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2008 Membership Statistics for Division 18: Society of Counseling Psychology

Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 18 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 18 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 18 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 18 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 18 Members by Membership Status, 2008

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Table 1
Demographic Characteristics of Division 18 Members by Membership Status, 2008

   Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
N= 28 100.0 772 100.0 124 100.0 924 100.0
Gender Men 12 42.9 477 61.8 103 83.1 592 64.1
Women 16 57.1 295 38.2 21 16.9 332 35.9
Race/ethnicity American Indian 0 .0 8 1.0 3 2.4 11 1.2
Asian 1 3.6 7 .9 0 .0 8 .9
Hispanic 2 7.1 14 1.8 1 .8 17 1.8
Black 2 7.1 24 3.1 1 .8 27 2.9
White 15 53.6 605 78.4 116 93.5 736 79.7
Other 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Multiracial/multi-ethnic 0 .0 7 .9 0 .0 7 .8
Not specified 8 28.6 106 13.7 3 2.4 117 12.7
Age Under 30 0 .0 5 .6 1 .8 6 .6
30 - 34 0 .0 28 3.6 0 .0 28 3.0
35 - 39 1 3.6 61 7.9 0 .0 62 6.7
40 - 44 3 10.7 48 6.2 3 2.4 54 5.8
45 - 49 2 7.1 66 8.5 2 1.6 70 7.6
50 - 54 3 10.7 114 14.8 7 5.6 124 13.4
55 - 59 6 21.4 137 17.7 23 18.5 166 18.0
60 - 64 3 10.7 140 18.1 27 21.8 170 18.4
65 - 69 4 14.3 57 7.4 14 11.3 75 8.1
70 or older 4 14.3 79 10.2 45 36.3 128 13.9
Not specified 2 7.1 37 4.8 2 1.6 41 4.4
Mean 58.8   55.7   67.4   57.4  
SD 12.6   12.9   13.3   13.6  
Region New England 2 7.1 48 6.2 8 6.5 58 6.3
Middle Atlantic 5 17.9 88 11.4 13 10.5 106 11.5
East North Central 3 10.7 106 13.7 9 7.3 118 12.8
West North Central 0 .0 68 8.8 8 6.5 76 8.2
South Atlantic 5 17.9 136 17.6 38 30.6 179 19.4
East South Central 3 10.7 38 4.9 3 2.4 44 4.8
West South Central 2 7.1 61 7.9 13 10.5 76 8.2
Mountain 1 3.6 58 7.5 8 6.5 67 7.3
Pacific 7 25.0 155 20.1 22 17.7 184 19.9
Canada 0 .0 7 .9 2 1.6 9 1.0
Other 0 .0 7 .9 0 .0 7 .8

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

Table 2
Educational Characteristics of Division 18 Members by Membership Status, 2008

      Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
N= 28 100.0 772 100.0 124 100.0 924 100.0
Highest degree Ph.D. 5 17.9 609 78.9 116 93.5 730 79.0
Ed.D. 2 7.1 20 2.6 4 3.2 26 2.8
Psy.D. 4 14.3 115 14.9 0 .0 119 12.9
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified 2 7.1 18 2.3 3 2.4 23 2.5
Masters 13 46.4 4 .5 1 .8 18 1.9
Not specified 2 7.1 6 .8 0 .0 8 .9
Years since degree Less than 5 3 10.7 52 6.7 0 .0 55 6.0
5 - 9 3 10.7 93 12.0 3 2.4 99 10.7
10 - 14 3 10.7 91 11.8 1 .8 95 10.3
15 - 19 6 21.4 106 13.7 5 4.0 117 12.7
20 - 24 1 3.6 109 14.1 3 2.4 113 12.2
25 or more 11 39.3 298 38.6 111 89.5 420 45.5
Not specified 1 3.6 23 3.0 1 .8 25 2.7
Mean 23.2   22.0   37.0   24.1  
SD 16.3   13.1   12.8   14.1  

