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22 - Advocacy: Advancing Psychology and Public Well-Being

from Part V - Your Professional Service Career

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2022

By
Christopher W. Loftis
Edited by
Mitchell J. Prinstein
Mitchell J. Prinstein
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Summary

In the rapidly changing context of twenty-first-century psychology, graduate students and early career professionals have many options for career development.While membership in professional associations has historically been an unquestioned step to career development, that is no longer true.So, should professionals still join membership organizations?The authors make the case that psychological organizations foster personal and professional development, professional networking, and opportunities to serve the discipline and society.The authors provide multiple examples of opportunities and benefits of membership, with several examples included.

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professional associationmembershipprofessional developmentcareer growthcareer advancement
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The Portable Mentor
Expert Guide to a Successful Career in Psychology
 , pp. 406 - 416
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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