Created in 2014, Early Career Psychologists (ECP) Workgroup of APA Division 16 seeks to address the needs of ECPs within Division 16. The ECP Workgroup is currently accepting applications for several open positions. More detailed information about the ECP Workgroup may be found here.
Requirements:
Eligible candidates for these positions must: (a) be current members of Division 16 and (b) be ECPs, defined by APA as being within 10 years of receipt of a doctoral degree. The selected individuals will begin to serve in January 2024. The responsibilities of each open position are described below.
Chair
The Chair shall preside over all activities and meetings of the Workgroup. In this office resides ultimate responsibility and decision-making authority.
-Specific duties include, but are not limited to, planning and leading monthly ECP meetings, serving as liaison to D16, developing monthly agendas, proposing and leading 1-2 initiatives, and overseeing and supporting Workgroup goals, activities, and subcommittees.
-This is a 1-year term.
Chair Elect
The Chair-Elect shall function as the Chair in the latter’s absence or incapacity. The Chair-Elect shall serve in other capacities as appointed by the Chair.
-Specific duties include proposing initiatives, supporting the Chair in committee work, interfacing (e.g., attending and updating) with the Committee on Early Career Psychologists (CECP), Division ECP leadership (ECP Leadership Network; ECPLN), and other State, Provisional, and Territorial affairs (SPTA).
-This is 1-year term; this officer will have served in other positions previously
-The Chair-Elect shall become Chair at the end of the term of office.
Secretary
The Secretary shall keep the records of all meetings of the Workgroup, schedule virtual and in-person meetings, and issue notices of meetings and the election of officers.
-Specific duties include scheduling ECP meetings, including sending out agenda and reminder call for monthly meetings, taking notes at ECP meeting, notifying and welcoming newly elected members (e.g., onboarding members with links to Dropbox and Google, and listservs they should join as ECP Leaders), and coordinating meetings (in person at conferences and/or via the phone) with other workgroups to initiate and maintain collaborative endeavors.
– This is a 2-year term.
-The Officer is selected based on application and appointment.
Workgroup Liaison
The Liaison shall represent the Workgroup to APA and School Psychology Boards, Committees, and Listservs. Additionally, the Liaison is responsible for planning the convention schedule at the annual APA conference, coordinating public meetings through the Division hospitality suite and public relations with constituent school psychology organizations (e.g., NASP, ISPA, ABPP, TSP, CDSPP, SSSP, etc.). This Officer has responsibility for monitoring and liaison activities with the D16 Board of Convention Affairs.
-Specific duties include initiating and maintaining collaboration and discussion with other professional workgroups, including NASP, ISPA, TSP, SASP, and SSSP, and subscribing to online listservs of APA, NASP, and other groups relevant to ECP members in order to keep members abreast of major conversations in the field and help disseminate information to the ECP broader membership.
-Additional duties include planning and supporting D16 ECP activities at APA, TSP, SPRCC, and NASP, serving as Liaison to D16 VP for Convention Affairs & Public Relations in developing ECP focused programming, serving as an ECP rep to the APA Convention Committee, and developing inter divisional programming of interest to ECPs.
-This is a 2-year term.
-The Officer is selected based on application and appointment.
Digital Content Officer
The Digital Content Officer shall be responsible for monitoring, maintaining, and updating all electronic content. This individual will also respond to member/target audience (i.e., ECPs) complaints.
– Specific duties include maintaining and updating the website, updating the online calendar, streamlining electronic documents (e.g., Google drive, Dropbox, Onedrive), compiling and updating an online directory of D16 ECPs interested in the workgroup, developing and implementing an online application system for Workgroup positions and committees, updating and maintaining the Operations Handbook/Bylaws, and managing access to electronic content.
– Additionally, the Officer will maintain the Early Career Blog and biweekly Listserv digest, with content determined by the Research and Publications Chair, and facilitate webinars, podcasts, and other digital interfaces, in collaboration with the Research and Publications Officer.
– This a 2-year term.
– The Officer is selected based on application and appointment.
Research and Publications Officer
The Research and Publications Officer is primarily concerned with increasing scientific understanding of early career aspects of school psychology and is responsible for the dissemination of information about early career topics to its members, the school psychology community, the psychology community in general, and the public.
-Specific duties include serving as liaison to D16 VP of Publications and Communications, serving as the Managing Editor of The School Psychologist (TSP), writing and recruiting submissions for ECP newsletters and publication outlets (e.g., TSP, ECP blog) and conference proposals, engaging in research collaboration with other ECP groups (e.g., SSSP Early Career Forum), and spearheading annual needs assessment, surveys, and briefs (in collaboration with other members) and related responsibilities (e.g., IRB submission, distribution) to determine the current (a) status of ECP members, (b) research/professional development interests of ECP members, or (c) outcomes of ECP members.
– This is a 2-year term.
– The Officer is selected based on application and appointment.
Members at Large
The Workforce shall elect two (2) members-at-large who have a general concern for all aspects of school psychology as a professional discipline from the lens of an ECP. These members will attend all Workgroup meetings and collaborate on various projects to support the functioning of the workgroup.
-This is a 2-year term.
-The members are selected based on application and appointment.
How to Apply:
ECPs interested in a position should email an abbreviated CV (3-5 pages) and Letter of Intent that details interests and qualifications, as well as an acknowledgement of being an ECP and D16 member by October 31, 2023 to Sarah Bonis at sarah.bonis@wku.edu. Questions regarding the ECP Workgroup may also be directed to Sarah.