Flying Psychologists.

Asks whether there might be a group of flying psychologists that would be interested in forming an association, formal or informal, and whether the APA has a list of psychologists who are pilots. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Training of Psychologists.

Suggests that psychologists concerned about the training of psychologists generate some testable hypotheses about the effects of different kinds of training, match or otherwise control variation in graduate departments at student and staff levels, and start treating each graduate school as the experimental group it should be in the field. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Training in Psychotherapy for Psychologists: Recommendations of Clinical Psychologists.

This article discusses the current debate on the subject of psychotherapy training for psychologists and how it tends to concern itself with rather broad philosophical issues and matters of role definition. As part of a larger study, data not previously reported were derived from three questions which asked for opinions about ideal patterns of psychotherapy training for psychologists. This brief report suggests the desirability of careful stratification of the group of clinical psychologists in future opinion sampling and when policy recommendations are being developed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Psychologists and cartoonists.

"To assess one component of the public image of the psychologist… the present writers have theorized that a content or thematic analysis of cartoons might be relevant." An analysis of 4760 cartoons contained in 6 popular magazines for the years 1949 and 1959 led to the conclusions that: (a) considerable overlap in public image does occur between psychologists, psychiatrists, and other psychologically oriented personnel; (b) psychology as a science and as a profession does not appear to excite the public imagination and generate public interest; (c) psychology has kept pace with members of various other professions and occupations; (d) the psychologist does not seem to have any distinctive identifying symbol which he can easily claim as his own. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Let's Be Psychologists.

In the February, 1956 "American Psychologist" three viewpoints were expressed concerning the relationships between psychology and psychiatry. That something should be done is well agreed upon by most psychologists; however, I have the uneasy feeling that there is a lack of agreement as to how we should bear arms for the common cause. The psychologist prides himself in being able to observe events in an objective fashion. My proposition is this: let's be psychologists. Instead of talking about the hypothesized issues, let us investigate (observe, measure, test) the issues. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Psychologists and public information.

The 1st peace group, inspired by Otto Klineberg and organized by Stanley Zuckerman in 1961, now called the "Social Scientists for Peace," had as its purpose the application of psychological knowledge to such urgent issues as war hysteria, cessations of nuclear tests, disarmament, and fall-out shelters. Activities of various groups of psychologists concerning such social endeavors are cited. 2 questions, "Should psychologists participate in demonstrations and similar activities?" and "Should psychologists be doing research rather than engaging in social action and public education?" are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Psychologists and Governmental Affairs.

Discusses the problem of why economists and political scientists are frequently called to high-level administrative posts in government while psychologists are not. Several suggestions are made, including the following: (1) An APA Central Office sponsored research program consisting of personal interviews with major and key personnel in various federal departments, beginning with the President, with the goal of preparing a program for the federal government on the employment of psychologists as consultants and advisers or as full-time employees. (2) A communication from the APA Central Office to all members of the APA or to a selected group of prominent psychologists indicating to them the desirability of establishing and maintaining liaison with local and state political party organizations for promoting psychology and psychologists. (3) The inclusion of federal nonpsychologist major party officials in convention programs as invited speakers on appropriate topics that link psychology with national affairs. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obligation of Psychologists.

Contends that while Brayfield's paper (American Psychologist, 1967, 22, 182-186) was a most commendable effort, its emphasis was solely on the role of organized psychology in public affairs. The present author feels that beyond the role of organized psychology, psychologist members of society have a further obligation: to contribute to social, national, and world affairs by helping to resolve critical and major problems. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Productivity of American Psychologists Born Prior to 1879.

Author comments on the article by Wayne Dennis on the Productivity of American Psychologists in the American Psychologist (May, 1954), reveals the names of the 16 psychologists, born prior to 1879, who occupy the top decile of productivity based on the biblographies contained in Carl Murchison's Psychological Register, III, 1932, and who contributed 47 per cent of the total output. He lists the psychologists and tabulates the total number of publications for each. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Subdoctoral Psychologists.

Comments on P. J. Woods' article on APA's concern with the Master's degree in psychology (American Psychologist, 1971, 26, 696-707). The present author suggests that before many more hours are expended in deciding whether subdoctoral psychologists should be called psychologists, the assumption that clinical practitioners holding a doctorate in psychology are better equipped than those trained at the master's level should be demonstrated. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Michigan Certification of School Psychologists.

