Society of Consulting Psychology Graduate Student Consortium
Charleston, SC, Feb 6, 2025
Do you want to learn more about how psychologists make a difference in the lives of leaders, teams and organizations? Do you aspire to a career in the field of consulting psychology? If you want to discover a professional community that can advance your career potential, come participate in our Graduate Student Consortium.
The Society of Consulting Psychology is Division 13 of the American Psychological Association. Each year, members of gather in early February to share best practices, learn from and with each other, and experience being part of a supportive professional community. The day preceding our annual conference, we will also hold a Graduate Student Consortium, open to anyone enrolled in graduate-level psychology programs. During this full day event you will:
- Hear how other psychologists have shaped their careers in consulting services
- Benchmark different graduate programs, comparing what we each learn and how we build readiness for this work while still working toward a degree
- Discover how becoming active in professional associations, social media, conferences and publishing to help build your career and highlight your capabilities
- Join a community of other psychology graduate students in advance of the conference
- Have an opportunity to showcase your ideas and growing expertise
We know that participating in events like this one increases your capacity to get value out of a larger professional conference. We also know that some of the people you meet may become important parts of your professional network as you seek future employment and consulting opportunities. Significant mentor and peer relationships can emerge from experiences like this.
For those interested, the Consortium also provides an opportunity to present and discuss some aspect of your own work to other consulting psychology students and professionals.
The consortium runs from 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
Who can attend? Any graduate student enrolled currently or within the past year in an advanced level psychology program (MA, MS, PhD, PsyD, MPS) in any field of psychology (I-O, Social, Clinical, Counseling, etc.)
Registration Opens November 1, 2024. Registration deadline to attend the Graduate Student Consortium is Dec 1.
Ten-Minute Topics
Presentations by selected graduate students attending the consortium. See overview and submission guidelines here:
The deadline for those wishing to submit a presentation is November 15 – see attached description of guidelines for presentations.
Cost: Register for conference and consortium together, at a special student rate: $150. There are several options to also volunteer during the conference in lieu of the registration fee. If interested, contact Heather Kennedy at heather@div13.org
The consortium is all day Feb 6, 2025. The conference runs Feb 7-8, 2025. See the SCP website and conference tab for additional information about registration and lodging options.
AGENDA – Graduate Student Consortium
Society of Consulting Psychology Conference, Charleston, SC / Feb 6, 2025
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 7:00 | Coffee and Breakfast |
| 8:00 | Opening/Plan for the day and conference • Marc Sokol, Lacey Farrow |
| 8:30 | Why psychology matters to you? Why consulting psychology for you? • Greg Pennington |
| 9:30 | Benchmarking graduate program experience • Daniel Lattimore, Ujjayini Brawley • Small groups introduce selves, sharing highlights of their program (Curriculum, Capability development, Culture, etc.) |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:30 | Continue program benchmarking • Representatives of each small group share with larger group • Large group discussion about entering this profession |
| 11:00 | Career Panel: Different career paths and ways to practice consulting psychology • Ryan Warner, Daniel Lattimore, NaTasha Jordan, Ann Howell, Mark Sirkin |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Ten-Minute Topics: Presentations by selected graduate students attending the consortium • See overview and submission guidelines |
| 2:30 | Break |
| 3:00 | Career Mapping: Activity and discussion • Ujjayini Brawley and Daniel Lattimore |
| 4:00 | What can we learn from you What SCP offers/how to get the max from your next several days at this conference • Heather Kennedy, Marc Sokol, Lacey Farrow |
| 4:30 -5:30 | Informal time before opening |
| 5:30 | Post workshop welcome & diversity reception SCP conference welcoming |