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

Table 3
Current Major Field of Division 18 Members by Membership Status, 2008

 

 

 Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
Health service provider subfields Child clinical 0 .0 14 1.8 2 1.6 16 1.7
Clinical 12 42.9 478 61.9 76 61.3 566 61.3
Clinical neuropsychology 0 .0 5 .6 0 .0 5 .5
Counseling psychology 6 21.4 64 8.3 6 4.8 76 8.2
Forensic 0 .0 31 4.0 1 .8 32 3.5
Geropsychology 0 .0 0 .0 2 1.6 2 .2
Health 0 .0 19 2.5 4 3.2 23 2.5
School 0 .0 3 .4 0 .0 3 .3
Sport psychology 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Subtotal 18 64.3 615 79.7 91 73.4 724 78.4
Research and other subfields Cognitive 0 .0 0 .0 1 .8 1 .1
Community 0 .0 7 .9 8 6.5 15 1.6
Developmental 0 .0 3 .4 0 .0 3 .3
Educational 2 7.1 1 .1 0 .0 3 .3
Experimental 0 .0 0 .0 1 .8 1 .1
General/Methods & Systems 0 .0 0 .0 1 .8 1 .1
Industrial/Organizational 1 3.6 14 1.8 4 3.2 19 2.1
Neurosciences 0 .0 0 .0 1 .8 1 .1
Personality 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Psychopharmacology 0 .0 3 .4 0 .0 3 .3
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Social 0 .0 2 .3 2 1.6 4 .4
Subtotal 3 10.7 32 4.1 18 14.5 53 5.7
Other fields Cognitive science 0 .0 0 .0 1 .8 1 .1
Counseling 0 .0 3 .4 0 .0 3 .3
Counselor Education 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Criminology/Criminal Justice 1 3.6 11 1.4 1 .8 13 1.4
Education, Teaching 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Law 0 .0 2 .3 0 .0 2 .2
Medicine 0 .0 0 .0 1 .8 1 .1
Organizational Behavior 0 .0 2 .3 0 .0 2 .2
Political Science 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Psychiatry 0 .0 0 .0 1 .8 1 .1
Public Admin 1 3.6 5 .6 0 .0 6 .6
Public Health 1 3.6 3 .4 3 2.4 7 .8
Rehabilitation 0 .0 7 .9 0 .0 7 .8
Social/Behavioral Sciences 0 .0 1 .1 3 2.4 4 .4
Social Work 1 3.6 0 .0 0 .0 1 .1
Theology/Religion 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Other 0 .0 10 1.3 3 2.4 13 1.4
Subtotal 4 14.3 48 6.2 13 10.5 65 7.0
Not specified Not specified 3 10.7 77 10.0 2 1.6 82 8.9
Science designation General science 1 3.6 41 5.3 18 14.5 60 6.5
Core science 2 7.1 15 1.9 10 8.1 27 2.9
Neither 22 78.6 639 82.8 94 75.8 755 81.7
Total 28 100.0 772 100.0 124 100.0 924 100.0

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

Table 4
Employment Characteristics of Division 18 Members by Membership Status, 2008

 

  