The letter entitled "A Correction and an Addition" appearing on page 84 of the February 1961 American Psychologist refers to an article appearing in the June 1960 American Psychologist entitled "State Certification of School Psychologists" (see record 1961-02947-001). It is suggested that "for the University of Michigan" Table 1 on page 347 of the article should be corrected. There are no entries in the table mentioned which refer to the University of Michigan. The data to which reference is made were obtained through correspondence with the officer responsible for certification in the Michigan State Department of Public Instruction and were certified to be correct by said officer as late as January 1960. The article clearly stated these facts. The fact that school psychologists trained at the University of Michigan are approved by the State Department of Public Instruction is perhaps indicative of the University of Michigan's leadership role in providing new approaches to the training of these professionals. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

An Oath for Psychologists.

Comments on a letter by Cobrinik et al in the November American Psychologist, which strikes a responsive chord when read by many psychologists, but leaves the method of fighting "Anti-Intellectualism" somewhat unclear. The author makes his own suggestions for elements of a creed to which he would be willing to subscribe, covering his role as a scientist, an intellectual, a teacher, and a member of a profession. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

On Psychologists and Phonies.

The current author states that he would like to dispute Henry David's conclusion that "the public showcase of professional psychology has become more respectable...the growing competition from APA members has made the market place of the Classified Telephone Directories less attractive for enterprising 'phonies'?" (Amer. Psychologist, 1954, 9, 240, see record 1955-01864-001). The author further adds that his own feeling is that the presence of so many APA psychologists in the classified section would have a "spread of effect" to others in the classified section and therefore might prove particularly attractive to the alleged phonies. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Factors That Influence Fee Setting by Male and Female Psychologists.

What factors influence how psychologists in private practice set fees for self-pay clients? An anonymous survey in one county showed that male and female clinical psychologists did not differ in fees requested for services to self-pay clients, indicating that they equally value their time and work effort. They felt that their fees were strongly influenced by personal and local factors (i.e., education/qualifications, business experience, and local competition). Female psychologists indicated that local competition had a significantly greater influence on fee setting than did male psychologists. This perception among female psychologists might arise from competition with the larger number of nondoctoral therapists, who are predominately female, or from higher awareness through more active networking. The usefulness of this model for studies of self-employment is highlighted. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Psychologists in public service and the public.

"In the opinion of many, the most serious difficulty facing psychologists [in public service] is the attempt to subject professional work to close and minute administrative control." "Our job is not only to give service, but to improve the society we live in. This should be the major contribution of the psychologist in public service." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

One Reason Why Psychologists Don't Vote.

Comments on an article by W. Dennis and E. Girden (Participation in APA voting. Amer. Psychologist, 1955, 10, 212-214) which showed that only 52.1 percent of Fellows and only 37.1 percent of Associates voted for APA President in the 1954 election. The current author notes that, quite aside from the obvious fact that many either do not know the candidates or do not have any marked choice among them, there is a still more important factor: many in academic work do not receive the ballot until the deadline has passed. It is argued that if greater participation in APA voting is desired, dates connected with voting should be changed so that they will occur one month earlier. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Reputable Psychologists and Rational Psychiatrists.

Discusses images and occupational stereotypes of psychologists and psychiatrists practicing in psychiatric hospitals, focusing on depictions in the book Psychiatric Nurse (1963) by Jane Converse. While the story is a romance, it is seen as disillusioning about the "status of psychiatry as the sole source of deliverance for the disturbed." Responses to such images of interprofessional relationships in mental hospitals are imagined. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Age Restrictions in the Employment of Psychologists.

Reports that a tabulation of all the job openings listed in the APA Employment Bulletin for the period October 19S7 to May 1958 inclusive shows that approximately 26% have maximum age restrictions of some sort or another placed on them. Considering the efforts made by the APA to raise the standards of education and training of psychologists and its insistence on well supervised and varied experience, there should be some concern expressed over this increase in age restrictions in the employment of psychologists. No psychologist will deny the value of experience, and all will agree that education and practicum training are no substitute therefor, although a necessary foundation. One way to forcibly bring this to the attention of employers would be for the Employment Bulletin to refuse to accept any listings which put any age restrictions thereon. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Psychologists in medical education: 1964.

Questionnaire responses from 84 of the 87 medical schools in the US were supplemented with telephone conversations with representatives of the 3 schools who had not replied. A table indicates the number of psychologists in each medical school in 1964 as compared with 1955. "The total is now 993, an increase of 187% over the 1955 total of 346." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)