Resources for Early Career Psychologists

• APA Approved Sponsors of Continuing Professional Education
  A map displaying sponsors of continuing professional education in the United States, Europe and Canada.
• Faculty Development
  Lifelong learning is critical for faculty to stay current in their field. Conferences, workshops, continuing education activities and mentoring relationships can provide important professional development opportunities.
• Career Development
  Resources for early career psychologists for use in career development, including information on licensure and specific information for researchers, practitioners and academics.

Professional Development

• Coping with the death of a co-worker
  Our co-workers are very much like extended family, so a co-worker's death can be particularly difficult to deal with. Know what to expect from the grieving process, what you can do to work through your feelings and how to get help.
• Insurance: Ask your employer's benefits manager about your health care coverage
  It’s important to know what questions to ask your employer about your health care coverage — especially when it comes to mental health care and substance abuse treatment.

Training and Events

• APA Clinician's Corner: The Heat of the Moment in Treatment: Mindful Management of Difficult Clients
  This workshop is an intensive training in acceptance and mindfulness-based strategies for developing skills in managing one's countertransference reactivity to clients.
• Careers in Aging Week
  An annual event intended to bring greater awareness and visibility to the wide-ranging career opportunities in aging and aging research.
• APA-ABA National Conference
  APA and ABA are co-sponsoring this continuing education national conference, on violence in the home, community and society.