Part of the Student Section’s mission is to provide psychology students with valuable resources regarding their education, training and career development.
Here is a growing collection of information provided by the Section Executive that may be useful to students. Browse the Section webpages for more information relevant to psychology students. If there is a topic that that you would like information to be available about, please contact the Section Chair.
A Collection of Resources in Honour of Psychology Month.
Workshop presented at the CPA Annual Convention 2010 on career options in psychology: "Where do Psychologists Fit?" English / French
Guidelines on how to prepare an abstract for CPA submission and how to conduct a poster presentation.
Links to articles published in Psynopsis that may be of interest to students.
A listing of awards available from CPA for students.
Planning a Career in Psychology
Are you planning a career in psychology? If yes, be sure to download Planning a Career in Psychology: A Canadian Perspective for University Bound and Beginning University Students.
Resources for Campus Representatives
Print this poster and display it in your department to attract new CPA student members. French version.
Conduct a presentation (powerpoint presentation and notes) to undergraduate students on Applying to Graduate School. French version (powerpoint presentation and notes).
Ontario Psychological Association Early Career Psychologist Project
This document is a practical organizational guide for Psychological Associations about how to develop and maintain the membership and involvement of early career psychologists in their Association. It is a compilation of the efforts and strategies of the Early Career Psychologist Taskforce in the Ontario Psychological Association (OPA). Many of the ideas and strategies can be broadly applied and modified to meet the needs of both small and large Associations. Click here to download the guide or contact the OPA for more information.
Sites of Interest
Below is a collection of other websites which you may find useful. If you have or know of a website that could be added to this list, please contact the Communcations Officer.
AccreditedOnlineColleges.org
American Psychological Association
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internships Centers
Peterson's Education Portal–College, Graduate Program, Test preparation, SAT, Scholarship, Financial Aid, Distance Learning
Canadian Scholarship Database
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Careers in Psychology
Journal of Interpersonal Relations, Intergroup Relations and Identity (JIRIRI). This project is a student initiative that offers a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to fully experience the publication process.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Psychology Career Center: A Psychology Career Guide
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Summaries of results of two recent surveys on interprofessional education are available:
- Students’ Perspectives on Interprofessional Education in Canadian Graduate Psychology Programs
- A Survey of Canadian Psychiatrists’ and Psychologists’ Experiences in Interprofessional Education (in French)