1. Some Background Information

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• Doctoral Degrees

• • Ph.D., Psy.D., Ed.D., DSW, MD, DBA, JD

• Masters Degrees

• • MA, MS, MSW, MBA, MEd/EdM

• Bachelors

• • BA, BS

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• Psychology

• Education

• Sociology/Social Work

• Medicine

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• Applied Areas

• Clinical & Counseling

• • Health

• • Forensics

• • Neuropsychology

• • Geriatrics

• • Community

• • Sport

• • Rehabilitation

• • Applied Behavior Analysis

• Development & Education

• Industrial and/or Organizational

• Academic/Research

• Cognitive and/or Perceptual

• Neuroscience

• Biopsychology

• Quantitative and Measurement

• Social

• Learning & Behaviorism(Animal/Human)

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• Licensure and Certification

• • Licensure

• • • State

• • Certification

• • • Organization/Agency

• Specialization & Concentrations

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• Examination: NCSP Exam

• Education : a master's degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university and a minimum of 60-semester hour graduate credits with specific course distributions,

• Practice : 300 practicum hours, and externship of 1200 clock hours (a minimum 600 of which must be completed in a school setting with school-age children, the remaining 600 hours may be completed in a school or clinical setting or may be completed under an emergency certificate while concurrently participating in an approved school psychology program).

• Other : Supervisors of externs in school settings must hold a standard New Jersey or out-of-state school psychologist certificate; OR possess NCSP.

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• Masters Level and Above

• • Educational Psychology

• • School Psychology

• • Developmental Psychology

• • School Counseling/Guidance

• Bachelors Level Possibilities

• • Substance Use Education & Planning

• • • Substance Awareness Coordinator (SAC)

• • Child Care Worker

• • Teachers Aides

• • Various Positions in Colleges/Universities: Admissions, Fund Raising, Student Services, Alumni Office, etc.

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• How is a test developed?

• • Defining the Purpose/Scope

• • Standardization; Norms; Reliability; Validity

• • Difference between standardized test scores (GRE) and unstandardized test scores (gpa)

• How might tests be used?

• • The difference between testing and assessment

• • Educational Settings

• • Psychological Settings

• • Business/Hiring

• • Program Evaluation

• • Research

• Classes you might take: Tests and Measurements

• Thoughts/Questions about Reading?

10. PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN SERVICES

11. AREAS OF HUMAN SERVICES

• Clinical Psychology

• • Ph.D. or Psy.D. (Licensed Psychologist)

• Counseling Psychology

• • Ph.D. (Licensed Psychologist)

• • M.A./M.S. (Licensed Practicing Counselor; LPC)

• Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC)

• • Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC)

• Guidance and School Counseling (LPC)

• Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT)

• Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BACBA)

• • Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst (BCABA) [see Specialization in Behavioral Services for Children and Their Families at Rowan]

• Licensing in New Jersey

• • See: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical.htm#psy13

12. SPECIALIZATIONS/CONCENTRATIONS

• Health

• Forensics

• Neuropsychology

• Geriatrics

• Child/Adolescence; Family

• Community

• Sport

• Rehabilitation

• Applied Behavior Analysis

• Executive Coaching (?)

13. POSSIBLE WORK LOCATIONS

• University Counseling Centers

• Community Mental Health Centers/Clinics

• Hospitals & Medical Centers

• Partial Care or Residential Care Facilities

• Private, Individual or Group, Practices

• Schools

• Business & Industry (Employee Assistance Programs)

14. COUNSELING EXPLORED

• Differences between Clinical and Counseling

• Differences Between Masters and Doctoral Degrees in Counseling

• Licensing and Credentialing Issues (MA)

• • LPC; LCADC; LMFT

• • CADC; Certified Counselor;

• • NBCC.com (National Board of Certified Counselors)

• Licensing and Credentialing Issues (Doctorate)

• • Licensed Psychologist

15. SPECIALTIES IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY: SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY

• 5 Goals of Sports Psychologists

• • Improved Performance

• • Rehabilitation & Injury

• • Improving Coping Skills and Development of Athletes

• • Working with Athletic Departments, Coaches, Parents

• • Improving Exercise Compliance & Health

• See also:

• • Association for Applied Sports Psychology (aaasponline.org)

• • Division 47 of APA (Exercise and Sports Psychology) http://www.apa.org/divisions/div47/

• • http://www.apa.org/divisions/div47/APA%20Div%2047%20(2)/jobs.html

16. SPECIALTIES IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

• • What is Health Psychology?

• • Why the rise in health psychology?

• • The Importance of the Biopsychosocial Model

• • Training and Careers in Health Psychology

• • • Allied Professions might include:

• • • • Social work

• • • • Occupational and Physical therapy

• • • • Dietician

• • • • Public health (policy/aministration/advocacy)

• • Of Note : Research Methods on p. 10-11

17. SPECIALTIES IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY: FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

• What do forensic psychologists do?

• • Clinical, Research, and Other Applications

• • Clinically based and trained

• • • Evaluations of competence and responsibility

• • • Treatment of offenders

• • Research based and trained

• • • Children's competence and effects of testimony

• • • • Impact of juvenile systems on delinquency

• • • Courtroom testimony, juries/jurors, decision making, etc.

• • Other

• • • Legal advocacy and policy formation

• • • Legal and Ethical Issues in the Practice of Psychology

18. SPECIALTIES IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY: NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

• What is neuropsychology? (see p. 162)

• • How is it different than neuroscience?

• Why is there an increased interest in neuropsychology?

• What might a typical day in the life of a neuropsychologist be like?

• How much money is there in a neuropsychology career?

19. JOBS WITH A BACHELORS DEGREE

• Mental Health Facilities

• • Psychoeducational Groups

• • Case Management

• • Support Staff

• Types of Facilities

• • Partial Care

• • Residential Care

• • Child-Care (Day Care) Programs

• • Outpatient Groups

20. OTHER HUMAN SERVICE OCCUPATIONS

• Social Work

• Occupational Therapy

• Rehabilitation (Physical/Psychological)

• Art & Music Therapy

• • Might be combined with other counseling programs

• Pharmacy

• Pastoral Counseling

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• Teaching and Research

• Hiring and Selection of Employees

• Employee Training and Development

• Efficiency Analysis and Improvement

• Team Development and Efficiency

• Performance Evaluation and Retention

• Job/Task Analysis

• Assessment and Test Development

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• Industrial/Organizational Psychology

• Human Resources

• Management

• Consumer Behavior

• See also:

• • Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology siop.org (Division 14 of APA)

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• Military and Government

• • http://www.apa.org/divisions/div19/about1.html

• Human Factors Psychology

• • http://www.hfes.org/web/Students/grad_programs.html

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• Human Rights, Advocacy, Social Justice

• • http://www.cgu.edu/pages/4521.asp

• International Relations

• • http://www.internationalpsychology.net/about/

• Program Evaluation

• • http://www.uwstout.edu/programs/msap/ps.html

• Ecology & the Environment

• • http://www.apa34.org/

• Positive Psychology

• • http://www.ppc.sas.upenn.edu/

• Others:

• • http://www.apa.org/science/nonacad_careers.html

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