Early Career Professionals Council
Council Focus
The Early Career Professionals Council provides Early Career Psychologist (ECP)-focused education and training, and serves as a bridge between ECP members, the broader Society, and APA to amplify their voices fostering greater inclusion and representation.
The Early Career Professionals Council (ECPC) is comprised of Early Career Psychologists: anyone who is within 10 years of having received their terminal degree. We accomplish our mission by promoting professional development, advocating for the needs and interests of early career psychologists, and participating in the Society’s Councils and Committees. We encourage you to meet your colleagues and participate by joining our listserv.
ECPC Awards
The ECPC supports its members through a variety of awards each year.
History of ECPC
According to an APA Early Career Psychologist Survey, early career professionals (ECPs) expressed concerns regarding a number of issues, including how to prepare for tenure; set up practice; secure extramural funding; balance demands of work and a young family; balance multiple job roles; and address significant debt. In late 2010, the SfHP Board of Directors set up an Early Career Professionals Council (ECPC) “to promote and enhance the involvement of early career psychologists by providing a defined voice and presence within Division affairs.”
Council members work to promote the contributions and concerns of ECPs in Society matters by:
- Participating on relevant SfHP Councils and Committees.
- Promoting training and professional development through programming at the Annual Meeting and other venues.
Interested in joining the ECPC?
The ECPC is the professional home within SfHP for people within 10 years of receiving their terminal degree. If this describes you, please reach out to learn more and get involved!
ECP Resources
Career Strategic Planning Worksheet
This Career Strategic Planning Worksheet is offered by the Early Career Professionals Council.
Demystifying the process of becoming a national leader
We’ve organized this panel of national psychology leaders to help make the process of getting involved more clear and accessible!
Job Talks & Work Samples 101: What, Why, and How
Job talks and work samples are a common though often mysterious component of the interview and hiring process for pediatric/adult health psychologists across academic, hospital, research, and industry settings (and their intersections).
Council Members
- Nicole Arrato, PhD
Chair - Sydney Black, PsyD
Membership Liaison - Aimee Cruz, PsyD
Member - Phil Fizur, PsyD
Website Designate - Catarina Lally, PsyD
Communications Director - Danielle Miller, PhD
Member
- Jan Mooney, PhD
Member - Anna Leigh Robison, PsyD
Past Chair - Gabriella Silverstein, PhD
Secretary - Nichmarie Soto Bonilla, PhD
Professional Development Director - Madhu Suresh, PhD
Member - Kübra Tör-Çabuk, PhD
Awards Committee Lead
