5	5	6.0	30	3.7
Science designation
	General science	0	.0	29	4.0	8	9.6	37	4.6
	Core science	0	.0	28	3.9	1	1.2	29	3.6
	Neither	4	100.0	627	86.6	73	88.0	704	86.8
Not specified		0	.0	40	5.5	1	1.2	41	5.1

Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.

Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 55 Members by Membership Status, 2009

		Associate		Member		Fellow		Total
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
	N=	4	100.0	724	100.0	83	100.0	811	100.0
Employment status	Working full time	1	25.0	368	50.8	48	57.8	417	51.4
	Working part time	1	25.0	55	7.6	7	8.4	63	7.8
	Postdoctoral study	0	.0	3	.4	0	.0	3	.4
	Not working and seeking work	0	.0	1	.1	0	.0	1	.1
	Not working and not seeking work	0	.0	3	.4	2	2.4	5	.6
	Retired and not working	0	.0	12	1.7	7	8.4	19	2.3
	Retired and still working	0	.0	6	.8	3	3.6	9	1.1
	Employed; status not known	0	.0	5	.7	1	1.2	6	.7
	Not specified	2	50.0	271	37.4	15	18.1	288	35.5
Licensure status	Licensed and/or certified	4	100.0	653	90.2	80	96.4	737	90.9
Licensure status	Not licensed/unknown	0	.0	71	9.8	3	3.6	74	9.1
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only)	University settings	0	.0	22	6.0	8	16.7	30	7.2
	Four-year colleges	0	.0	7	1.9	0	.0	7	1.7
	Medical school/ Academic medical center	0	.0	7	1.9	2	4.2	9	2.2
	Other academic settings	0	.0	8	2.2	3	6.3	11	2.6
	Schools & other educational settings	0	.0	6	1.6	0	.0	6	1.4
	Independent practice	1	100.0	202	54.9	22	45.8	225	54.0
	Hospital	0	.0	30	8.2	5	10.4	35	8.4
	Clinic	0	.0	16	4.3	0	.0	16	3.8
	Other human service	0	.0	28	7.6	3	6.3	31	7.4
	Business & industry	0	.0	1	.3	0	.0	1	.2
	Government	0	.0	21	5.7	1	2.1	22	5.3
	Other	0	.0	18	4.9	4	8.3	22	5.3
	Not specified	0	.0	2	.5	0	.0	2	.5
Work activities (full-time-employed only)	Research	0	.0	78	21.2	17	35.4	95	22.8
	Education	0	.0	111	30.2	19	39.6	130	31.2
	Health/mental health services	1	100.0	318	86.4	37	77.1	356	85.4
	Educational services	0	.0	117	31.8	14	29.2	131	31.4
	Other applied psychology	0	.0	94	25.5	15	31.3	109	26.1
	Management/administration	0	.0	157	42.7	24	50.0	181	43.4
	Other activities	0	.0	92	25.0	16	33.3	108	25.9
	Not specified	0	.0	40	10.9	5	10.4	45	10.8
Primary activity (full-time-employed only)	Research	0	.0	5	1.4	2	4.2	7	1.7
	Education	0	.0	23	6.3	6	12.5	29	7.0
	Mental Health Services	0	.0	265	72.0	25	52.1	290	69.5
	Educational Services	0	.0	3	.8	1	2.1	4	1.0
	Applied Psychology	0	.0	5	1.4	1	2.1	6	1.4
	Management/administration	0	.0	29	7.9	9	18.8	38	9.1
	Other activities	0	.0	2	.5	0	.0	2	.5
	Not specified	1	100.0	36	9.8	4	8.3	41	9.8

Source: 2009 APA Directory and 2010 Employment Update. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.

Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 55 Members by Membership Status, 2009

