| Abstract: | "I have arrived at an anticipated APA membership in 1970 between 30,000 and 33,000… . (It seems probable that APA will stabilize at about 30,000 members… . The PhD output of our graduate schools by 1970 will not be likely to exceed 1200." It is estimated that some 1200 APA members (6% of present total membership) are in full-time private practice in clinical psychology. "The principal reason for the growth in private practice of clinical psychology probably will be found in the acute and growing shortage of professionals available to meet mental health demands… . Sensible or not, the growth in psychology continues to be in the direction of application rather than basic research." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
