Voices of Early Career Psychologists in Division 17, the Society of Counseling Psychology

Bibliographic Data

ID8913792
AuthorsNathan Grant Smith (0000-0001-7048-4387, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, corresponding author), Briana K Keller (University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA), Debra Mollen (0000-0002-4785-5984, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, USA), Meredith L Bledsoe (Lakeside Upper School, Seattle, WA, USA), Larisa Buhin (0000-0001-8552-5751, Rochester Institute of Technology Croatia), Lisa M Edwards (0000-0003-2542-7521, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA), Jacob J Levy (0000-0003-1067-5012, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA), Jeana L Magyar‐Moe (University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point), Jeana L Magyar-Moe (University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI, USA), Oksana Yakushko (0000-0001-6453-2987, Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpinteria, CA, USA)
Year2011
Volume40
Issue6
Pages794-825
Publication date2011-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Counseling Psychologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-0000 • E-ISSN: 1552-3861
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0011000011417145
OpenAlexW2099237267
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited35

This article reports on a survey of early career members of the Society of Counseling Psychology (SCP). Seventy early career psychologists completed a survey assessing the usefulness and climate of SCP, barriers to and facilitative factors for involvement in SCP, inclusiveness of SCP regarding cultural diversity and professional interests, degree of involvement in various aspects of SCP, and their areas of satisfaction and dissatisfaction with SCP membership. In general, participants were split on the degree to which they were satisfied with SCP, with participants in faculty positions reporting significantly more positive views of SCP than their practitioner counterparts did. Faculty members viewed SCP as more useful to their careers and reported more positive social interactions within SCP than did non–faculty members. Open-ended responses suggested that satisfaction with SCP was related to availability of mentorship and opportunities for involvement in SCP. Suggestions for engaging new professionals in SCP are offered

Career Counseling · Career development · Counseling psychology · Diversity (politics · Medical education · Mentorship · Positive psychology · Sociology · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Applied Psychology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Medicine · Mentoring and Academic Development · Psychology · Social Psychology

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