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2008 Membership Statistics for Division 12: Society of Clinical Psychology

Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 12 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 12 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 3:Current Major Field of Division 12 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 12 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 12 Members by Membership Status, 2008

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Table 1
Demographic Characteristics of Division 12 Members by Membership Status, 2008

  Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
N= 1 100.0 3,446 100.0 850 100.0 4,297 100.0
Gender Men 1 100.0 2,088 60.6 655 77.1 2,744 63.9
Women 0 .0 1,358 39.4 195 22.9 1,553 36.1
Race/ethnicity American Indian 0 .0 7 .2 2 .2 9 .2
Asian 0 .0 53 1.5 17 2.0 70 1.6
Hispanic 0 .0 87 2.5 11 1.3 98 2.3
Black 0 .0 89 2.6 18 2.1 107 2.5
White 1 100.0 2,927 84.9 777 91.4 3,705 86.2
Multiracial/multi-ethnic 0 .0 12 .3 3 .4 15 .3
Not specified 0 .0 271 7.9 22 2.6 293 6.8
Age Under 30 0 .0 4 .1 0 .0 4 .1
30 - 34 0 .0 54 1.6 0 .0 54 1.3
35 - 39 0 .0 127 3.7 2 .2 129 3.0
40 - 44 0 .0 198 5.7 6 .7 204 4.7
45 - 49 0 .0 337 9.8 28 3.3 365 8.5
50 - 54 0 .0 467 13.6 64 7.5 531 12.4
55 - 59 0 .0 657 19.1 147 17.3 804 18.7
60 - 64 1 100.0 571 16.6 135 15.9 707 16.5
65 - 69 0 .0 314 9.1 109 12.8 423 9.8
70 or older 0 .0 601 17.4 336 39.5 937 21.8
Not specified 0 .0 116 3.4 23 2.7 139 3.2
Mean 62.0   59.2   68.7   61.1  
SD .   13.2   13.6   13.8  
Region New England 0 .0 332 9.6 74 8.7 406 9.4
Middle Atlantic 0 .0 637 18.5 153 18.0 790 18.4
East North Central 1 100.0 486 14.1 108 12.7 595 13.8
West North Central 0 .0 194 5.6 51 6.0 245 5.7
South Atlantic 0 .0 576 16.7 179 21.1 755 17.6
East South Central 0 .0 172 5.0 33 3.9 205 4.8
West South Central 0 .0 170 4.9 45 5.3 215 5.0
Mountain 0 .0 197 5.7 41 4.8 238 5.5
Pacific 0 .0 557 16.2 142 16.7 699 16.3
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) 0 .0 10 .3 1 .1 11 .3
Canada 0 .0 63 1.8 11 1.3 74 1.7
Other 0 .0 52 1.5 12 1.4 64 1.5

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. 

Table 2
Educational Characteristics of Division 12 Members by Membership Status, 2008

 

 		   Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
N= 1 100.0 3,446 100.0 850 100.0 4,297 100.0
Highest degree Ph.D. 0 .0 3,047 88.4 825 97.1 3,872 90.1
Ed.D. 0 .0 43 1.2 13 1.5 56 1.3
Psy.D. 1 100.0 284 8.2 6 .7 291 6.8
M.D. 0 .0 3 .1 0 .0 3 .1
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified 0 .0 29 .8 5 .6 34 .8
Masters 0 .0 30 .9 1 .1 31 .7
Baccalaureate/Associate 0 .0 1 .0 0 .0 1 .0
Not specified 0 .0 9 .3 0 .0 9 .2
Years since degree Less than 5 0 .0 91 2.6 0 .0 91 2.1
5 – 9 0 .0 183 5.3 2 .2 185 4.3
10 – 14 0 .0 337 9.8 5 .6 342 8.0
15 – 19 0 .0 476 13.8 27 3.2 503 11.7
20 – 24 0 .0 527 15.3 48 5.6 575 13.4
25 or more 1 100.0 1,791 52.0 763 89.8 2,555 59.5
Not specified 0 .0 41 1.2 5 .6 46 1.1
Mean 26.0   26.8   39.5   29.3  
SD .   13.3   13.1   14.2  

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. 

