Councils & Committees

Early Career Professionals Council

Early career psychologists are the future of APA and our Division, representing 20-25% of APA members. According to the 2007 APA Early Career Psychologist Survey, early career professionals (ECPs) expressed concerns regarding a number of issues, including how to: prepare for tenure; set up practice; secure extramural funding; balance demands of work and a young family; balance multiple job roles; and address a significant debt.

In late 2010, the Division 38 Board of Directors set up an Early Career Professionals (ECP) Council "to promote and enhance the involvement of early career psychologists by providing a defined voice and presence within Division affairs."

The Council is comprised of members who are within seven years of completing their doctoral degrees and are engaged in establishing their professional careers. Council members work to promote the contributions and concerns of ECPs in Division matters by (1) participation on relevant Division Councils or Committees and (2) promotion of training and professional development through programming at the Annual Meeting and other venues.

In order to be successful, the Council needs to hear from you. With your help, we will work to help promote the needs of ECPs within the Division and the profession, more broadly. If you are interested in becoming involved or in sharing your perspective, please call or e-mail the ECP Council Chair.

Chair: Zeeshan Butt, PhD,
Northwestern University
z-butt@northwestern.edu
312-503-5519

Members:

Early Career Professionals Survey

In the spring of 2011, we surveyed the ECPs among the Division 38 membership to determine the needs of ECPs in health psychology. You can access the results of the survey by clicking here.

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