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2008 Membership Statistics for Division 22: Rehabilitation Psychology

Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 22 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 22 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 22 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 22 Members by Membership Status, 2008
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 22 Members by Membership Status, 2008

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Table 1
Demographic Characteristics of Division 22 Members by Membership Status, 2008

 

 		   Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
N= 30 100.0 1,092 100.0 141 100.0 1,263 100.0
Gender Men 19 63.3 596 54.6 108 76.6 723 57.2
Women 11 36.7 496 45.4 33 23.4 540 42.8
Race/ethnicity American Indian 0 .0 2 .2 1 .7 3 .2
Asian 0 .0 22 2.0 5 3.5 27 2.1
Hispanic 0 .0 28 2.6 3 2.1 31 2.5
Black 1 3.3 22 2.0 3 2.1 26 2.1
White 26 86.7 853 78.1 125 88.7 1,004 79.5
Multiracial/multi-ethnic 0 .0 6 .5 0 .0 6 .5
Not specified 3 10.0 159 14.6 4 2.8 166 13.1
Age Under 30 0 .0 4 .4 0 .0 4 .3
30 - 34 0 .0 31 2.8 0 .0 31 2.5
35 - 39 1 3.3 94 8.6 0 .0 95 7.5
40 - 44 2 6.7 114 10.4 5 3.5 121 9.6
45 - 49 2 6.7 133 12.2 10 7.1 145 11.5
50 - 54 4 13.3 173 15.8 21 14.9 198 15.7
55 - 59 2 6.7 202 18.5 28 19.9 232 18.4
60 - 64 5 16.7 149 13.6 22 15.6 176 13.9
65 - 69 4 13.3 57 5.2 11 7.8 72 5.7
70 or older 8 26.7 78 7.1 40 28.4 126 10.0
Not specified 2 6.7 57 5.2 4 2.8 63 5.0
Mean 62.7   53.6   64.7   55.0  
SD 14.5   11.9   14.7   12.9  
Region New England 1 3.3 67 6.1 5 3.5 73 5.8
Middle Atlantic 7 23.3 177 16.2 31 22.0 215 17.0
East North Central 6 20.0 211 19.3 24 17.0 241 19.1
West North Central 1 3.3 75 6.9 8 5.7 84 6.7
South Atlantic 6 20.0 170 15.6 30 21.3 206 16.3
East South Central 3 10.0 36 3.3 7 5.0 46 3.6
West South Central 3 10.0 78 7.1 10 7.1 91 7.2
Mountain 2 6.7 75 6.9 4 2.8 81 6.4
Pacific 1 3.3 160 14.7 16 11.3 177 14.0
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) 0 .0 2 .2 0 .0 2 .2
Canada 0 .0 32 2.9 3 2.1 35 2.8
Other 0 .0 9 .8 3 2.1 12 1.0

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

Table 2
Educational Characteristics of Division 22 Members by Membership Status, 2008

 

 		   Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
N= 30 100.0 1,092 100.0 141 100.0 1,263 100.0
Highest degree Ph.D. 9 30.0 890 81.5 136 96.5 1,035 81.9
Ed.D. 0 .0 38 3.5 1 .7 39 3.1
Psy.D. 1 3.3 127 11.6 3 2.1 131 10.4
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified 1 3.3 25 2.3 0 .0 26 2.1
Masters 16 53.3 8 .7 1 .7 25 2.0
Baccalaureate/Associate 0 .0 2 .2 0 .0 2 .2
Not specified 3 10.0 2 .2 0 .0 5 .4
Years since degree Less than 5 1 3.3 66 6.0 0 .0 67 5.3
5 - 9 2 6.7 145 13.3 0 .0 147 11.6
10 - 14 2 6.7 156 14.3 4 2.8 162 12.8
15 - 19 1 3.3 185 16.9 9 6.4 195 15.4
20 - 24 6 20.0 160 14.7 22 15.6 188 14.9
25 or more 18 60.0 351 32.1 106 75.2 475 37.6
Not specified 0 .0 29 2.7 0 .0 29 2.3
Mean 29.0   20.1   34.5   22.0  
SD 14.6   11.8   14.2   13.1  

