Division 56: 2011
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 56 Members, 2011
Membership Status | Total | ||||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| N= | 41 | 100.0 | 855 | 100.0 | 139 | 100.0 | 1,035 | 100.0 |
Gender | Men | 12 | 29.3 | 284 | 33.2 | 72 | 51.8 | 368 | 35.6 |
Women | 29 | 70.7 | 568 | 66.4 | 67 | 48.2 | 664 | 64.2 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 3 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | |
Race/Ethnicity | American Indian | 0 | .0 | 3 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 |
Asian | 1 | 2.4 | 17 | 2.0 | 2 | 1.4 | 20 | 1.9 | |
Hispanic | 0 | .0 | 37 | 4.3 | 2 | 1.4 | 39 | 3.8 | |
Black | 2 | 4.9 | 12 | 1.4 | 5 | 3.6 | 19 | 1.8 | |
White | 19 | 46.3 | 613 | 71.7 | 128 | 92.1 | 760 | 73.4 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 11 | 1.3 | 0 | .0 | 11 | 1.1 | |
Not specified | 19 | 46.3 | 162 | 18.9 | 2 | 1.4 | 183 | 17.7 | |
Age | Under 30 | 5 | 12.2 | 5 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.0 |
30 – 34 | 6 | 14.6 | 34 | 4.0 | 0 | .0 | 40 | 3.9 | |
35 – 39 | 4 | 9.8 | 59 | 6.9 | 1 | .7 | 64 | 6.2 | |
40 – 44 | 1 | 2.4 | 76 | 8.9 | 3 | 2.2 | 80 | 7.7 | |
45 – 49 | 5 | 12.2 | 68 | 8.0 | 3 | 2.2 | 76 | 7.3 | |
50 – 54 | 1 | 2.4 | 94 | 11.0 | 15 | 10.8 | 110 | 10.6 | |
55 – 59 | 6 | 14.6 | 146 | 17.1 | 21 | 15.1 | 173 | 16.7 | |
60 – 64 | 6 | 14.6 | 145 | 17.0 | 32 | 23.0 | 183 | 17.7 | |
65 – 69 | 3 | 7.3 | 103 | 12.0 | 25 | 18.0 | 131 | 12.7 | |
70 or older | 4 | 9.8 | 88 | 10.3 | 36 | 25.9 | 128 | 12.4 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 37 | 4.3 | 3 | 2.2 | 40 | 3.9 | |
Mean | 49.1 |
| 55.6 |
| 64.1 |
| 56.5 |
| |
SD | 15.4 |
| 11.9 |
| 10.1 |
| 12.3 |
| |
Region | New England | 5 | 12.2 | 82 | 9.6 | 17 | 12.2 | 104 | 10.0 |
Middle Atlantic | 9 | 22.0 | 172 | 20.1 | 31 | 22.3 | 212 | 20.5 | |
East North Central | 2 | 4.9 | 102 | 11.9 | 10 | 7.2 | 114 | 11.0 | |
West North Central | 0 | .0 | 40 | 4.7 | 4 | 2.9 | 44 | 4.3 | |
South Atlantic | 9 | 22.0 | 137 | 16.0 | 31 | 22.3 | 177 | 17.1 | |
East South Central | 1 | 2.4 | 21 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.4 | 24 | 2.3 | |
West South Central | 2 | 4.9 | 40 | 4.7 | 6 | 4.3 | 48 | 4.6 | |
Mountain | 1 | 2.4 | 47 | 5.5 | 6 | 4.3 | 54 | 5.2 | |
Pacific | 7 | 17.1 | 185 | 21.6 | 27 | 19.4 | 219 | 21.2 | |
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 0 | .0 | 3 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | |
Canada | 3 | 7.3 | 12 | 1.4 | 3 | 2.2 | 18 | 1.7 | |
Other | 2 | 4.9 | 14 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.4 | 18 | 1.7 | |
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 56 Members, 2011
| Membership Status | Total | ||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
N= | 41 | 100.0 | 855 | 100.0 | 139 | 100.0 | 1,035 | 100.0 |
| Highest degree | ||||||||
PhD | 6 | 14.6 | 643 | 75.2 | 128 | 92.1 | 777 | 75.1 |
EdD | 0 | .0 | 27 | 3.2 | 8 | 5.8 | 35 | 3.4 |
PsyD | 1 | 2.4 | 157 | 18.4 | 3 | 2.2 | 161 | 15.6 |
MD | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | .0 | 22 | 2.6 | 0 | .0 | 22 | 2.1 |
Masters | 34 | 82.9 | 3 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 37 | 3.6 |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 |
| Years since degree | ||||||||
Less than 5 | 7 | 17.1 | 75 | 8.8 | 0 | .0 | 82 | 7.9 |
