The Division 16 Early Career Professionals (ECP) Workgroup is currently accepting nominations for open positions. Created 2014, the ECP Workgroup seeks to support the needs of early career practitioners and graduate educators within the field of school psychology. More detailed information about the ECP Workgroup may be found here.
Requirements:
Eligible candidates for these positions must be within 10 years of receipt of a doctoral degree and current members of Division 16. The selected individuals will begin to serve in January 2025. The responsibilities of each open position are described below.
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 one-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.
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. The Research and Publications Officer is selected based on application and appointment to serve a two-year term.
Member-at-Large
The Workgroup shall elect one (1) member-at-large who have a general concern for all aspects of school psychology as a professional discipline from the lens of an ECP. This member will attend all Workgroup meetings and collaborate on various projects to support the functioning of the workgroup. Members-at-Large are selected based on application and appointment to serve a two-year term.
How to Apply:
Please submit an abbreviated CV (3-5 pages) and Letter of Intent including your interests and qualifications as well as an acknowledgment of being an ECP and D16 member to Paul Jones at paul.jones@temple.edu by October 31, 2024. Questions regarding the ECP Workgroup may also be directed to Paul.