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

Table 3
Current Major Field of Division 22 Members by Membership Status, 2008

 

 		   Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
Health service provider subfields Child clinical 1 3.3 6 .5 0 .0 7 .6
Clinical 10 33.3 508 46.5 56 39.7 574 45.4
Clinical neuropsychology 2 6.7 93 8.5 14 9.9 109 8.6
Counseling psychology 4 13.3 85 7.8 9 6.4 98 7.8
Family 0 .0 0 .0 1 .7 1 .1
Forensic 0 .0 3 .3 0 .0 3 .2
Geropsychology 0 .0 4 .4 2 1.4 6 .5
Health 1 3.3 41 3.8 4 2.8 46 3.6
School 0 .0 4 .4 1 .7 5 .4
Subtotal 18 60.0 744 68.1 87 61.7 849 67.2
Research and other subfields Cognitive 0 .0 2 .2 0 .0 2 .2
Community 0 .0 2 .2 1 .7 3 .2
Developmental 1 3.3 3 .3 2 1.4 6 .5
Educational 0 .0 5 .5 0 .0 5 .4
Experimental 0 .0 4 .4 1 .7 5 .4
General/Methods & Systems 0 .0 2 .2 0 .0 2 .2
Industrial/Organizational 0 .0 3 .3 0 .0 3 .2
Neurosciences 1 3.3 39 3.6 3 2.1 43 3.4
Physiological/Psychobiology 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Psychopharmacology 0 .0 0 .0 1 .7 1 .1
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats 1 3.3 3 .3 2 1.4 6 .5
Social 0 .0 4 .4 2 1.4 6 .5
Subtotal 3 10.0 68 6.2 12 8.5 83 6.6
Other fields Behavioral Medicine 0 .0 11 1.0 1 .7 12 1.0
Business or Management 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Counseling 2 6.7 4 .4 0 .0 6 .5
Counselor Education 0 .0 5 .5 1 .7 6 .5
Criminology/Criminal Justice 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Education, Teaching 0 .0 3 .3 0 .0 3 .2
Engineering 0 .0 0 .0 1 .7 1 .1
Epidemiology 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Medicine 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Public Admin 0 .0 2 .2 0 .0 2 .2
Public Health 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Rehabilitation 5 16.7 147 13.5 34 24.1 186 14.7
Social/Behavioral Sciences 0 .0 0 .0 1 .7 1 .1
Sociology 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Special Education 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Speech & Hearing 0 .0 2 .2 0 .0 2 .2
Other 1 3.3 7 .6 2 1.4 10 .8
Subtotal 8 26.7 188 17.2 40 28.4 236 18.7
Not specified Not specified 1 3.3 92 8.4 2 1.4 95 7.5
Science designation General science 1 3.3 64 5.9 8 5.7 73 5.8
Core science 3 10.0 65 6.0 13 9.2 81 6.4
Neither 25 83.3 871 79.8 118 83.7 1,014 80.3
Total 30 100.0 1,092 100.0 141 100.0 1,263 100.0

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

Table 4
Employment Characteristics of Division 22 Members by Membership Status, 2008

   

 		 Associate Member Fellow Total
  N % N % N % N %
  N= 30 100.0 1,092 100.0 141 100.0 1,263 100.0
Employment status Employed full time 4 13.3 400 36.6 67 47.5 471 37.3
Employed part time 1 3.3 40 3.7 7 5.0 48 3.8
Employed; status not known 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Postdoctoral study 0 .0 8 .7 0 .0 8 .6
Unemployed, seeking employment 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Retired 2 6.7 15 1.4 15 10.6 32 2.5
Not specified 23 76.7 627 57.4 52 36.9 702 55.6
Licensure status Licensed as a psychologist 14 46.7 873 79.9 116 82.3 1,003 79.4
Not licensed/unknown 16 53.3 219 20.1 25 17.7 260 20.6
 

