VOL 62 Issue 2 SUMMER 2009 A publication of the Society of Clinical Psychology (Division 12, American Psychological Association) CONTENTS APA PROGRAMINSIDE: (P. 18) PRESIDENT’S COLUMN DIVISION 12 01 President’s Column 05 Internet Update: The Integration A Commentary on E-Therapy 06 Early Career Column: of Science and Association Navigation 07 History Column: Practice: The Case of Interesting Times - A Wonderful Journey Division 12 and PsyD 09 Student Column: Jobs in Clinical Psychology - Psychologists How to Fulfill your Dream of being a Scientist-Practitioner The origins and strengths of the Society of Clinical 11 Book Recommendations: By John C. Norcross, PhD, ABPP Psychology reside in the Boulder model, scientist-practitio- Family-Based Treatment for University of Scranton Young Children with OCD ner tradition. For many years, inside and outside of APA, Division President, Society of 12 Psychopharm Update: Clinical Psychology 12 has served as the flagship for the integration of science and Recent Landmark Studies in practice in clinical psychology. More than 98% of the elected offi- the Treatment of Child- cers and 100% of its presidents have been PhD recipients. I proudly continue in that tradition: Adolescent Anxiety and my undergraduate (Rutgers), graduate (Rhode Island), and internship (Brown) training all Depression occurred within scientist-practitioner programs. 14 Diversity Column: International Psychology - At the same time, clinical psychology has evolved two distinct training paths: the Challenges and Promises of Boulder model, scientist-practitioner (always leading to a PhD) and the Vail model, practi- a Growing Movement tioner (typically leading to the PsyD). The numbers of new doctorates in clinical psychology 16 Section Updates are now evenly divided between the two models (Norcross, Kohout, & Wicherski, 2005). 18 Division 12 Programming: Although the 170ish APA-accredited PhD clinical programs far outnumber the 63 APA- 2009 APA Convention accredited PsyD clinical programs, the latter generally produce far more graduates, result- 23 Abbreviated Minutes ing in a numerical parity. Fully half of all new clinical psychologists in the United States are PsyD recipients. EDITOR How might Division 12, the champion of the scientist-practitioner model, respond? That is the subject of my president’s column and an agenda topic for the next Division 12 William C. Sanderson, PhD Professor of Psychology Board of Directors meeting. (continued on page 2) Hofstra University Hempstead NY 11549 [email protected] DIVISION 12 OFFICERS The Clinical Psychologist is going green! Beginning with the Fall 2009 President (2009) TCP: John Norcross, Ph.D., ABPP issue, to keep in step with the digital age, TCP will gradually transition President-elect (2010) GOING to an online version. You will still receive a hard copy of one issue in Marvin R. Goldfried, Ph.D. 2010, and then back to an online version. You will be notified by email Past President (2008) GREEN! Irving B. Weiner, Ph.D., ABPP each time a new issue becomes available. Of course, you can always Secretary (2008-2010) access the most recent issue of TCP (and 10 years of past issues) from Danny Wedding, Ph.D. the Society’s homepage: www.div12.org Treasurer (2009-2011) M. David Rudd, Ph.D. ISSN 0009-9244 Copyright 2009 by the Society of Clinical Psychology, American Psychological Association President’s Column (continued) Here are 10 ways I believe we should proceed: embraced a mission statement in 2008: “to encourage and support the integration of psychological science 1. Start with the data. Approximately 300 PsyD and practice in education, research, application, advo- recipients are currently members or fellows of the cacy and public policy, attending to the importance of Society – a mere 7% of our membership (www.apa. diversity.” Our mission statement can accommodate org/about/division/division-12-2008.html). Most of us both PhD and PsyD psychologists; it’s the commitment are convinced that the percentage is too low. to integratiing science and practice, not the degree, 2. Identify our mission. The Society revised and that’s key. DIVISION 12 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS (Executive Committee) MEMBER AT LARGE President (2009) John C. Norcross, Ph.D., ABPP* Ascuncion M. Austria, Ph.D.* (07-09) President-elect (2010) Marvin R. Goldfried, Ph.D.* EDITORS (Members of the Board without vote) Past President (2008) Irving B. Weiner, Ph.D., ABPP* The Clinical Psychologist: Secretary (2008-2010) Danny Wedding, Ph.D.* (2006-10) William C. Sanderson, Ph.D. Treasurer (2009-20011) M. David Rudd, Ph.D.* Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice: COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES (2004-10) Phillip Kendall, Ph.D. ABPP Representative (1/07-12/09) Linda C. Sobell, Ph.D.* Web Editor: Representative (1/08-12-10) Larry Beutler, Ph.D.