2010 Convention

Description: Presenters reviewed strengths and weaknesses of available databases/approaches to forecasting and will address factors that will need to be considered when modeling or projecting the psychology workforce.

Chair: Jessica L. Kohout, PhD, APA Center for Workforce Studies

Participants: Jessica L. Kohout, PhD, APA Center for Workforce Studies William E. Pate II, BA, APA Center for Workforce Studies

Time: 10-10:50 a.m.

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Upper level, room 30B

Handout:Approaching an Uncertain Future: Debunking Myths and Smashing Crystal Balls (PDF, 218KB)

Description: An exploration of recent national-level data on demographics, education, employment, salaries, and challenges and opportunities for health service provider psychologists. Discussion of data included: trends in the demographic composition of the educational pipeline and professional workforce; employment positions, settings, and work hours; use of telepsychology; starting salaries and full-time salaries. Particular emphasis devoted to challenges and opportunities for health service provider psychologists.

Chair: Daniel Michalski, MPA, APA Center for Workforce Studies

Participants: Daniel Michalski, MPA, APA Center for Workforce Studies, Tanya Mulvey, MAPP, APA Center for Workforce Studies

Time: 11-11:50 a.m.

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Upper level, room 30B

Handout: Planning for your psychology career: What tomorrow’s psychology health service providers need to know today (PDF, 739KB)

Description: A presentation of national-level data related to education, debt, starting salaries, financial support, salaries, and employment settings for psychology researchers and educators, and a brief discussion of “building the scientific base in psychology.” Discussion of data included: trends in the demographic composition of the educational pipeline and workforce; employment positions and settings for researchers and educators including starting salaries and full-time salaries. Particular emphasis devoted to challenges and opportunities for psychologists involved primarily in education and research.

Chair: Daniel Michalski, MPA, APA Center for Workforce Studies

Participants: Daniel Michalski, MPA, APA Center for Workforce Studies, Tanya Mulvey, MAPP, APA Center for Workforce Studies

Time: 1-1:50 p.m.

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Upper level, room 30B

Handout: Psychology Researchers and Educators-What’s on the Our workforce Horizon (PDF, 310KB)

Description: This presentation included profiles of careers in psychology highlighting recent national-level data on demographics, education, employment, salaries, and challenges and opportunities for psychologists. Discussion of data will include: trends in the demographic composition of the educational pipeline and professional workforce; employment positions, settings, and work hours; starting salaries and full-time salaries. Particular emphasis was devoted to challenges and opportunities in education, training, and the workforce. 

Chair: Philip R. Magaletta, PhD

Participant: Tanya A. Mulvey, MAPP Catherine L. Grus, PhD

Time: 2-2:50 p.m.

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Upper level, Room 1B

Handout:What can I do with a degree in psychology? (PDF, 215KB)

Description: This symposium presented data on the APA membership, including counts, demographic data, fields, work activities and settings, and how the membership has changed in past decades. Opinions of student affiliates and members about the Association, current factors affecting APA membership, e.g., economy, diversity, together with targeted strategies to serve/recruit/retain members will be discussed, as well as possible future paths for the Association.

Chair: Jessica L. Kohout, PhD, APA Center for Workforce Studies

Participant: Ariel A. Finno, APA Center Workforce Studies Brittany Hart, APA Center for Workforce Studies

Time: 4-4:50 p.m.

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Upper level, Room 30E

Handout:Can APA be a Peppered Moth? Evolving in Response to Environmental Change and Prospects for the Association (PDF, 201KB)

Description: A symposium presenting data on debt by degree type and subfield, along with data on contributing factors to overall debt  for psychology graduate students. Starting and eventual salaries by degree level, employment setting and position will be presented. Graduate school loan repayment options will be discussed.

Participants: Daniel Michalski, MPA, APA Center for Workforce Studies,
William Pate II, BA, APA Center for Workforce Studies,
Darryl Salvador, PsyD, Phil Magaletta, PhD

Time: 10-11:50 a.m.

Location: APAGS Suite, Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel

Handout:Funding issues and resources for clinically oriented graduate students (PDF, 347KB)