EducationEarly Career Professional Resources
General Information
Information from the American Psychological Association's ECP website:
- Financial Realities and Strategies for Psychology Doctorates (PDF)
- Building Bridges Brochure: Opportunities for Learning, Networking, and Leadership (PDF)
- Resource Guide for Early Career Psychologists (PDF)
- Resources for Educators (PDF)
- APAConnect guide (a general guide to the benefits of involvement in APA, with information about professional development)
- APA Early Career Listserv
- APA Early Career Psychologist Network
Information from the American Bar Association's Career Counsel website and Young Lawyers Division:
- Top Tech Tips for Your Resume from the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center
- Career Articles & Resources
- When I Was A Young Lawyer (originally published in The Young Lawyer)
Other Collections of Information for ECPs
- Professional Development Page (from PsychWiki; includes topics on Journals in Psychology, Life as a Professor, Life as a Student, How to Get a Job, and Grant Funding)
- Professional Development Information (from APAGS)
- Center for Professional Development in the Law
- The Professional Development Center (for legal professionals)
- National Association for Law Placement Professional Development page
- The American Association for Justice New Lawyers Division
Relevant Publications (which may be found through your library's web site)
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Green, A. G., & Hawley, G. C. (2009). Early career psychologists: Understanding, engaging, and mentoring tomorrow’s leaders. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 40, 206-212.
Tenure & Academia
- Surviving and Thriving in Academia (jointly from Committee on Women in Psychology and APA Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention and Training in Psychology)
- Your First Year (from PsychWiki)
- Getting Beyond the Academic Gatekeepers: The Tenure Process (from APAGS)
Research, Grants & Funding
Starting in November, 2009, AP-LS will offer Grants-in-Aid for Early Career Professionals (those who graduated within the past 7 years), awarding up to $5000 for research-related expenses.
A separate page collects links to sources about grant writing.
A list of grants available to all researchers (students & faculty) is available.
Lists of Funding Sources for ECPs:
- American Psychological Foundation (APF) list of Early Career and Seed Money Funding (PDF)
- An A - Z of Funding Opportunities for Students and Early Career Psychologists (from APA Public Policy Office)
- APA Minority Fellowship Program & Summer Research Institute (for students & Early Career Psychologists)
- Information about NIH Career Development Awards
- NIH New and Early Stage Investigator Policies
For Practitioners
Information for ECPs
- Resources for Early Career Psychologists from APA Practice Organization
- Licensure Information & Publications from APA ECP Web site
- Supporting Early Career Psychologists: Advocating for Licensure Upon Completion of Doctoral Degree (PDF from APA)
- Information from ASPPB to Licensure Applicants and Students
- Licensure Information from APAGS
General Information Links
- APA Practice Organization (APApractice.org)
- PracticeUpdate E-Newsletter (electronic newsletter from the APA Practice Organization)
- APA Approved Practice Guidelines
- Licensing Board Contact Information (from ASPPB)
- ASPPB Handbook on Licensing and Certification Requirements
- Information for Psychologists Teaching Professional Psychology
- APA Continuing Education
Employment Resources
Job Listings:
- American Society of Criminology Employment Exchange
- APA's PsycCareers website
- Psychology jobs listing from The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Criminal justice/Criminology jobs listing from The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Law/Legal Studies jobs listing from The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Psychology jobs listing from HigherEdJobs.com
- Criminal justice jobs listing from HigherEdJobs.com
- Law and legal studies jobs listing from HigherEdJobs.com
- Job Listings from the ABA's Career Counsel
- Findlaw's Law Career Center
Other Career & Employment Links:
- Education and Careers in Psychology
- Careers in Psychology (from APA Science Directorate)
- Non-Academic Careers for Scientific Psychologists
- Salary Surveys from APA's Center for Workforce Studies (CWS)
Student Loans
- College Cost Reduction and Access Act (includes loan forgiveness for public service)
- National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program
- Got loans? Understanding the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (from The Kansas Psychologist)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Loan Repayment Program
- Federal Training Options for Psychologists (PDF describing loan repayment programs)
- Serve the Underserved, Pay off Unpaid Loans (PDF from APA)
Other Links
- Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB)
- California Psychological Association Early Career Psychologist Committee
- Nevada Psychological Association Early Career
- New York State Early Career Psychologist Division
- Preparing Future Faculty Program
- State and Provincial Psychological Associations