DHC: Chapter 21 Mental Health Professionals

What percent of psychologists are self-employed?

What percent of psychologists are self-employed?

31%

What are the two types of self-employed psychologists?

private practitioners and independent consultants

Employment growth for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists

3%

Employment growth for industrial-organizational psychologists

3%

Employment for other psychologists

2%

Job opportunities are most favorable with ___________ degree in psychology.

doctorate

Refers to the scientific approach to gathering, quantifying, analyzing, and interpreting data on why people act as they do

Psychology

As a health career, psychology is one of the allied professions devoted to _______ ________.

mental health

What 3 fields work with psychiatry to help prevent, diagnose, and treat mental illness?

psychiatric nursing, psychiatric social work, and psychology

Study the behavior of individuals or groups to ascertain and understand the fundamental processes of human behavior

Psychologists

Analyze behaviors, administer psychological tests, and provide counseling

Psychologists

Specializations in psychology

clinical, counseling, developmental, educational, engineering, personnel, experimental, industrial, psychometric, rehab, school, social

Specialize in the assessment and treatment of persons with mental, behavioral, and emotional problems and illnesses

Clinical psychologists

True or False: Clinical psychologists can work conduct research, can consult psychiatrists, and help individuals learn new habits.

True

Promote good health through health maintenance counseling programs designed to help people achieve health-oriented goals, such as to stop smoking or loos weight

Health psychologists

Study the relationship between the brain and behavior; often work with in stroke and head injuries programs

Neuropsychologists

Deal with the special problems faced by the elderly

Geropsychologists

Help normal or moderately maladjusted persons, either individually or in groups, to gain self-understanding, recognize problems, and develop methods of coping with their difficulties

Counseling psychologists

Counseling psychologists pay special attention to the role of _____ and _______ in a person’s behavior.

work; education

True or false: Counseling psychologists focus on the treatment of mental issues.

False; they focused on prevention and delaying of the onset of the illness

Specialize in investigating the development of individuals from prenatal origins through old age

Developmental psychologists

Design, develop, and evaluate materials and procedures to resolve problems in educational and training programs

Educational psychologists

True or False: Education psychologists are employed by school systems, the military, private research and development firms, and industrial concerns.

True

Deal with the design and use of systems and environments in which people live and work

Engineering psychologists

Apply their professional knowledge and skills to the hiring, assignment, and promotion of employees in order to increase productivity and job satisfaction

Personnel psychologists

Designs, conducts, and analyzes experiments to develop knowledge regarding human and animal behavior

Experimental psychologists

What are the specialties in the field of experimental psychologists?

Comparative psychologists, learning psychologists, and physiological psychologists

Use scientific techniques to deal with problems of motivation and morale in the work setting

Industrial psychologists

Directly measures human behavior, primarily through the use of tests

Psychometric psychologists

Psychometric psychologists conduct pilot studies of newly developed materials and devise and apply procedure for measuring the _______________ ___________ affecting human behavior.

psychological variables

Work with disabled persons, either individually or in groups, to asses the degree of disability and develop way to correct or compensate for these impairments

Rehabilitation psychologists

Primary concern of rehab psychologists is to restore the patient’s emotional, physical, social, and __________ __________ .

economic effectiveness

Concerned with developing programs for improving the intellectual, social, and emotional development of children in an educational system or school

School psychologists

Study the effects of groups and individuals on the thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and behavior of the individual

Social psychologists

Work in universities and private research centers and in business, nonprofit, and governmental organizations

Research psychologists

True or false: Research psychologists only study the behavior of humans.

False; they study animals too

Work in criminal justice and legal fields

Forensic psychologist

Educational institutions employed about ____ % of psychologists in positions other than teaching ,such as counseling, testing, research, and administration

24

______ % of psychologists were employed in ambulatory health care services.

18

How many psychologists were self-employed in 2019?

1/3

True or false: The minimum requirement for psychologists is a master’s and licensure in mandatory.

True

What is usually required for a psychologist to start their own practice?

Doctoral degree; PsyD or PhD

PsyD

Doctor of Psychology

PhD

Doctor of Philosophy

A doctoral degree requires about _____ years of graduate study.

five

Education for school psychologists

a specialist degree (EdS) or master’s in some states

Education for industrial/ organizational psychologists

Master’s degree

EdS

education specialist; 2 years of graduate study (60 hours) and year of full-time internship

Who accredits doctoral training programs in clinical, counseling, and school psychology as well as institution’s that provide internships for doctoral students in those fields

APA- American Psychological Association

What 2 organizations help approve advanced degree programs in school psychology?

The National Association of School Psychologists and the Nation Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

Provides specific licensing information by jurisdiction

The Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards

Every states requires an ______________.

examination

True or false: Every state requires licensure for psychologists.

True; including the District of Columbia

NASP

National Association of School Psychologists

NCSP

Nationally Certified School Psychologist

What association awards the NCSP award?

NASP

How many states recognize the NCSP?

33 states

60 graduate semester hours in school psychology, a 1,200 hour internship (600 in a school setting), and a passing score on the National School Psychology Examination are requirements for what

NCSP

Recognizes professional achievement by awarding specialty certification in 15 different areas

ABPP

ABPP

American Board of Professional Psychology

Provides a certificate in neuropsychology

American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology

Helps workers deal with personal problems, also should lead to employment growth for clinical and counseling specialties

EAPs

EAPs

Employee assistance programs

Median annual salary for psychologist

$82,180

Advise individuals dealing with alcoholism, illegal drug addictions, and other addictions, such as those involving tobacco, gambling, and painkillers

Substance abuse counselors

Advise individuals how to modify their behavior to deal with specific aspects of their life, often those associated with eating

Behavioral disorder counselors

Characterized as a refusal to eat

Anorexia nervosa

Characterized as involving cyclical binging and purging episodes

Bulimia nervosa

Which involves periods of binge eating that are not followed by compensatory behaviors, such as purging, excessive exercise, or fasting

Bing-eating disorder

A weight that is higher than is considered normal a healthy weight for a given height

Obesity

Advise individuals, families, couples, and groups how to handle a variety of conditions

Mental health counselors

___% of substance base, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors work in either outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers or in nursing and residential care facilities

29

Minimum educational requirement for a counselor

High school diploma

True or False: Not all states require licensure for counselors.

False, they do

A master’s degree, 2,000-4,000 hours of supervised clinical experience, passing a state recognized exam are educational requirements for who?

Substance abuse, mental health, and behavioral disorder counselors

Maintain information about each state’s regulating board

NBCC

NBCC

National Board for Certified Counselors

Employment growth for substance abuse, mental health, and behavioral disorder counselors

25%

Median salary for counselors

$47,660