National Register Early Career Psychologist Credentialing Scholarships! These scholarships help ECPs (psychologists within 7 years of their doctoral degree) become credentialed as Health Service Providers in Psychology - and the scholarship covers the cost of the credentials review and registration fees! Learn More and Apply

Click here to view the National Register Early Career Psychologist Credentialing Scholarship Recipients.

The deadline to apply for the Judy E. Hall, Ph.D. Early Career Psychologist Award is May 1, 2010!

This award, named in honor of the National Register's Executive Officer since 1990, recognizes excellence in a Registrant with less than 10 years of post-graduate experience. The recipient receives a plaque, a check for $1,500, and an award citation in The Register Report. Learn More and Apply

• Click here to learn about 2008 Hall Award Winner Clare M. Rountree, Ph.D.
• Click here to learn about 2008 Hall Award Winner Neftali Serrano, Psy.D.
• Click here to learn about 2007 Hall Award Winner Joseph Keawe’Aimoku Kaholokula, Ph.D.
• Click here to learn about 2007 Hall Award Winner Diann Ackard, Ph.D.
• Click here to learn about 2006 Hall Award Winner James Patrick Burns, Ph.D.
• Click here to learn about 2006 Hall Award Winner Douglas Lane, Ph.D.

Resources for Early Career Psychologists

For an in-depth look at credentialing issues specifically for early career psychologists, see Hall, J. and Boucher, A. (2008) Early Career Psychologists’ Knowledge of Credentialing in Psychology. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 39, 480-487.

Click here to view web resources and links for ECPs, including information on the relationship between education, training and credentialing and starting an independent practice.