Why Join?

Why should you join SSCP? SSCP is one of the only organizations to align itself with both clinical research and clinical practice. Your membership not only gives you access to a rich variety of programs and benefits, but also supports the broader goal of promoting science in clinical psychology.

• Each year SSCP funds multiple dissertation grant awards to support students undertaking outstanding dissertation research projects in clinical science. SSCP also conducts a student poster session (with awards for the top posters) at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS) or Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). In addition, we have a set of awards for Outstanding Student Researcher, Clinician, Teacher, and Diversity Research.
  
  
• In addition to student awards, SSCP annually recognizes lifetime scientific achievements of a leader in our field, outstanding mentorship of students, excellent early career scientists, and scientists commited to social justice through our various awards.
  
  
• SSCP supports innovative clinical training initiatives that help to integrate research and practice with the Varda Shoham Clinical Scientist Training Grant program.
  
  
• SSCP members have access to the SSCP Clinical Psychology Internship Directory, which provides valuable information about clinical training and research opportunities offered by internship programs in the U.S. and Canada.
  
  
• The SSCP website, http://www.sscpweb.org, provides extensive information about the organization, upcoming conferences and events, grant and awards, access to the Clinical Science newsletter, and other valuable resources. 
  
  
• The SSCP listserv is a forum for all SSCP members to enjoy wide-ranging conversation on issues related to research, training, and advocacy in clinical psychological science.  

• SSCP is a strong voice for science in APA, working to influence the policies and programs of Division 12 and APA to ensure that science remains central to clinical psychology. We do this both by working directly with the APA Board of Scientific Affairs and other organizations, and by nominating strong clinical scientists. A number of our members have been officers of Division 12 and we continue to place SSCP members on key APA committees that are important for clinical science. We are also actively involved in programming for APA’s annual meetings.
  
  
• SSCP membership is very affordable! Dues for full members are $50/year, and student member dues are especially low at only $15/year. Take advantage of one of the multi-year discounts and save $5 for each additional year of membership you pay dues for. There is also a Doctoral Program Group Rate for graduate students, which is only $10.00 per student for a minimum of 5 students. A retiree annual membership rate of $12 is available for members who are no longer working full time and are above the age of 60. And dues for early career members are 50% the full member rate for first 2 years after a student receives their doctorate. Additionally, please note that dues are tax-deductible, and you do not have to belong to APA or Division 12 to join SSCP.