Here's your countdown for the top 10
Trends in Psychology in 2020. Ten - Academia
is Going High Tech. New technologies are
improving psychology education and
helping researchers share their findings
more broadly. Nine - Pioneering New Ways to
Protect Privacy. With more psychologists
work going digital, psychologists are
developing new strategies to protect
users personal data. Eight - Providing Care in
Innovative Ways. As more people get
mental health services via apps and
telehealth psychologists are working to
ensure their quality. Seven -  Answering the
Demand for Services. Underserved
communities are driving a heightened
need for health service psychologists. Six - Improving Care while Saving Money. Health
systems are becoming more proactive
about identifying patients behavioral
health needs earlier on, investing in
efforts that improve care and save money.
Five - Enticing New Faces to the Field.
Today's psychology graduate students are
more racially and ethnically diverse and
admission to PhD programs has become
more competitive. Four - Rising Demand for
UX Psychologists. As industries of all
kinds work to improve how people
interact with their products and
services, demand for psychologists who
can help design human friendly
technology is on the rise. Three -  Increasing Action on Climate Change. As the human
toll of climate change becomes clearer,
psychologists are working with
government and industry to help people
understand, mitigate and adapt to the
crisis. Two - Elevating Mental Health on the
World Stage. Psychologists are key to a
global movement in which governments and
major health organizations are devoting
more attention and resources to
improving mental health in low resource
countries. And One -  Raising Our Voices on Gun Violence. Psychology is taking a
comprehensive approach to reducing this
social ill. In particular, psychologists
are calling for gun violence to be
treated as a public health crisis akin
to tobacco use. Psychologists are also being more vocal
in the media on the need for
common-sense gun violence prevention
policies. For more on Psychology's 2020
trend forecast check out the full trends
report in APA's Monitor on Psychology.
