Opportunities in Psychology Careers

Opportunities in Psychology Careers offers job seekers essential information about a variety of careers in the field of psychology. The book includes training and education requirements, salary statistics, and professional and Internet resources.

About the Authors

v

Foreword

vii

Preface

viii

Acknowledgments

xi

Psychology Today

1

(15)

The three psychologies

An overview of psychology specialties

Questions in psychology

Psychology as science

Psychology as profession

Psychology as academic pursuit and instructional field

Psychology and the public debate

Psychology's place in society

Specializations in Psychology

16

(35)

Experimental and physiological psychology

Engineering psychology

Developmental psychology

Educational psychology

The psychology of personality

Social psychology

Psychometrics and quantitative methods

Industrial and organizational psychology

Counseling psychology

Clinical and abnormal psychology

School psychology

Sports psychology

Emerging specialties, related fields, and interdisciplinary bridges

Prospects in Psychology

51

(7)

Master's degree holders

Bachelor's degree holders

Rapid growth

Where psychologists work

Geographic distribution

Women and minorities in psychology

The Rewards of Psychology

58

(10)

Financial rewards

Intangible rewards

Some disadvantages

Who should enter psychology?

Education and Training

68

(13)

Undergraduate education

Graduate preparation

Master's programs

Doctoral programs

Postdoctoral programs

Continuing education

Institutions offering graduate study in psychology

Choosing a graduate school

Financing graduate education

A Career in Psychology

81

(17)

Getting started

Getting ahead

Moving ahead

Think tanks, research institutes, and freelance

The last stage of a career: retirement

Scientific and Professional Organizations in Psychology

98

(7)

The American Psychological Association

The American Psychological Society

The American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology

Psi Chi

Related associations

State licensing and certification boards

The Council for the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology

Appendix A: Recommended Reading

105

(2)

Appendix B: APA-Accredited Doctoral Programs in Professional Psychology

107

(27)

Clinical psychology

Counseling psychology

School psychology

Combined professional-scientific psychology

Appendix C: APA-Accredited Predoctoral Internships for Doctoral Training in Clinical and Counseling Psychology

134

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