Table 3
Current Major Field of Division 12 Members by Membership Status, 2008

      Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
Health service provider subfields Child clinical 0 .0 136 3.9 30 3.5 166 3.9
Clinical 1 100.0 2,931 85.1 662 77.9 3,594 83.6
Clinical neuropsychology 0 .0 32 .9 10 1.2 42 1.0
Counseling psychology 0 .0 33 1.0 14 1.6 47 1.1
Family 0 .0 0 .0 1 .1 1 .0
Forensic 0 .0 17 .5 2 .2 19 .4
Geropsychology 0 .0 18 .5 7 .8 25 .6
Health 0 .0 23 .7 15 1.8 38 .9
School 0 .0 19 .6 4 .5 23 .5
Subtotal 1 100.0 3,209 93.1 745 87.6 3,955 92.0
Research and other subfields Cognitive 0 .0 3 .1 0 .0 3 .1
Community 0 .0 3 .1 8 .9 11 .3
Developmental 0 .0 8 .2 8 .9 16 .4
Educational 0 .0 6 .2 2 .2 8 .2
Experimental 0 .0 2 .1 2 .2 4 .1
General/Methods & Systems 0 .0 1 .0 9 1.1 10 .2
Industrial/Organizational 0 .0 12 .3 5 .6 17 .4
Neurosciences 0 .0 12 .3 5 .6 17 .4
Personality 0 .0 4 .1 5 .6 9 .2
Physiological/Psychobiology 0 .0 1 .0 1 .1 2 .0
Psychopharmacology 0 .0 1 .0 0 .0 1 .0
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats 0 .0 1 .0 0 .0 1 .0
Social 0 .0 4 .1 4 .5 8 .2
Subtotal 0 .0 58 1.7 49 5.8 107 2.5
Behavioral Medicine 0 .0 8 .2 5 .6 13 .3
Business or Management 0 .0 3 .1 1 .1 4 .1
Cognitive science 0 .0 1 .0 0 .0 1 .0
Communications/Journalism 0 .0 1 .0 0 .0 1 .0
Counseling 0 .0 3 .1 1 .1 4 .1
Counselor Education 0 .0 1 .0 0 .0 1 .0
Criminology/Criminal Justice 0 .0 1 .0 1 .1 2 .0
Education, Teaching 0 .0 5 .1 1 .1 6 .1
Law 0 .0 1 .0 1 .1 2 .0
Medicine 0 .0 1 .0 0 .0 1 .0
Organizational Behavior 0 .0 1 .0 0 .0 1 .0
Psychiatry 0 .0 1 .0 3 .4 4 .1
Public Admin 0 .0 1 .0 0 .0 1 .0
Public Health 0 .0 2 .1 1 .1 3 .1
Rehabilitation 0 .0 6 .2 2 .2 8 .2
Social/Behavioral Sciences 0 .0 0 .0 2 .2 2 .0
Social Work 0 .0 0 .0 1 .1 1 .0
Special Education 0 .0 1 .0 1 .1 2 .0
Theology/Religion 0 .0 1 .0 0 .0 1 .0
Other 0 .0 20 .6 15 1.8 35 .8
Subtotal 0 .0 58 1.7 35 4.1 93 2.2
Not specified Not specified 0 .0 121 3.5 21 2.5 142 3.3
Science designation General science 0 .0 69 2.0 41 4.8 110 2.6
Core science 0 .0 45 1.3 38 4.5 83 1.9
Neither 1 100.0 3,211 93.2 750 88.2 3,962 92.2
Total 1 100.0 3,446 100.0 850 100.0 4,297 100.0

Source: 2008 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.

Table 4
Employment Characteristics of Division 12 Members by Membership Status, 2008

   