 Associate Member Fellow Total
  N % N % N % N %
  N= 28 100.0 772 100.0 124 100.0 924 100.0
Employment status Employed full time 4 14.3 310 40.2 56 45.2 370 40.0
Employed part time 0 .0 23 3.0 10 8.1 33 3.6
Postdoctoral study 0 .0 5 .6 0 .0 5 .5
Unemployed, seeking employment 0 .0 2 .3 0 .0 2 .2
Unemployed, not seeking 0 .0 0 .0 1 .8 1 .1
Retired 4 14.3 18 2.3 17 13.7 39 4.2
Other 0 .0 0 .0 1 .8 1 .1
Not specified 20 71.4 414 53.6 39 31.5 473 51.2
Licensure status Licensed as a psychologist 11 39.3 624 80.8 94 75.8 729 78.9
Not licensed/unknown 17 60.7 148 19.2 30 24.2 195 21.1
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) University settings 0 .0 23 7.4 14 25.0 37 10.0
Four-year colleges 0 .0 1 .3 0 .0 1 .3
Medical school 0 .0 4 1.3 5 8.9 9 2.4
Other academic settings 0 .0 2 .6 1 1.8 3 .8
Schools & other educational settings 0 .0 1 .3 1 1.8 2 .5
Independent practice 1 25.0 47 15.2 1 1.8 49 13.2
Hospital 0 .0 109 35.2 22 39.3 131 35.4
Clinic 1 25.0 12 3.9 0 .0 13 3.5
Other human service 1 25.0 12 3.9 0 .0 13 3.5
Business & industry 0 .0 1 .3 0 .0 1 .3
Government 1 25.0 79 25.5 7 12.5 87 23.5
Other 0 .0 15 4.8 5 8.9 20 5.4
Not specified 0 .0 4 1.3 0 .0 4 1.1
Involvement in work activities (full-time-employed only) Research 0 .0 87 28.1 30 53.6 117 31.6
Education 1 25.0 126 40.6 35 62.5 162 43.8
Health/mental health services 4 100.0 266 85.8 31 55.4 301 81.4
Educational services 2 50.0 62 20.0 6 10.7 70 18.9
Other applied psychology 3 75.0 124 40.0 18 32.1 145 39.2
Management/administration 1 25.0 171 55.2 38 67.9 210 56.8
Other employment activities 0 .0 59 19.0 12 21.4 71 19.2
Not specified 0 .0 2 .6 1 1.8 3 .8
Primary work activity (full-time-employed only) Research 0 .0 13 4.2 9 16.1 22 5.9
Education 0 .0 16 5.2 6 10.7 22 5.9
Mental Health Services 3 75.0 171 55.2 12 21.4 186 50.3
Educational Services 0 .0 4 1.3 1 1.8 5 1.4
Applied Psychology 0 .0 22 7.1 4 7.1 26 7.0
Management/administration 1 25.0 78 25.2 21 37.5 100 27.0
Other activities 0 .0 4 1.3 2 3.6 6 1.6
Not specified 0 .0 2 .6 1 1.8 3 .8

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

Table 5
Membership Characteristics of Division 18 Members by Membership Status, 2008

    Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
1. General Psychology 1 3.6 17 2.2 11 8.9 29 3.1
2. Teaching of Psychology 0 .0 7 .9 4 3.2 11 1.2
3. Experimental Psychology 0 .0 1 .1 5 4.0 6 .6
5. Evaluation & Measurement 0 .0 13 1.7 16 12.9 29 3.1
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative 0 .0 3 .4 6 4.8 9 1.0
7. Developmental Psychology 0 .0 2 .3 3 2.4 5 .5
8. Personality & Social 2 7.1 27 3.5 9 7.3 38 4.1
9. SPSSI 2 7.1 15 1.9 10 8.1 27 2.9
10. Psychology & the Arts 1 3.6 4 .5 3 2.4 8 .9
12. Clinical Psychology 0 .0 116 15.0 54 43.5 170 18.4
13. Consulting Psychology 1 3.6 22 2.8 8 6.5 31 3.4
14. SIOP 1 3.6 15 1.9 8 6.5 24 2.6
15. Educational Psychology 1 3.6 13 1.7 3 2.4 17 1.8
16. School Psychology 2 7.1 6 .8 4 3.2 12 1.3
17. Counseling Psychology 0 .0 33 4.3 11 8.9 44 4.8
18. Psychologists in Public Service 28 100.0 772 100.0 124 100.0 924 100.0
19. Society for Military Psychology 0 .0 16 2.1 6 4.8 22 2.4
20. Adult Development & Aging 0 .0 16 2.1 13 10.5 29 3.1
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering 0 .0 1 .1 4 3.2 5 .5
22. Rehabilitation Psychology 1 3.6 30 3.9 10 8.1 41 4.4
23. Consumer Psychology 0 .0 1 .1 3 2.4 4 .4
24. Theoretical & Philosophical 0 .0 9 1.2 3 2.4 12 1.3
25. Behavior Analysis 0 .0 7 .9 8 6.5 15 1.6
26. History of Psychology 0 .0 3 .4 9 7.3 12 1.3
27. Community Psychology 1 3.6 16 2.1 14 11.3 31 3.4
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse 0 .0 14 1.8 12 9.7 26 2.8
29. Psychotherapy 1 3.6 40 5.2 21 16.9 62 6.7
30. Psychological Hypnosis 0 .0 14 1.8 3 2.4 17 1.8
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs 0 .0 20 2.6 21 16.9 41 4.4
32. Humanistic Psychology 0 .0 7 .9 2 1.6 9 1.0
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities 1 3.6 6 .8 2 1.6 9 1.0
34. Population & Environmental 1 3.6 4 .5 4 3.2 9 1.0
35. Psychology of Women 0 .0 32 4.1 11 8.9 43 4.7
36. Psychology of Religion 1 3.6 15 1.9 6 4.8 22 2.4
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice 0 .0 10 1.3 8 6.5 18 1.9
38. Health Psychology 0 .0 63 8.2 26 21.0 89 9.6
39. Psychoanalysis 1 3.6 14 1.8 5 4.0 20 2.2
40. Clinical Neuropsychology 1 3.6 71 9.2 16 12.9 88 9.5
41. Psychology-Law Society 2 7.1 101 13.1 20 16.1 123 13.3
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice 0 .0 57 7.4 32 25.8 89 9.6
43. Family Psychology 1 3.6 15 1.9 10 8.1 26 2.8
44. Lesbian & Gay Issues 0 .0 8 1.0 3 2.4 11 1.2
45. Ethnic Minority Issues 1 3.6 29 3.8 11 8.9 41 4.4
46. Media Psychology 0 .0 5 .6 4 3.2 9 1.0
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology 0 .0 17 2.2 6 4.8 23 2.5
48. Peace Psychology 1 3.6 9 1.2 5 4.0 15 1.6
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy 0 .0 11 1.4 6 4.8 17 1.8
50. Addictions 0 .0 27 3.5 14 11.3 41 4.4
51. Men & Masculinity 1 3.6 6 .8 5 4.0 12 1.3
52. International 1 3.6 9 1.2 15 12.1 25 2.7
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 0 .0 9 1.2 5 4.0 14 1.5
54. Pediatric Psychology 0 .0 7 .9 5 4.0 12 1.3
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy 0 .0 42 5.4 14 11.3 56 6.1
56. Trauma Psychology 2 7.1 67 8.7 17 13.7 86 9.3
Number of divisions                
One 16 57.1 288 37.3 16 12.9 320 34.6
Two 5 17.9 225 29.1 17 13.7 247 26.7
Three 1 3.6 126 16.3 23 18.5 150 16.2
Four or more 6 21.4 133 17.2 68 54.8 207 22.4
Number belonging to state associations 7 25.0 393 50.9 78 62.9 478 51.7
ABPP Clinical psychology 0 .0 30 3.9 33 26.6 63 6.8
Counseling 0 .0 6 .8 1 .8 7 .8
Organizational business consulting psychology 0 .0 0 .0 1 .8 1 .1
School 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Clinical neuropsychology 0 .0 4 .5 2 1.6 6 .6
Forensic 0 .0 13 1.7 4 3.2 17 1.8
Family psychology 0 .0 0 .0 2 1.6 2 .2
Behavioral psychology 0 .0 2 .3 1 .8 3 .3
Clinical health 0 .0 4 .5 1 .8 5 .5
Rehabilitation psychology 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Experimental hypnosis 0 .0 0 .0 1 .8 1 .1
Paid the Practice Assessment 5 17.9 481 62.3 56 45.2 542 58.7
Total 28 100.0 772 100.0 124 100.0 924 100.0

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

 



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