55 Other division memberships	Associate		Member		Fellow		Total
55 Other division memberships	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
1. General Psychology	0	.0	12	1.7	10	12.0	22	2.7
2. Teaching of Psychology	0	.0	8	1.1	5	6.0	13	1.6
3. Experimental Psychology	0	.0	1	.1	3	3.6	4	.5
5. Evaluation & Measurement	0	.0	8	1.1	6	7.2	14	1.7
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative	0	.0	6	.8	6	7.2	12	1.5
7. Developmental Psychology	0	.0	5	.7	3	3.6	8	1.0
8. Personality & Social	0	.0	12	1.7	4	4.8	16	2.0
9. SPSSI	0	.0	5	.7	5	6.0	10	1.2
10. Psychology & the Arts	0	.0	3	.4	4	4.8	7	.9
12. Clinical Psychology	0	.0	87	12.0	40	48.2	127	15.7
13. Consulting Psychology	0	.0	9	1.2	4	4.8	13	1.6
14. SIOP	0	.0	2	.3	3	3.6	5	.6
15. Educational Psychology	0	.0	7	1.0	5	6.0	12	1.5
16. School Psychology	0	.0	16	2.2	9	10.8	25	3.1
17. Counseling Psychology	0	.0	30	4.1	7	8.4	37	4.6
18. Psychologists in Public Service	0	.0	40	5.5	12	14.5	52	6.4
19. Society for Military Psychology	0	.0	13	1.8	8	9.6	21	2.6
20. Adult Development & Aging	0	.0	13	1.8	7	8.4	20	2.5
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering	0	.0	1	.1	3	3.6	4	.5
22. Rehabilitation Psychology	0	.0	25	3.5	11	13.3	36	4.4
23. Consumer Psychology	0	.0	1	.1	2	2.4	3	.4
24. Theoretical & Philosophical	0	.0	6	.8	3	3.6	9	1.1
25. Behavior Analysis	0	.0	9	1.2	4	4.8	13	1.6
26. History of Psychology	0	.0	1	.1	7	8.4	8	1.0
27. Community Psychology	0	.0	4	.6	2	2.4	6	.7
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse	0	.0	23	3.2	9	10.8	32	3.9
29. Psychotherapy	0	.0	63	8.7	34	41.0	97	12.0
30. Psychological Hypnosis	0	.0	26	3.6	6	7.2	32	3.9
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs	0	.0	43	5.9	38	45.8	81	10.0
32. Humanistic Psychology	0	.0	8	1.1	4	4.8	12	1.5
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities	0	.0	12	1.7	3	3.6	15	1.8
34. Population & Environmental	0	.0	2	.3	4	4.8	6	.7
35. Psychology of Women	0	.0	16	2.2	15	18.1	31	3.8
36. Psychology of Religion	0	.0	15	2.1	5	6.0	20	2.5
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice	0	.0	12	1.7	7	8.4	19	2.3
38. Health Psychology	0	.0	57	7.9	20	24.1	77	9.5
39. Psychoanalysis	0	.0	21	2.9	8	9.6	29	3.6
40. Clinical Neuropsychology	0	.0	114	15.7	18	21.7	132	16.3
41. Psychology-Law Society	0	.0	47	6.5	12	14.5	59	7.3
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice	0	.0	160	22.1	45	54.2	205	25.3
43. Family Psychology	0	.0	24	3.3	17	20.5	41	5.1
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues	0	.0	14	1.9	8	9.6	22	2.7
45. Ethnic Minority Issues	0	.0	7	1.0	14	16.9	21	2.6
46. Media Psychology	0	.0	13	1.8	13	15.7	26	3.2
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology	0	.0	16	2.2	4	4.8	20	2.5
48. Peace Psychology	0	.0	8	1.1	4	4.8	12	1.5
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy	0	.0	9	1.2	7	8.4	16	2.0
50. Addictions	0	.0	16	2.2	8	9.6	24	3.0
51. Men & Masculinity	0	.0	6	.8	8	9.6	14	1.7
52. International	0	.0	9	1.2	22	26.5	31	3.8
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology	0	.0	24	3.3	6	7.2	30	3.7
54. Pediatric Psychology	0	.0	9	1.2	8	9.6	17	2.1
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy	4	100.0	724	100.0	83	100.0	811	100.0
56. Trauma Psychology	0	.0	22	3.0	18	21.7	40	4.9
Number of divisions
One	4	100.0	258	35.6	4	4.8	266	32.8
Two	0	.0	197	27.2	7	8.4	204	25.2
Three	0	.0	116	16.0	12	14.5	128	15.8
Four or more	0	.0	153	21.1	60	72.3	213	26.3

Number belonging to state associations	2	50.0	523	72.2	75	90.4	600	74.0

ABPP Clinical psychology	0	.0	33	4.6	27	32.5	60	7.4
Counseling	0	.0	2	.3	2	2.4	4	.5
School	0	.0	0	.0	1	1.2	1	.1
Clinical neuropsychology	0	.0	6	.8	3	3.6	9	1.1
Forensic	0	.0	4	.6	4	4.8	8	1.0
Family psychology	0	.0	0	.0	3	3.6	3	.4
Behavioral psychology	0	.0	2	.3	1	1.2	3	.4
Clinical health	0	.0	3	.4	2	2.4	5	.6
Psychoanalysis	0	.0	3	.4	1	1.2	4	.5
Clinical child and adolescent psychology	0	.0	1	.1	1	1.2	2	.2
Rehabilitation psychology	0	.0	3	.4	3	3.6	6	.7
Paid the 2009 practice assessment	2	50.0	504	69.6	46	55.4	552	68.1
Total	4	100.0	724	100.0	83	100.0	811	100.0

Source: 2009 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.

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Division 55: 2009

Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 55 Members by Membership Status, 2009

Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 55 Members by Membership Status, 2009

Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 55 Members by Membership Status, 2009

Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 55 Members by Membership Status, 2009

Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 55 Members by Membership Status, 2009