 		 Associate Member Fellow Total
  N % N % N % N %
  N= 1 100.0 3,446 100.0 850 100.0 4,297 100.0
Employment status Employed full time 1 100.0 1,288 37.4 351 41.3 1,640 38.2
Employed part time 0 .0 266 7.7 72 8.5 338 7.9
Postdoctoral study 0 .0 7 .2 0 .0 7 .2
Unemployed, seeking employment 0 .0 4 .1 0 .0 4 .1
Unemployed, not seeking 0 .0 15 .4 3 .4 18 .4
Retired 0 .0 113 3.3 88 10.4 201 4.7
Other 0 .0 0 .0 2 .2 2 .0
Not specified 0 .0 1,753 50.9 334 39.3 2,087 48.6
Licensure status Licensed as a psychologist 1 100.0 3,063 88.9 743 87.4 3,807 88.6
Not licensed/unknown 0 .0 383 11.1 107 12.6 490 11.4
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) University settings 0 .0 234 18.2 179 51.0 413 25.2
Four-year colleges 0 .0 19 1.5 6 1.7 25 1.5
Medical school 0 .0 98 7.6 61 17.4 159 9.7
Other academic settings 0 .0 25 1.9 12 3.4 37 2.3
Schools & other educational settings 1 100.0 27 2.1 0 .0 28 1.7
Independent practice 0 .0 551 42.8 46 13.1 597 36.4
Hospital 0 .0 139 10.8 20 5.7 159 9.7
Clinic 0 .0 39 3.0 3 .9 42 2.6
Other human service 0 .0 59 4.6 2 .6 61 3.7
Business & industry 0 .0 7 .5 3 .9 10 .6
Government 0 .0 48 3.7 6 1.7 54 3.3
Other 0 .0 35 2.7 12 3.4 47 2.9
Not specified 0 .0 7 .5 1 .3 8 .5
Involvement in work activities (full-time-employed only) Research 0 .0 458 35.6 258 73.5 716 43.7
Education 0 .0 636 49.4 264 75.2 900 54.9
Health/mental health services 0 .0 1,065 82.7 196 55.8 1,261 76.9
Educational services 0 .0 301 23.4 38 10.8 339 20.7
Other applied psychology 0 .0 241 18.7 42 12.0 283 17.3
Management/administration 0 .0 542 42.1 164 46.7 706 43.0
Other employment activities 1 100.0 179 13.9 54 15.4 234 14.3
Not specified 0 .0 36 2.8 9 2.6 45 2.7
Primary work activity (full-time-employed only) Research 0 .0 133 10.3 114 32.5 247 15.1
Education 0 .0 174 13.5 85 24.2 259 15.8
Mental Health Services 0 .0 741 57.5 69 19.7 810 49.4
Educational Services 0 .0 25 1.9 4 1.1 29 1.8
Applied Psychology 0 .0 21 1.6 3 .9 24 1.5
Management/administration 0 .0 143 11.1 63 17.9 206 12.6
Other activities 1 100.0 9 .7 3 .9 13 .8
Not specified 0 .0 42 3.3 10 2.8 52 3.2

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. 

Table 5
Membership Characteristics of Division 12 Members by Membership Status, 2008

  Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
1. General Psychology 0 .0 66 1.9 76 8.9 142 3.3
2. Teaching of Psychology 0 .0 83 2.4 40 4.7 123 2.9
3. Experimental Psychology 0 .0 1 .0 28 3.3 29 .7
5. Evaluation & Measurement 0 .0 56 1.6 43 5.1 99 2.3
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative 0 .0 10 .3 25 2.9 35 .8
7. Developmental Psychology 0 .0 53 1.5 49 5.8 102 2.4
8. Personality & Social 0 .0 101 2.9 99 11.6 200 4.7
9. SPSSI 0 .0 54 1.6 78 9.2 132 3.1
10. Psychology & the Arts 0 .0 34 1.0 16 1.9 50 1.2
12. Clinical Psychology 1 100.0 3,446 100.0 850 100.0 4,297 100.0
13. Consulting Psychology 0 .0 70 2.0 56 6.6 126 2.9
14. SIOP 0 .0 28 .8 14 1.6 42 1.0
15. Educational Psychology 0 .0 25 .7 18 2.1 43 1.0
16. School Psychology 0 .0 73 2.1 34 4.0 107 2.5
17. Counseling Psychology 1 100.0 67 1.9 52 6.1 120 2.8
18. Psychologists in Public Service 0 .0 116 3.4 54 6.4 170 4.0
19. Society for Military Psychology 0 .0 35 1.0 8 .9 43 1.0
20. Adult Development & Aging 0 .0 104 3.0 67 7.9 171 4.0
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering 0 .0 2 .1 4 .5 6 .1
22. Rehabilitation Psychology 0 .0 100 2.9 42 4.9 142 3.3
23. Consumer Psychology 0 .0 5 .1 6 .7 11 .3
24. Theoretical & Philosophical 0 .0 37 1.1 20 2.4 57 1.3
25. Behavior Analysis 0 .0 42 1.2 46 5.4 88 2.0
26. History of Psychology 0 .0 23 .7 43 5.1 66 1.5
27. Community Psychology 0 .0 54 1.6 73 8.6 127 3.0
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse 0 .0 56 1.6 44 5.2 100 2.3
29. Psychotherapy 0 .0 521 15.1 210 24.7 731 17.0
30. Psychological Hypnosis 0 .0 113 3.3 29 3.4 142 3.3
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs 0 .0 83 2.4 77 9.1 160 3.7
32. Humanistic Psychology 0 .0 32 .9 19 2.2 51 1.2
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities 0 .0 53 1.5 27 3.2 80 1.9
34. Population & Environmental 0 .0 9 .3 8 .9 17 .4
35. Psychology of Women 0 .0 143 4.1 80 9.4 223 5.2
36. Psychology of Religion 1 100.0 105 3.0 30 3.5 136 3.2
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice 0 .0 120 3.5 79 9.3 199 4.6
38. Health Psychology 0 .0 288 8.4 162 19.1 450 10.5
39. Psychoanalysis 0 .0 226 6.6 63 7.4 289 6.7
40. Clinical Neuropsychology 0 .0 438 12.7 85 10.0 523 12.2
41. Psychology-Law Society 0 .0 233 6.8 68 8.0 301 7.0
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice 0 .0 613 17.8 145 17.1 758 17.6
43. Family Psychology 0 .0 155 4.5 77 9.1 232 5.4
44. Lesbian & Gay Issues 0 .0 59 1.7 30 3.5 89 2.1
45. Ethnic Minority Issues 0 .0 101 2.9 61 7.2 162 3.8
46. Media Psychology 0 .0 45 1.3 31 3.6 76 1.8
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology 0 .0 51 1.5 20 2.4 71 1.7
48. Peace Psychology 0 .0 35 1.0 22 2.6 57 1.3
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy 0 .0 65 1.9 40 4.7 105 2.4
50. Addictions 0 .0 97 2.8 56 6.6 153 3.6
51. Men & Masculinity 0 .0 22 .6 26 3.1 48 1.1
52. International 0 .0 56 1.6 95 11.2 151 3.5
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 0 .0 349 10.1 118 13.9 467 10.9
54. Pediatric Psychology 0 .0 137 4.0 77 9.1 214 5.0
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy 0 .0 95 2.8 39 4.6 134 3.1
56. Trauma Psychology 0 .0 114 3.3 49 5.8 163 3.8
Number of divisions                
One 0 .0 850 24.7 53 6.2 903 21.0
Two 0 .0 1,122 32.6 182 21.4 1,304 30.3
Three 1 100.0 725 21.0 167 19.6 893 20.8
Four or more 0 .0 749 21.7 448 52.7 1,197 27.9
Number belonging to state associations 0 .0 2,248 65.2 517 60.8 2,765 64.3
ABPP Clinical psychology 0 .0 317 9.2 244 28.7 561 13.1
Counseling 0 .0 8 .2 7 .8 15 .3
Organizational business consulting psychology 0 .0 1 .0 0 .0 1 .0
School 0 .0 8 .2 8 .9 16 .4
Clinical neuropsychology 0 .0 25 .7 21 2.5 46 1.1
Forensic 0 .0 25 .7 24 2.8 49 1.1
Family psychology 0 .0 7 .2 18 2.1 25 .6
Behavioral psychology 0 .0 21 .6 23 2.7 44 1.0
Clinical health 0 .0 7 .2 19 2.2 26 .6
Psychoanalysis 0 .0 11 .3 10 1.2 21 .5
Clinical child and adolescent psychology 0 .0 16 .5 26 3.1 42 1.0
Group psychology 0 .0 4 .1 5 .6 9 .2
Rehabilitation psychology 0 .0 4 .1 6 .7 10 .2
ABPH Clinical hypnosis 0 .0 7 .2 8 .9 15 .3
Experimental hypnosis 0 .0 0 .0 3 .4 3 .1
Paid the Practice Assessment 0 .0 2,156 62.6 321 37.8 2,477 57.6
Total 1 100.0 3,446 100.0 850 100.0 4,297 100.0

Source: 2008 APA Directory.  Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.



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