Division of Independent Practice
The Division of Independent Practice (or The Community for Psychologists in Independent Practice; or Division 42) offers tools and learning opportunities for psychologists and psychology students of all backgrounds and experience levels throughout the United States and Canada. Division 42 provides members with a community full of experienced psychologists and access to exclusive content that will help throughout the psych journey!
About Division 42
What is offered?
Member Benefits
The Community for Psychologists in Independent Practice offers tools and a community to assist any psychologist at any level in their career journey.
If you want to connect and learn from colleagues all across the United States and Canada, membership allows you to join the email list and engage in lively discussion and ask questions, share information, receive insight, and seek guidance!
Topics included in this mailing list are as follows:
- Clinical issues
- Ethical dilemmas
- Business of practice tips and ideas
- Referral requests
- Book recommendations
- Psychology news
- Social topics
Joining Division 42 as a member yields many useful benefits, including the following:
- A welcoming and experienced community of professionals in independent practice
- Online special interest forums and a dynamic listerv with over 100 subscribers
- Virtual Happy Hour conference calls and in-person networking and social gatherings
- Access to quarterly publications of the Independent Practitioner filled with helpful articles
- Leadership and networking opportunities within APA
- Develop expertise in clinical specialties and diverse practice niches
- Guidance in effectively using social media and technology to market and manage your practice
- Many more tools to help support subscribing practitioners
Division 42 Mission Statement
The purpose of Psychologists in Independent Practice, a Division of the American Psychological Association, shall be to connect and support psychologists: who are engaged in our evolving profession; across specialties and settings; at all stages of their careers; and to build ethical business, practice, and leadership skills.
Community
Continuing Education
Publications
Students and early career psychologists:
Enjoy a supportive virtual home created for doctoral students and early career psychologists (ECPs). Explore the programs that are offered by Division 42 to assist in development.
Areas of emphasis include student/ECP events, mentoring, virtual learning hours, advocacy, and much more!
Past webinars are listed on this page and are available to peruse and explore! You may read through the learning objectives and presenters to understand what the webinars went over.
There are also on-demand courses available for purchase at any time. These cover many topics within psychology including testifying and basics of criminal law, among many others.
Below are the two publications of the Division of Psychologists in Independent Practice:
Journal- Practice Innovations (Call for Papers)
Magazine- The Independent Practitioner Quarterly (Submission Guidelines)
View these publications from the link provided at the top of this page!
The Independent Practitioner Quarterly
The Spring 2026 issue
New issues of the Independent Practitioner are published each quarter, the latest being for the spring of 2026. Explore each quarter's publication through the website and experience for yourself just what Division 42 has to offer!
Division 42 offers you three methods for reading each issue. You may read it as on online flipbook, turning each page with your mouse and enjoying it on the website itself. You may also download an interactive PDF or view it as an online PDF.
Within the Independent Practitioner, you will find the following:
- Advocacy (example: "Reimbursement- What's Being Done to Improve It?")
- APA council report (example: "February 2026 Council Meeting Highlights")
- Clinical Psychopharmacology (example: "Prescriptive Authority for Psychologists (RxP) Update")
- Clinical Psychology (example: "Before the First Word - What I Wore this Morning - And it What it Has to do With AI")
- Forensic Psychology (example: "Artificial Intelligence and Attorney-Client Privilage")
- Opinions and Policy (example: "On the Boats and on the Planes")
Take a look at this quarter's issue to read through these chapters yourself!
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