* (2009-11) Sammy F. Banawan, Ph.D. Representative (1/08-12/10) Lynn P. Rehm, Ph.D.* Representative (1/09-12/11) Richard M. Suinn, Ph.D.* * = Voting Members of Board SECTION REPRESENTATIVES TO THE DIVISION 12 BOARD Section 2: Society of Clinical Geropsychology (07-09) Section 8: Assoc. of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (07-09) Deborah A. King, Ph.D.* Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D., ABPP* Section 3: Society for a Science of Clinical Psych. (09-11) Section 9: Assessment Psychology (08-10) David Tolin, Ph.D. Norman Abeles, Ph.D., ABPP* Section 4: Clinical Psychology of Women (08-10) Section 10: Graduate Students and Early Career Psychologists (08-10) Lynn H. Collins, Ph.D.* Brian Hall* Section 6: Clinical Psychology of Ethnic Minorities (07-09) Eduardo S. Morales, Ph.D.* * = Voting Members of Board Section 7: Emergencies and Crises (07-09) Marc Hillbrand, Ph.D.* EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR: William C. Sanderson, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology Student Column: George Slavich, Ph.D., University of California, Hofstra University, Hempstead NY 11549 San Francisco Federal Advocacy Column: Donna Rasin-Waters, Ph.D., Private EDITORS FOR REGULARLY APPEARING COLUMNS Practice and VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn Early Career Column: Katherine Muller, PsyD, Montefiore Medical Section Updates: Center/AECOM II. Deborah King, Ph.D., University of Rochester Book Recommendations: Lata McGinn, Ph.D., Yeshiva University III. E. David Klonsky, Ph.D., Stony Brook University Psychopharm Update: Timothy Bruce, Ph.D., University of Illinois College of Medicine VI. Anabel Bejarano, Ph.D., Independent Practice, San Diego CA History Column: Donald Routh, Ph.D., University of Miami VII. Marc Hillbrand, Ph.D., Connecticut Valley Hospital Internet Update: Simon Rego, PsyD, Montefiore Medical VIII. Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D., Temple University Health Sciences Center Center/AECOM IX. Norman Abeles, Ph.D., Michigan State University Diversity Column: Guerda Nicolas, Ph.D., Boston College Graphic Design: Jason Crowtz 2 VOL 62 – No 2 – SUMMER 2009 President’s Column (continued) 3. Endorse a bidirectional perspective on that inte- Figure 1 summarizes the mean acceptance rates gration. Far too often we envision science descending for APA-accredited clinical psychology programs across upon practice in a way that practitioners experience as the practice-research continuum. Starting on the left, disrespectful and unilateral. Let’s remember that sci- the bars represent the foregoing 6 categories of pro- ence and practice should mutually inform each other; grams (starting with freestanding PsyD on the left). neither is particularly useful without the other. 4. Practice solidarity and respect. We have all Figure 1. Mean acceptance rates of encountered splitting, polarized statements from both clinical scientists and practitioners. An aggrieved sci- APA-accredited clinical programs entist complains, “The results of our/my research are 60 ignored by the practitioner community, as they con- 50 tinue to practice in unscientific and ineffective ways.” An aggrieved practitioner complains, “Research does 40 not inform the way that I assess, relate, and treat 30 patients, as scientists continue to pursue questions 20 of meager value to me.” The creation of in groups 10 and out groups, we vs. they, does little to advance integration. % of applicants accepted 0 Free- Univ Univ Practice- Equal- Research- 5. Acknowledge the continuum of training models. standing School Dept oriented emphasis oriented The destructive dichotomies begin with the scientist- PsyD PsyD PsyD PhD PhD PhD practitioner, PhD vs. the scholar-practitioner, PsyD. In fact, clinical psychology training programs oper- Figure 2 presents the mean percentage of ate on a practice-research continuum. In our bian- students receiving full funding (full tuition waiver nual studies of all APA-accredited clinical programs plus an assistantship stipend) along the same practice- (Norcross, Sayette, & Mayne, 2008), we reliably clas- research continuum (data adapted from Norcross, sify programs into 6 categories: Ellis, & Sayette, 2009). Note the variability within • Freestanding PsyD programs (N = 18) PsyD programs, as well as within PhD programs, • University professional school PsyD programs (19) across the continuum. • University department PsyD programs (17) • Practice-oriented PhD programs (9) Figure 2. Mean % receiving full • Equal-emphasis PhD programs (67) • Research-oriented PhD programs (93) financial support at APA-accredited Clinical psychology training traverses a wide clinical programs spectrum (including the perennial confusion occa- 100 sioned by explicitly Vail-model programs awarding 90 the PhD degree). The Boulder conferees (Raimy, 80 1950)