Primary work setting (full-time-employed only)		 University settings 0 .0 41 10.3 24 35.8 65 13.8
Four-year colleges 0 .0 2 .5 1 1.5 3 .6
Medical school 0 .0 23 5.8 19 28.4 42 8.9
Other academic settings 1 25.0 5 1.3 0 .0 6 1.3
Schools & other educational settings 0 .0 1 .3 1 1.5 2 .4
Independent practice 0 .0 131 32.8 6 9.0 137 29.1
Hospital 2 50.0 69 17.3 4 6.0 75 15.9
Clinic 0 .0 7 1.8 0 .0 7 1.5
Other human service 1 25.0 97 24.3 7 10.4 105 22.3
Business & industry 0 .0 1 .3 0 .0 1 .2
Government 0 .0 12 3.0 1 1.5 13 2.8
Other 0 .0 8 2.0 4 6.0 12 2.5
Not specified 0 .0 3 .8 0 .0 3 .6
 

Involvement in work activities (full-time-employed only)		 Research 2 50.0 154 38.5 52 77.6 208 44.2
Education 2 50.0 169 42.3 43 64.2 214 45.4
Health/mental health services 2 50.0 343 85.8 40 59.7 385 81.7
Educational services 1 25.0 111 27.8 12 17.9 124 26.3
Other applied psychology 2 50.0 80 20.0 10 14.9 92 19.5
Management/administration 1 25.0 148 37.0 40 59.7 189 40.1
Other employment activities 2 50.0 49 12.3 7 10.4 58 12.3
Not specified 0 .0 13 3.3 3 4.5 16 3.4
 

Primary work activity (full-time-employed only)		 Research 0 .0 35 8.8 23 34.3 58 12.3
Education 2 50.0 28 7.0 10 14.9 40 8.5
Mental Health Services 2 50.0 285 71.3 17 25.4 304 64.5
Educational Services 0 .0 10 2.5 2 3.0 12 2.5
Applied Psychology 0 .0 4 1.0 1 1.5 5 1.1
Management/administration 0 .0 23 5.8 11 16.4 34 7.2
Other activities 0 .0 1 .3 0 .0 1 .2
Not specified 0 .0 14 3.5 3 4.5 17 3.6

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

Table 5
Membership Characteristics of Division 22 Members by Membership Status, 2008

 

 