5 – 9 | 8 | 19.5 | 101 | 11.8 | 2 | 1.4 | 111 | 10.7 |
10 – 14 | 7 | 17.1 | 128 | 15.0 | 4 | 2.9 | 139 | 13.4 |
15 – 19 | 6 | 14.6 | 109 | 12.7 | 9 | 6.5 | 124 | 12.0 |
20 – 24 | 3 | 7.3 | 108 | 12.6 | 12 | 8.6 | 123 | 11.9 |
25 or more | 10 | 24.4 | 314 | 36.7 | 112 | 80.6 | 436 | 42.1 |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 20 | 2.3 | 0 | .0 | 20 | 1.9 |
Mean | 15.6 |
| 20.5 |
| 33.3 |
| 22.1 |
|
SD | 11.1 |
| 12.0 |
| 11.0 |
| 12.7 |
|
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 56 Members, 2011
| Membership Status | Total | |||||||
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| Total | 41 | 100.0 | 855 | 100.0 | 139 | 100.0 | 1,035 | 100.0 |
Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 1 | 2.4 | 26 | 3.0 | 1 | .7 | 28 | 2.7 |
Clinical | 11 | 26.8 | 549 | 64.2 | 79 | 56.8 | 639 | 61.7 | |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | .7 | 1 | .7 | 7 | .7 | |
Counseling psychology | 4 | 9.8 | 78 | 9.1 | 8 | 5.8 | 90 | 8.7 | |
Family | 1 | 2.4 | 1 | .1 | 2 | 1.4 | 4 | .4 | |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 7 | .8 | 2 | 1.4 | 9 | .9 | |
Geropsychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 1 | .1 | |
Health | 0 | .0 | 9 | 1.1 | 5 | 3.6 | 14 | 1.4 | |
Pediatric | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 4 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .4 | |
School | 1 | 2.4 | 5 | .6 | 5 | 3.6 | 11 | 1.1 | |
Sport psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 1 | .1 | |
Subtotal | 18 | 43.9 | 686 | 80.2 | 105 | 75.5 | 809 | 78.2 | |
Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 1 | .7 | 3 | .3 |
Community | 1 | 2.4 | 4 | .5 | 4 | 2.9 | 9 | .9 | |
Developmental | 0 | .0 | 7 | .8 | 3 | 2.2 | 10 | 1.0 | |
Educational | 0 | .0 | 3 | .4 | 1 | .7 | 4 | .4 | |
Environmental | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.4 | 2 | .2 | |
Experimental | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.4 | 2 | .2 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 1 | 2.4 | 1 | .1 | 1 | .7 | 3 | .3 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 0 | .0 | 4 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .4 | |
Neurosciences | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 2 | 1.4 | 4 | .4 | |
Personality | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 1 | .7 | 2 | .2 | |
Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | |
Psychopharmacology | 1 | 2.4 | 2 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | |
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Social | 0 | .0 | 3 | .4 | 5 | 3.6 | 8 | .8 | |
Subtotal | 3 | 7.3 | 33 | 3.9 | 22 | 15.8 | 58 | 5.6 | |
Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 1 | .7 | 2 | .2 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 7 | .8 | 1 | .7 | 8 | .8 | |
Counselor Education | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | |
Criminology/Criminal Justice | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 1 | .7 | 2 | .2 | |
Education, Teaching | 1 | 2.4 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | |
Epidemiology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 1 | .1 | |
Law | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Organizational Behavior | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Political Science | 1 | 2.4 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Public Health | 1 | 2.4 | 2 | .2 | 1 | .7 | 4 | .4 | |
