Clinical Psychology: Chapter 1, Exams of Psychology

Download Clinical Psychology: Chapter 1 and more Exams Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! Clinical Psychology: Chapter 1 Clinical Psychologist - A person whose work with others involved aspects of treatment, education, and interpersonal issues. Lighter Witmer - (1907) first used clinical psychology in print First Clinics were children with behavioral or educational problems However applicable to all ages and with a variety of presenting problems Clinical Psychology - Integrates science, troy, and practice to understand, predict, and alleviate maladjustment, disability, and discomfort as well as to promote human adaptation, adjustment, and personal development. It focuses on the intellectual emotional, biological, psychological, social, and behavioral aspects of human functioning across the life span, in varying cultures, and at all socioeconomic levels The Scientist-Practioner Boulder Model - 1949, The first conference on graduate training in clinical psychology was held in Boulder, Colorado. Traditional Model The Practitioner-Scholar (Vaii) model - 1973, Another Clinical Psychology conference PsyD was born Emphasizing Clinical Skills Clinical Scientist Model - Stressed the scientific side of clinical psychology more strongly than Boulder. Emphasizing Empiricism Richard McFall - "Scientific clinical psychology is the only legitimate and acceptable form of clinical psychology..after all, what is the alternative? Does anyone seriously believe that a reliance on intuition and other unscientific methods is going to hasten advances in knowledge?" 1st President of APSS Insiders Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology - A valuable resource used by many applicants to learn about specific graduate programs in clinical psychology Predoctoral Internship - Full year of supervised clinical experience in an applied setting Takes place before PhD or PsyD is awarded Postdoctoral Internship - Required for licensure as a psychologist Last 1-2 years Licensure - gives a professional the right to identify as a member of the profession; present oneself as a psychologist Must pass EPPP) Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology - a state-specified exam on laws and ethics Multiple Choice on Broad range of psychology topics Continuing Education Units - Required to renew the license from year to year Where do Clinical Psychologist work? - Most Common: Private Practice 2nd most common: University What to clinical psychologist do? - Foremost is psychotherapy Clinical vs. Counseling - Clinical: work more with seriously disturbed clients ; hospitals and inpatient psychiatric units; Behaviorism; applications of psychology to medical settings Counseling: where as counseling work more with "counsel" less pathological clients ; University ; humanistic/client-centered approach; vocational testing, career counseling Psychiatrists - go to medical school; licensed Physicians Allowed to prescribe medicine Increasingly emphasize biological/pharmaceutical rather than "talk therapy" intervention Psychiatrists vs. Clinical Psychology - Clinical: behavioral, cognitive, emotional, non-pharmacological methods Psychiatrists:biological to an extreme extent such as depression, anxiety, ADD, ADHD, borderline personality disorder, etc. Fix the brain by prescribing medication. Social Workers - interaction between an individual and the components of society that may contribute to or alleviate the individual's problems: Racism, Oppressive Gender Roles, Poverty Abuse, etc. Welfare Agencies, disability offices, job-training sites Earn a master's degree rather than a doctorate Training emphasizes treatment and fieldwork over research or formalized assessment School Psychologists -