Updates From the SCCAP Student Development Committee

Updates From the SCCAP Student Development Committee

By Amanda Bennett & Hong Bui
Student Development Committee Co-Chairs

By Amanda Bennett & Hong Bui
Student Development Committee Co-Chairs

The SCCAP Student Development Committee (SDC) was formed in 2010 to provide students with an opportunity to become involved in SCCAP’s governing activities. The SDC is responsible for initiatives geared toward supporting student development from undergraduate to postdoc at all stages in their career trajectories. Discover current SDC projects to help you take advantage of everything we offer and let us know what you would like to see more of!

What We’ve Been Up To:

• Mentorship Program: Thank you to Emily Shah and Caterina Obenauf for coordinating our Student Mentorship Program this year. Each summer the SDC Mentorship Program partners undergraduate students/graduate students interested in clinical child and adolescent psychology careers with graduate students/early career professionals in the field. More information about the SDC Mentorship Program is available here. (Members will need to log in to their SCCAP account to view and sign up for the mentorship program.)
• Internship Webinar: The SDC organizes an annual webinar focused on applying to clinical internships every summer! This summer, the internship webinar included a fantastic panel of three internship training directors and one intern. Thank you to Dr. Kelly Lowry, Dr. Linda M. Fleming, Dr. Amanda Jensen-Doss, and Lindsay Druskin, M.S., for a wonderful panel. A recording of this year’s webinar is available here.
• SDC at APA: It was wonderful to meet some of our fellow SCCAP student members at the Student Social Hour at the APA Convention this past August. The SDC hosted a networking social hour for student members, and many new connections were formed. Thank you to those who stopped by to grab a bite, network, relax, and share thoughts on what they would like to see from the SDC!
• Student Awards: Thank you to Margot Barclay, Kristin Aho, and Jackie Corrigan for coordinating our Awards Subcommittee this year! Each year, SDC awards five Student Achievement Awards to undergraduate and graduate students in recognition of their contributions to the field (research and clinical work), as well as six Professional Development Awards, to fund student conference and/or training opportunities. This year, student awards will be announced during the fall semester. Be on the lookout for awards application announcements this fall! To learn more about student award opportunities, please visit this page.

What To Expect

• Annual Joint Webinar: The SDC collaborates with the student committee of Division 37 every year to organize a webinar focused on an area of graduate student development. This year’s webinar will be hosted in October and focused on translatable skills to hone in graduate school. Keep your eyes on the lookout for an announcement with more information about the webinar and our special panel later this fall! We always welcome feedback to ensure we are best serving you, if there are any topics you would appreciate being discussed on the panel, please feel free to email us: students@sccap53.org!

Finally, we want to thank all of the students who applied to be a member of the SDC starting in 2025. We look forward to finishing 2024 strong and are excited for a productive 2025!