Rehabilitation | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 1 | .7 | 2 | .2 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | |
Social Work | 3 | 7.3 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .4 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 12 | 1.4 | 6 | 4.3 | 18 | 1.7 | |
Subtotal | 6 | 14.6 | 32 | 3.7 | 12 | 8.6 | 50 | 4.8 | |
Science designation | |||||||||
General science | 2 | 4.9 | 19 | 2.2 | 11 | 7.9 | 32 | 3.1 | |
Core science | 3 | 7.3 | 28 | 3.3 | 19 | 13.7 | 50 | 4.8 | |
Neither | 22 | 53.7 | 704 | 82.3 | 109 | 78.4 | 835 | 80.7 | |
Not specified | 14 | 34.1 | 104 | 12.2 | 0 | .0 | 118 | 11.4 | |
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 56 Members, 2011
Division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 0 | .0 | 14 | 1.6 | 19 | 13.7 | 33 | 3.2 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 1 | 2.4 | 11 | 1.3 | 7 | 5.0 | 19 | 1.8 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 1 | 2.4 | 1 | .1 | 10 | 7.2 | 12 | 1.2 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | .0 | 20 | 2.3 | 13 | 9.4 | 33 | 3.2 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 5 | 3.6 | 7 | .7 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | .9 | 4 | 2.9 | 12 | 1.2 |
8. Personality & Social | 0 | .0 | 17 | 2.0 | 17 | 12.2 | 34 | 3.3 |
9. SPSSI | 1 | 2.4 | 16 | 1.9 | 30 | 21.6 | 47 | 4.5 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 1 | 2.4 | 12 | 1.4 | 5 | 3.6 | 18 | 1.7 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 107 | 12.5 | 50 | 36.0 | 157 | 15.2 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 13 | 1.5 | 6 | 4.3 | 19 | 1.8 |
14. SIOP | 0 | .0 | 3 | .4 | 3 | 2.2 | 6 | .6 |
15. Educational Psychology | 2 | 4.9 | 2 | .2 | 6 | 4.3 | 10 | 1.0 |
16. School Psychology | 1 | 2.4 | 9 | 1.1 | 9 | 6.5 | 19 | 1.8 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 3 | 7.3 | 37 | 4.3 | 21 | 15.1 | 61 | 5.9 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 2 | 4.9 | 47 | 5.5 | 16 | 11.5 | 65 | 6.3 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 5 | 12.2 | 30 | 3.5 | 5 | 3.6 | 40 | 3.9 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 2 | 4.9 | 13 | 1.5 | 11 | 7.9 | 26 | 2.5 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 3 | 2.2 | 4 | .4 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 20 | 2.3 | 10 | 7.2 | 30 | 2.9 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 2 | 1.4 | 3 | .3 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | .0 | 9 | 1.1 | 6 | 4.3 | 15 | 1.4 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 0 | .0 | 4 | .5 | 6 | 4.3 | 10 | 1.0 |
26. History of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | .6 | 10 | 7.2 | 15 | 1.4 |
27. Community Psychology | 0 | .0 | 13 | 1.5 | 9 | 6.5 | 22 | 2.1 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | .0 | 5 | .6 | 2 | 1.4 | 7 | .7 |
29. Psychotherapy | 1 | 2.4 | 65 | 7.6 | 40 | 28.8 | 106 | 10.2 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 25 | 2.9 | 7 | 5.0 | 32 | 3.1 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 9 | 1.1 | 29 | 20.9 | 38 | 3.7 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 1 | 2.4 | 14 | 1.6 | 6 | 4.3 | 21 | 2.0 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 1 | 2.4 | 5 | .6 | 3 | 2.2 | 9 | .9 |
34. Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | .5 | 7 | 5.0 | 11 | 1.1 |
