The Society of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology Student Development Committee (SDC) is pleased to announce a call for interested mentors and mentees to participate in the SCCAP Mentorship Program!
We have also recently expanded the program so that graduate students in psychology can be mentored by postdoctoral scholars and early career psychologists. Since 2012, hundreds of psychology students and professionals have participated in our program.
The program offers undergraduate students interested in clinical child and adolescent psychology the opportunity to ask questions and gain guidance from graduate students, while graduate students will offer advice and recommendations on various topics, including the graduate school application process, career objectives, research and clinical interests, and graduate student life.
Graduate and undergraduate students will be matched according to their interests, and then provided with email information to initiate contact. Additionally, graduate students can now elect to be mentored by a postdoctoral scholar or early career psychologist to receive mentorship around career development, the job market, and next steps in one’s professional trajectory as a child and adolescent psychologist.
Mission
Our mission is to facilitate meaningful mentoring relationships among SCCAP professionals and students. We believe in the power of mentoring to foster personal and professional development, enhance connections to the child and adolescent psychology community, mutually build professional networks and support systems and, subsequently, provide only the highest level of care to the people we serve.
Vision
For this mentorship program to consistently develop future leaders in the field of psychology who will strive to uphold the values of scientific excellence and a commitment to the wellbeing of children and adolescents across a variety of research and clinical settings.
How can I get Involved?
To learn more about the program, please email the SCCAP Student Development Committee: Email SDC
The SDC releases a “call” for applications and matches mentors and mentees once per year, so please look out for email announcements on the SCCAP listserv. We do not accept applications outside of the application period.
Thank you for your interest and we look forward to connecting with you!
How to Apply to be a Mentor/Mentee:
To apply for the program please click on the appropriate link(s) below. Please note, if you are interested in being both a graduate student mentor (i.e., mentoring an undergraduate student) and graduate student mentee (i.e., receiving mentorship from a more advanced professional), you must complete both relevant application forms.
Mentee Application for Undergraduate Students or Graduate Students Planning on Applying to Doctoral Programs (i.e., I am an undergraduate student and want to receive mentorship OR I graduated from college [i.e., currently a post baccalaureate student, working, or in a terminal master’s program] and am interested in applying to doctoral programs and want to receive mentorship): Apply Here
Mentor Application for Graduate Student (i.e., I am a graduate student and want to be a mentor to an undergraduate): Apply Here
Mentee Application for Graduate Student (i.e., I am a graduate student and want to receive mentorship from a postdoc and/or early career psychologist/licensed professional): Apply Here
Mentor Application for Early Career Psychologist (i.e., I am a postdoc and/or early career psychologist/licensed professional and want to be a mentor to a graduate student): Apply Here