Society of Consulting Psychology Graduate Student Consortium
Feb 4, 2027 / San Diego, CA
Do you want to learn more about how psychologists make a difference in the lives of leaders, teams and organizations? Do you aspire to a career in the field of consulting psychology? If you want to discover a professional community that can advance your career potential, come participate in our Graduate Student Consortium.
Do you want to learn more about how psychologists make a difference in the lives of leaders, teams and organizations? Do you aspire to a career in the field of consulting psychology? If you want to discover a professional community that can advance your career potential, come participate in our Graduate Student Consortium.The Society of Consulting Psychology is Division 13 of the American Psychological Association. Each year, members of gather in early February to share best practices, learn from and with each other, and experience being part of a supportive professional community. The day preceding our annual conference, we will also hold a Graduate Student Consortium, open to anyone enrolled in graduate-level psychology programs. During this full day event you will:
- Hear how other psychologists have shaped their careers in consulting services
- Benchmark different graduate programs, comparing what we each learn and how we build readiness for this work while still working toward a degree
- Discover how becoming active in professional associations, social media, conferences and publishing to help build your career and highlight your capabilities
- Join a community of other psychology graduate students in advance of the conference
- Have an opportunity to showcase your ideas and growing expertise
We know that participating in events like this one increases your capacity to get value out of a larger professional conference. We also know that some of the people you meet may become important parts of your professional network as you seek future employment and consulting opportunities. Significant mentor and peer relationships can emerge from experiences like this.
For those interested, the Consortium also provides an opportunity to present and discuss some aspect of your own work to other consulting psychology students and professionals.
The consortium runs from 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
Who can attend? Any graduate student in an advanced level psychology program (MA, MS, PhD, PsyD, MPS) in any field of psychology (I-O, Social, Clinical, Counseling, etc.). This is also open to anyone who obtained their degree in these fields during 2026.
Registration: registration opens October 1st
The registration deadline to attend the Graduate Student Consortium is Dec 1. The deadline for those wishing to submit a presentation is November 17th, which can also be done on the SCP website when you register – see attached description of guidelines for presentations.
Cost: Register for conference and consortium together, at a special student rate: $200. There are also several options to volunteer during the conference in lieu of the registration fee. If interested, visit our Volunteer Interest page.
The consortium is all day Feb 4, 2027. The conference runs Feb 5-6, 2027. See the SCP website conference tab for additional information about registration and lodging options.
AGENDA – Graduate Student Consortium
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 7:00 | Coffee and Breakfast |
| 8:00 | Opening/Plan for the day and conference |
| 8:30 | Why psychology matters to you? Why consulting psychology for you? |
| 9:30 | Benchmarking graduate program experience (facilitated conversation) |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:30 | Continue program benchmarking and how this helps us enter the profession |
| 11:00 | Career Panel: Different career paths and ways to practice consulting psychology |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Ten-Minute Topics: Presentations by selected graduate students attending the consortium • See attached overview and submission guidelines |
| 2:30 | Break |
| 3:00 | Career Mapping: Activity and discussion |
| 4:00 | What SCP offers/how to get the max from your next several days at this conference |
| 4:30 | Informal time before opening |
| 5:30 | Post-workshop Welcome / SCP Conference welcoming |