Clinical Psychology Test 1

What are clinical and counseling psychology?

  • Applied, service-oriented delivery of psychological science
  • Take what we know and apply that to help others

\ Who are we helping?

  • Patients (mental illness, transitional challenges etc.)

\ Psychology: Study of the brain and behavior

\ Variable career roles: may vary simultaneously or sequentially

relationship.

\ Assessment: Do a survey to see how the patient has been doing since the last they saw each other.

\ Treatment: Set up consultation with psychiatrist to talk about medicine or help client set up coping mechanisms. Individual therapy, group therapy etc.

\ Research: working with student to research a topic within psychology.

\ Teaching: working with student to teach about whatever topic the student is interested in.

\ Consultation: Case consultation

\ Administration:

\ Psychology as a field was born in Europe, grew up in the United States – largely due to American values

  • Liberty, justice, individualism, pursuit of happiness

\ Academic psychology combined with the social forces of the early 1900s and clinical psychology was born

\ 1st psychological clinic was established in 1896 by lighter Whitmer at the university of Pennsylvania

  • Served children

\ Journal of Abnormal Psychology began in 1907

\ Assessment grew rapidly in Europe and the U.S. and took center stage due to WWI

\ 1949 APA Conference

  • Was in boulder CO
  • Determined that a doctorate degree was necessary for clinical psychologists
  • Created the boulder model (aka the scientist practitioner model)

\ Late 1800s, was born of a vocational movement due to increase in need for skilled works (industrialization)

\ Frank parsons credited for the Vocational Guidance Movement

\ WWII (1939-1945) helped moved counseling into more therapeutic practices as well as career related.

  • Carl rogers wrote counseling and psychotherapy in 1942   * Was one of the founding fathers of Humanistic Psychology

\ The Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17) was recognized by the APA in 1946

\ 5–7-year PHD program

  • 2-3 years or course work o Practicum training
  • Master’s thesis and doctoral dissertation

Pre doctoral internship

Post-doctoral training (optional)

\ Similarities between Clinical and Counseling Psychology

  • Education/ Training Required (PHD/PSYD)
  • License
  • Similar Environment
  • Assessment/ Therapy
  • Helping Skills
  • Same code of ethics

\ Characteristics of only Clinical Psychology

  • Diagnosis
  • Treat Psych. Disorders (Moderate-Severe) Mental Illness
  • Medical Model – where’s pathology + fix it
  • Assessment Disorders / Personality Pathology
  • Evidence Based Treatments
  • Research – neuro
  • Psych Dept- fac/grad programs
  • Hospitals

\ Characteristics of only Counseling Psychology

  • Social Justice
  • Prevention Approach
  • Vocational Counseling
  • Strengthen based approach
  • Daily Stressors/ adjustment disorders Mild Mental Illness
  • Ecological Approach
  • Educational department
  • DEI systemic oppression

\ Training Models for Doctorate level Clinical & Counseling Psychologists:

  • Practitioner-Scholar Model   * Leading model in clinical psychology PsyD, programs
  • Scientist Practitioner Model   * Leading model in counseling PhD programs. Some clinical PhD programs also use this model
  • Clinical Scientist Model   * Leading model of Clinical PhD programs

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