   Associate Member Fellow Total
N % N % N % N %
1. General Psychology 2 6.7 23 2.1 8 5.7 33 2.6
2. Teaching of Psychology 1 3.3 16 1.5 7 5.0 24 1.9
3. Experimental Psychology 0 .0 5 .5 4 2.8 9 .7
5. Evaluation & Measurement 0 .0 19 1.7 7 5.0 26 2.1
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative 0 .0 7 .6 8 5.7 15 1.2
7. Developmental Psychology 1 3.3 5 .5 6 4.3 12 1.0
8. Personality & Social 2 6.7 21 1.9 10 7.1 33 2.6
9. SPSSI 2 6.7 12 1.1 8 5.7 22 1.7
10. Psychology & the Arts 0 .0 8 .7 3 2.1 11 .9
12. Clinical Psychology 0 .0 100 9.2 42 29.8 142 11.2
13. Consulting Psychology 1 3.3 25 2.3 8 5.7 34 2.7
14. SIOP 0 .0 12 1.1 4 2.8 16 1.3
15. Educational Psychology 0 .0 21 1.9 4 2.8 25 2.0
16. School Psychology 1 3.3 11 1.0 5 3.5 17 1.3
17. Counseling Psychology 3 10.0 53 4.9 18 12.8 74 5.9
18. Psychologists in Public Service 1 3.3 30 2.7 10 7.1 41 3.2
19. Society for Military Psychology 0 .0 9 .8 2 1.4 11 .9
20. Adult Development & Aging 0 .0 44 4.0 13 9.2 57 4.5
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering 0 .0 2 .2 4 2.8 6 .5
22. Rehabilitation Psychology 30 100.0 1,092 100.0 141 100.0 1,263 100.0
23. Consumer Psychology 0 .0 2 .2 3 2.1 5 .4
24. Theoretical & Philosophical 0 .0 8 .7 3 2.1 11 .9
25. Behavior Analysis 0 .0 10 .9 6 4.3 16 1.3
26. History of Psychology 0 .0 6 .5 13 9.2 19 1.5
27. Community Psychology 1 3.3 13 1.2 8 5.7 22 1.7
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse 1 3.3 17 1.6 10 7.1 28 2.2
29. Psychotherapy 3 10.0 43 3.9 19 13.5 65 5.1
30. Psychological Hypnosis 2 6.7 19 1.7 3 2.1 24 1.9
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs 0 .0 12 1.1 14 9.9 26 2.1
32. Humanistic Psychology 0 .0 8 .7 4 2.8 12 1.0
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities 2 6.7 22 2.0 9 6.4 33 2.6
34. Population & Environmental 1 3.3 4 .4 2 1.4 7 .6
35. Psychology of Women 0 .0 21 1.9 11 7.8 32 2.5
36. Psychology of Religion 1 3.3 26 2.4 7 5.0 34 2.7
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice 1 3.3 6 .5 7 5.0 14 1.1
38. Health Psychology 4 13.3 144 13.2 32 22.7 180 14.3
39. Psychoanalysis 0 .0 24 2.2 7 5.0 31 2.5
40. Clinical Neuropsychology 6 20.0 557 51.0 54 38.3 617 48.9
41. Psychology-Law Society 0 .0 35 3.2 7 5.0 42 3.3
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice 0 .0 108 9.9 18 12.8 126 10.0
43. Family Psychology 1 3.3 18 1.6 7 5.0 26 2.1
44. Lesbian & Gay Issues 0 .0 12 1.1 3 2.1 15 1.2
45. Ethnic Minority Issues 0 .0 13 1.2 5 3.5 18 1.4
46. Media Psychology 1 3.3 7 .6 6 4.3 14 1.1
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology 1 3.3 22 2.0 3 2.1 26 2.1
48. Peace Psychology 0 .0 11 1.0 6 4.3 17 1.3
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy 0 .0 7 .6 5 3.5 12 1.0
50. Addictions 1 3.3 15 1.4 7 5.0 23 1.8
51. Men & Masculinity 0 .0 2 .2 4 2.8 6 .5
52. International 0 .0 16 1.5 9 6.4 25 2.0
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 0 .0 7 .6 6 4.3 13 1.0
54. Pediatric Psychology 0 .0 23 2.1 9 6.4 32 2.5
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy 0 .0 30 2.7 11 7.8 41 3.2
56. Trauma Psychology 0 .0 18 1.6 9 6.4 27 2.1
Number of divisions                
One 11 36.7 272 24.9 18 12.8 301 23.8
Two 8 26.7 420 38.5 34 24.1 462 36.6
Three 5 16.7 221 20.2 32 22.7 258 20.4
Four or more 6 20.0 179 16.4 57 40.4 242 19.2
Number belonging to state associations 13 43.3 545 49.9 72 51.1 630 49.9
ABPP Clinical psychology 0 .0 11 1.0 13 9.2 24 1.9
Counseling 0 .0 4 .4 1 .7 5 .4
Organizational business consulting psychology 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
School 0 .0 0 .0 2 1.4 2 .2
Clinical neuropsychology 0 .0 47 4.3 16 11.3 63 5.0
Forensic 0 .0 0 .0 2 1.4 2 .2
Behavioral psychology 0 .0 1 .1 0 .0 1 .1
Clinical health 0 .0 3 .3 3 2.1 6 .5
Rehabilitation psychology 1 3.3 61 5.6 35 24.8 97 7.7
ABPH Clinical hypnosis 0 .0 1 .1 1 .7 2 .2
Paid the Practice Assessment 8 26.7 758 69.4 69 48.9 835 66.1
Total 30 100.0 1,092 100.0 141 100.0 1,263 100.0

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



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