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Student Resources

The resources collected and linked to on this page from AP-LS and outside sources provide information and links to content that can help both current and prospective graduate student navigate their path to a career in psychology and law.
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Psychology and law careers

APA Video
This APA panel presents six psychologists who conduct research and practice at the intersection of psychology and the law. 
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Guide to graduate programs

psych & Law programs
The AP-LS Teaching, Training and Careers Committee produces an annual guide to graduate programs in forensic and legal psychology, including doctoral (Ph.D., Psy.D.), joint (Ph.D./J.D., Psy.D./J.D., J.D./M.A., Ph.D./M.L.S.), and Masters programs.
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Legal training

Law training survey
Students and professionals interested in legal training may wish to review the results of our law training survey. The data is available upon request.
Legal internships
The Student Committee also maintains a list of opportunities for legal internships are also available, along with a list of post-JD fellowship options for future law school grads.
legal workshops
The Student Committee Law Liaison hosts an annual pre-conference workshop that highlights a legal topic and its potential applications in psychology & law. To view the archives of presentations and primers from past workshops, go to this page here.
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Predoctoral Internships

internship resource guide
The Student Committee has developed a predoctoral internship resource guide to assist students interested in forensic internship search for relevant internship sites
Internship database
The Student Committee also maintains an internship database of internships with some forensic component
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Postdoctoral training

resource guide
The Student Committee Experimental Liaison develops a postdoctoral fellowship resource guide for students, which includes a guide to the post-doc application process as well as a list of recurring experimental post-doc opportunities.
Clinical database
The Student Committee Clinical Liaison maintains a list of clinical postdoctoral opportunities in forensic psychology. 
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From other professionals

Teaching psych & Law
The AP-LS Teaching, Training and Careers Committee has collected syllabi for courses in psychology and law or closely related topics. To view and download the syllabi, go to this page.
sample application materials
Several AP-LS professionals have donated sample application materials for internship, postdoctoral fellowship, and early career positions that are available for download. Thanks are due to the named and anonymous professionals who contributed these samples.
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Webinar Archives

AP-LS Webinar Series
The AP-LS Student Committee hosts webinars throughout the year to engage our members in regular interactive discussions around topics specifically selected to enhance their understanding of clinical, experimental, and legal facets of professional practice.

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Other resources

Diversity and Inclusion Resources
*AP-LS does not necessarily endorse the content of these sites, but they have been compiled by the Student Committee and this resource is being updated continuously
  • Ability
Ability and Disability
  • APA Disabilities Issues Office​
  • AGE

  • Office of Aging
  • Resolution on Ageism
  • Speaking Up Against Ageism​
  • Overgeneralizing the Generations
  • Fighting Ageism
  • Generational Differences at Work
  • Ethics & diversity
  • Common Logical Fallacies in Psychology
  • Basic Assumptions About Ethics in Psychology
  • Strengthening Ethics in Organizations
  • Ethnicity
  • APA Resource: Access to Health Care
  • APA Resource: Unfair Access
  • Awareness of Perceptions of Groups
  • Gender
  • Gender Minorities (e.g., transgender, intersex, genderqueer)
  • Guidelines for Psychological Practice
  • Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Non-Conforming People
  • Report of the APA Task Force on Gender Identity and Gender Variance
  • TransYouth FAmily Allies
  • Gender Identify Educational Resource: Genderbread 2.1
  • APA Resource: About Transgender
  • APA Resource: About Sexual Orientation
  • LGBT
  • National Resources
    • Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender National Hotline: 888-843-4564
      • National Hotline provides telephone and e-mail peer counseling, as well as factual information and local resources for cities and towns across the United States
    • Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund 
  • Websites
    • National LGBT Health Education Center
    • World Professional Association for Transgender Health
    • Yes Institute: "The Source for Knowledge on Gender and Orientation" 
    • TranYouth Family Allies 
    • Family Acceptance Project
    • Lead with Love
    • Vancouver Coastal Health 
    • Center of Excellence for Transgender Health 
    • Gender Creative Kids
  • National Hotlines
    • Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
    • Trevor Project (for LGBT youth ages 24 and younger): 866-488-7386
    • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
  • Books
    • The Gender Quest Workbook: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Exploring Gender Identity 
  • Race & Ethnicity
  • Guidelines for Providers of Psychological Services to Ethnic, Linguistic, and Culturally Diverse Populations
  • Psychological Treatment of Ethnic Minority Populations
  • State of the World's Indigenous Peoples
  • APA Task Force on Diversity Educational Resources
  • Ethnic Minority Psychological Associations
  • Racial Equality Tools
  • New! EMPA for Arab and Middle Eastern American Psychologists
  • Religion and Spiritual Orientation
  • Cultural Formulation Interview (DSM-5)
  • Sexual/Affectional Minorities (e.g., gay, lesbian, bisexual, asexual, pansexual, demisexual)
  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns
  • Guidelines for Psychological Practice with LGB Clients
  • Report of the APA Task Force on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation 
  • Best Practices for Mental Health Facilities Working with LGBT Individuals 
  • LGBT Resources for Practitioners


  • Social Class & Socioeconomic Status
  • Socioeconomic Status Office
  • Report of the APA Task Force on Socioeconomic Status 
  • Resources for the Inclusion of Social Class in Psychology Curricula
  • Report: Resources for the Inclusion of Social Class in Psychology Curricula 
  • Ethnic and Racial Minorities & Socioeconomic Status
  • Diversity Resources for Children 
  • Class Differences
  • The Social Class Factor
  • Education and Socioeconomic Status
  • Children, Youth, Families, and Socioeconomic Status 

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