Clinical Psychology- Chapter 1: Definition & Training
CEU
-CPs in many states must accumulate continuing education units to renew their license -involves attending trainings, passing exams, taking courses in order to stay up to date on developments in the field
EPPP
-Examination for professional practice in psych -exam varies by state
Richard McFall
-argued that the scientific clinical psych was the only legit form of CP -led clinical science movement
Lighter Witmer
-father of CP -1896 he founded the 1st psych clinic @ U of PA -established 1st formal clinical training program -founded the 1st scholarly journal
Psychiatrists
-go to med school and are licensed as physicians -allowed to prescribe meds -favor meds and biological aspects as defining problem
social workers
-have focused their work on the interaction b/w an individual & components of a society -only requires masters and training is very different
Predoctoral internship
-internship of supervised clinical experience in an applied setting -B4 PHD/PsyD is awarded
counseling psychologists
-lots of overlap & often work together -work with less seriously disturbed patients and tend to work in university counseling centers -humanistic/client- centered approach> behaviorism
Where do Cps work
1. Private practice 2. University psychology dpt. 3. "other"- gvmnt agencies, public schools, university counseling centers
What do Cps do
1. Psychotherapy 2. Diagnoses & assessment, teaching, research, consultation etc.
licensure
Gives a professional the right to identify as a member of the profession and identify as a psychologist & authorizes psychologists to practice independently
clinical psychology
emphasis of the study/assessment & tx if people w/ psychological problems
Postdoctoral internship
internship to become a licensed psychologist that last 1-2 years and takes on more responsibilities
The practitioner-scholar (vail) model
less extensive training in research & more extensive training in the dvlp of applied clinical skill and led to the offering of the PsyD
The Clinical Science Model
stresses the scientific side of psychology more strongly than the Boulder model but still award the PHD
The scientist-practitioner (boulder) model
training in CP should emphasize both practice & research & be awarded a PHD & is the most popular
