Exam 1 Study Guide for Clinical and Counseling Psychology 1 What types of activities do clinical psychologists engage in Clinical Psychology focuses on intellectual emotional biological psychological social behavioral aspects of human functioning across the life span They engage in activities such as psychotherapy largest percent diagnosis assessment second largest teaching clinical supervision research writing consultation least and administration They do many things but the two biggest are psychotherapy and diagnosis and assessment 2 What are the most common employment settings of clinical psychologists The most common employment settings of clinical psychologists are Private practice and university psychology 3 What are the 5 major components of a Ph D program in clinical psychology The five major components of a Ph D program in clinical psychology are coursework practicum work research qualifying exam and internship Coursework provides students with a strong scientific foundation Practicum work supervised assessment interviewing therapy Research master s thesis and dissertation at minimum different expectations depending on program Qualifying exam can take many forms written oral literature review Internship last year of training Work fulltime in a clinical setting 4 What is the scientist practitioner model The scientist practitioner model differentiates clinical psychologists from other mental health professionals and the Ph D 5 How do clinical and counseling psychology differ In what ways are they similar 1 Clinical and counseling psychology differ by counseling psychology work with more normal people with normal problems rather than clinical who work with people suffering from more extreme issues Counseling psychologist are also less involved in research than clinical psychologists are Also the field of counseling psychology is much smaller than clinical and there are fewer training programs Clinical psychology is much more competitive 2 They are similar in jobs are available in universities and to get your Ph D it s a 4 6 program with a year long internship 6 What distinguishes a clinical psychologist from psychiatrists Social workers School psychologists A clinical psychologist is different than a psychiatrist because psychiatrists only need MD or DO as opposed to a PH D which is a doctor pf philosophy A social worker just needs masters in social work which requires only 2 years of schooling They do not work with the same level of psychopathology as clinical psychologists do and than have much fewer responsibilities A school psychologist does need a Ph D like a clinical but they deal with learning disorders and learning programs They mostly work in school settings 7 Who would be legally prohibited from using the title therapist or psychotherapist People that do not have document that they obtained appropriate training passed a licensing exam and maintain current knowledge The titles are not regulated by the environment Chapter 3 1 What is the principal guideline for training clinical psychologists What does it entail The principal guideline for training clinical psychologists is the scientist practitioner model The goal of this model is to marry science and clinical practice They want you to be trained as a scientist 2 What are the major critiques of the scientist practitioner model The major critics of this model is that it deemphasizes research experience They feel it takes away from research and they only care about getting a PHD People cant determine what is good research or bad research because they never understood research It favors more direct and extensive training clinical skills 3 In what ways do Psy D and Ph D clinical psychology programs differ The Psy D and Ph D clinical psychology programs differ because Psy D places more emphasis on clinical work and less on research Most often masters thesis are not required and qualitatively different dissertation It is much easier to get accepted to a Psy D program rather than a Ph D 4 What are the limitations of clinical doctorate programs in professional schools Professional schools are where you get your psy d only for graduate students They admit student classes of around 33 students They are free standing school s that do not have undergrads so its hard to do research and that s why its so limited They only have 60 of doctorates in clinical psychology and many are not accredited 5 What lead to the development of the Clinical Science Model The idea that for science of clinical psychology The idea of it was to focus more on the science part of society and research You would do research the whole time during this model and see how many grants and papers you could publish within this time 6 How will the increasing cost of health care and managed care affect the practice of clinical psychology What advantages might clinical psychologists have in a managed care environment TEXTBOOK only briefly discussed in class Increasing the cost of health care will directly affect the employment outlook for doctoral level clinical practice because master level practitioners and paraprofessionals are much cheaper to use for the same service and therefore patients will use them to save money Some advantages would be they would provide a complete package What is the purpose of licensing Know the typical requirements The purpose of licensing is to prevent people from claiming they are therapists or psychologists The typical requirements for licensing are education experience and exams depending on what state you live in 8 What are the pros and cons of clinical psychologists obtaining prescription privileges 1 The pros are prescription privileges are providing wider variety of treatments for a wider variety of clients efficient and cost effective competitive advantage and may be most qualified to prescribe meds The psychologist knows the client the best bc they spend the most time with them so allowing them to give drug treatments would benefit the patient more 2 Cons of prescription privileges are psychological treatments de emphasized damage relationship w psychiatry and drug company sponsored research They may become like psychiatrist and just automatically go to the use of drugs instead of trying to work with the patient before giving them drugs 9 What is telehealth What are the advantages of telehealth TEXTBOOK ONLY Telehealth refers to the delivery and oversight of health services using telecommunication technologies The
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