required training - ANSWERdoctoral degree
scientist-practitioner model - ANSWERbalances practice and science
grad students should be competent in both clinical methods and research methods
historically dominated field
Graduate Training - ANSWERadvanced coursework in psych
qualifying exams
clinical training
clinical training - ANSWERpracticum training
required one year long pre-doctoral internship
Post doctoral training - ANSWERclinical
research
getting licensed
psychiatry - ANSWERlittle time engaging in psychotherapy
psychiatrists attend medical school and are licensed physicians
scholar-practitioner model - ANSWERemphasis on services, not research training,
led to development of PsyD
PhD program - ANSWERfocuses both on research and clinical experience
higher admission standards
PsyD programs - ANSWERstronger emphasis on psychological practice
lower admission standards
less funding than phd
lower rates of success
APA accredited predoctoral internships - ANSWERrequired to complete doctoral
degree
Clinical Scientist Model - ANSWERemphasis on empirically supported treatments
and on scientific training
What do graduate programs prefer? - ANSWER- Know your professional options
- Take, and earn high grades in, the appropriate undergraduate courses
- Get to know your professors
- Get research experience
- Get clinically relevant experience
- Maximize your GRE score
- Select graduate programs wisely
- Write effective personal statements
, - Prepare well for admissions interviews
- Consider your long-term goals
counseling psychology - ANSWERhistorically, tended to treat problems of
adjustment or minor forms of maladjustment
School Psychology - ANSWERPrimarily conduct psychological testing to diagnose
learning disabilities, ADHD, and developmental disabilities
professional counselor - ANSWERMaster's degree; focus on psychotherapy (not
assessment, research)
social work - ANSWERfocus on the interaction between an individual and the
components of society that may contribute to or alleviate the individuals problems
Activities and Work Settings - ANSWERresearch
teaching
psychotherapy
assessment
consultation
William Tuke - ANSWERfounded the York Retreat in England
Philippe Pinel - ANSWERworked to reform mental health care in France
Eli Todd - ANSWERadvocated for the humane treatment of the mentally ill in the US
opened the retreat in Hartford ct in 1824
Dorothea Dix - ANSWERher efforts resulted in the establishment of more than 30
state institutions for the mentally in in the us
Lighter Witmer - ANSWERfirst to propose the profession of clinical psych
opened the worlds first psychological clinic in 1896
emil kraepelin - ANSWERcame up with a two category system of mental illness
published first textbook on psychiatry
exogenous disorders - ANSWERcaused by external factors
endogenous disorders - ANSWERcaused by internal factors
Original DSM - ANSWER1952
DSM-II - ANSWER1968
DSM-III - ANSWER1980, provided specific diagnostic criteria
Alfred Binet - ANSWERCreated first intelligence test for Parisian school children