35. Psychology of Women | 3 | 7.3 | 96 | 11.2 | 44 | 31.7 | 143 | 13.8 |
36. Psychology of Religion & Spirituality | 3 | 7.3 | 24 | 2.8 | 5 | 3.6 | 32 | 3.1 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 0 | .0 | 32 | 3.7 | 18 | 12.9 | 50 | 4.8 |
38. Health Psychology | 1 | 2.4 | 51 | 6.0 | 19 | 13.7 | 71 | 6.9 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 1 | 2.4 | 103 | 12.0 | 20 | 14.4 | 124 | 12.0 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 3 | 7.3 | 46 | 5.4 | 11 | 7.9 | 60 | 5.8 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | .0 | 32 | 3.7 | 13 | 9.4 | 45 | 4.3 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 99 | 11.6 | 45 | 32.4 | 144 | 13.9 |
43. Family Psychology | 3 | 7.3 | 35 | 4.1 | 25 | 18.0 | 63 | 6.1 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 1 | 2.4 | 29 | 3.4 | 17 | 12.2 | 47 | 4.5 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 3 | 7.3 | 34 | 4.0 | 23 | 16.5 | 60 | 5.8 |
46. Media Psychology | 1 | 2.4 | 17 | 2.0 | 19 | 13.7 | 37 | 3.6 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | .0 | 13 | 1.5 | 8 | 5.8 | 21 | 2.0 |
48. Peace Psychology | 0 | .0 | 30 | 3.5 | 11 | 7.9 | 41 | 4.0 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.2 | 16 | 11.5 | 26 | 2.5 |
50. Addiction Psychology | 2 | 4.9 | 41 | 4.8 | 12 | 8.6 | 55 | 5.3 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 1 | 2.4 | 22 | 2.6 | 16 | 11.5 | 39 | 3.8 |
52. International | 0 | .0 | 21 | 2.5 | 32 | 23.0 | 53 | 5.1 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 2 | 4.9 | 36 | 4.2 | 11 | 7.9 | 49 | 4.7 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | .0 | 16 | 1.9 | 7 | 5.0 | 23 | 2.2 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 2 | 4.9 | 20 | 2.3 | 17 | 12.2 | 39 | 3.8 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 41 | 100.0 | 855 | 100.0 | 139 | 100.0 | 1,035 | 100.0 |
| Number of divisions | ||||||||
One | 19 | 46.3 | 265 | 31.0 | 6 | 4.3 | 290 | 28.0 |
Two | 11 | 26.8 | 275 | 32.2 | 18 | 12.9 | 304 | 29.4 |
Three | 5 | 12.2 | 133 | 15.6 | 16 | 11.5 | 154 | 14.9 |
Four or more | 6 | 14.6 | 182 | 21.3 | 99 | 71.2 | 287 | 27.7 |
Number belonging to state associations | 7 | 17.1 | 422 | 49.4 | 86 | 61.9 | 515 | 49.8 |
ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 20 | 2.3 | 26 | 18.7 | 46 | 4.4 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 4 | .5 | 4 | 2.9 | 8 | .8 |
School | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 4 | 2.9 | 6 | .6 |
Family psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 6 | 4.3 | 6 | .6 |
Behavioral psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 4 | 2.9 | 6 | .6 |
Clinical health | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 1 | .7 | 2 | .2 |
Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 8 | .9 | 7 | 5.0 | 15 | 1.4 |
Group psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 1 | .7 | 2 | .2 |
Rehabilitation psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 1 | .1 |
Experimental hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 1 | .1 |
Paid the Practice Assessment | 6 | 14.6 | 447 | 52.3 | 58 | 41.7 | 511 | 49.4 |
Did not pay | 35 | 85.4 | 408 | 47.7 | 81 | 58.3 | 524 | 50.6 |
Total | 41 | 100.0 | 855 | 100.0 | 139 | 100.0 | 1,035 | 100.0 |
Source: 2011 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
