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Professional organizations
Being active in professional organizations has a number of advantages to you and your profession. Aside from the networking, continuing education opportunities, and referrals possible, your dues to professional organizations ensure that politicians on the local, state and national levels have your best interests in mind. These organizations are instrumental in protecting and expanding your scope of practice, battling legislation that threatens psychology, and providing your community access to needed psychological services.
http://www.gaylesta.org
http://www.calpsychlink.org
http://www.alamedapsych.org
http://www.apa.org
http://www.nationalregister.org
http://www.sfpa.net
http://www.marin.calpsy.net

Continuing Education
Join your professional organizations of choice for considerable discounts, or even free continuing education. The requirements around continuing ed seem to change every year, so stay up-to-date on the requirements that
pertain to you.
http://www.wrightinst.edu/cont_edu.html
http://www.calpsychlink.org/
http://www.alamedapsych.org
http://www.psychboard.ca.gov/contin_edu/index.htm

Job sites
There are many ways to find a job in the field. Most commonly, our graduates find jobs through networking, or word-of-mouth. Peers, colleagues and supervisors can all be good resources, but you have to put the word out there. The Field Placement Office maintains a set of clipboards with job announcements and postdoc opportunities that are available for viewing and copying during school hours. There are also a number of websites and listservs on the internet that can point you in the right direction:
http://www.psyccareers.com
http://www.psychwatch.com/job_page.htm
http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/
http://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/
http://www.kaiserpermanentejobs.org/
http://www.sutterhealth.org/employment
http://www2.kumc.edu/people/llong/picc/list.asp?sort=state
http://www.therapistexchange.com/
http://www.nationalmedregistry.com/
http://www.psychologistjobs.com/
http://jobsinpsychology.com/
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov
http://www.mentalhealthjobs.com/
http://www.socialservice.com
http://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/careers
http://www.mentalhelp.net/
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/wrightfpo/

http://www.indeed.com

Beginning a private practice
While private practice can be very lucrative and rewarding, very few private practices are effortlessly full these days. Private practice is a business like any other, and should be treated as such. Most of us could
use a few pointers in running a business, so here are some resources for developing your private practice:
http://pswf.com/newphd.htm
http://pro.therapynow.ca/
http://www.pdi-online.com/index.htm
http://www.alamedapsych.org/iandr/iandrmain.php

Licensure and Post Doc Information
The California Board of Psychology is the authority on licensure and postdoc in the state of California. While those at the Wright may be able to advise you on postdoc and licensure, it is ultimately up to you to be sure you have correct and up-to-date information. When in doubt, email one of the Board's licensing analysts.
Postdocs are most commonly found through the CAPIC Postdoc Directory, which you can view in the library or purchase through CAPIC. Others choose to use a job or psychological assistantship where you may arrange for your own supervision.
http://www.asppb.org/
http://www.psychboard.ca.gov/licensing/index.htm
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eppp_prep/
http://www.appic.org/
http://www.capic.net/
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/wrightfpo/
http://www.apa.org/earlycareer/eclistserv.html
http://www.psychboard.ca.gov/licensing/verofexp.pdf
http://www.apa.org/earlycareer/eclistserv.html

Test prep materials
Here are the three main publishers of test prep materials. Choose whichever makes you comfortable. Consider sharing the cost with a friend, as they can be quite pricey but well worth it. Passing without some kind
of prep materials is almost impossible. Often these can be found used over the internet listservs.
http://aatbs.com/
http://psychprep.com/
http://areview.com/

Would you like to form a study group for the licensing exam?
Email lhertz@wrightinst.edu

Would you like to talk to a graduate who has recently passed the licensing exam?
Email lhertz@wrightinst.edu with contact info.

Listservs to join
There are too many listservs to list here, and new ones seem to pop up all the time. In fact, you may want to start your own through yahoogroups or through the APA. If you do, or if you know of any good ones be sure to let
us know. Here are a few worth mentioning:
http://www.apa.org/earlycareer/eclistserv.html
NewPsychList@yahoogroups.com

To join the official Wright Institute Alumni ListServe, send an email to the following addresses:

to Post a message:
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Do you know of any resources that you think should be added to this list?
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