Succeeding in Graduate School: The Career Guide for Psychology Students

by Walfish, Steven; Hess, Allen K.; Hess, Allen K.; Martin, Roy P.

• ISBN13: 9780805836141
• ISBN10: 0805836144
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

Psychology students who want to continue their education today are confronted by a bewildering variety of possibilities. Succeeding in Graduate School offers them much needed practical help. Written by experienced mentors, this book: *explains the options provided by a bachelor's degree, describes what each of the many available programs at the master's and doctoral levels prepares one to do, helps in selecting the most appropriate program, and enhances one's chances of being admitted; *gives reader-friendly tutorials in teaching, research, and clinical/consulting skills; *describes the stresses of life as a graduate student; *suggests ways to cope with the management of difficult professors, the search for the optimal advisor-mentor match, and other political and emotional problems that can make or break a graduate career; *offers advice on overcoming obstacles to completing a thesis or dissertation; and *provides guidance on navigating beyond graduate school: maintaining one's ethical focus, getting into and completing the internship that is a requirement of many programs, obtaining a license for those requiring one to work, and in general, building a career beyond the degree. Clear, crisp, and comprehensive--with extensive references for further exploration--Succeeding in Graduate School is must reading for undergraduates and graduate students alike.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Contributors	xv
I. Considering Career and Degree Options in Psychology
Choosing a Career in Psychology	3	(8)
Steven Walfish
Allen K. Hess
Pursuing a Career With a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology	11	(20)
Mark E. Ware
Choosing the Master's Degree in Psychology	31	(12)
Baron Perlman
Choosing the PhD	43	(10)
Arthur N. Wiens
Carolen A. Hope
Choosing the PsyD	53	(8)
Donald R. Peterson
Perspectives on Applying to Graduate School	61	(16)
Bill N. Kinder
Steven Walfish
II. Mastering the Personal and Political Dynamics of Graduate School
The Politics of Graduate Programs	77	(18)
Gerard F. Sumprer
Steven Walfish
Students and Faculty: The Growth of Relationships	95	(16)
Allen K. Hess
William I. Sauser, Jr.
The Mentoring Relationship in Psychology Training Programs	111	(18)
James M. O'Neil
Lawrence S. Wrightsman
Stress and Stress Mastery in Graduate School	129	(12)
Eric N. Goplerud
Stresses and Strategies for Underrepresented Students: Gender, Sexual, and Racial Minorities	141	(18)
Renelle Massey
Steven Walfish
Stresses and Strategies for International Students	159	(12)
Sami Gulgoz
Stresses and Strategies for Graduate Student Couples	171	(18)
Dixie J. Pedersen
M. Harry Daniels
III. Learning Career Skills
Learning to Become Ethical	189	(14)
Mitchell Handelsman
Learning Research as a Lifelong Skill	203	(18)
David S. Glenwick
Daniel K. Mroczak
James S. MacDonall
Developing Teaching Skills	221	(12)
James H. Korn
Learning Psychological Testing and Assessment	233	(16)
Allen K. Hess
Learning Psychotherapy	249	(14)
Allen K. Hess
Learning Consultation Skills	263	(12)
Rodney L. Lowman
Developing Essential Intervention and Prevention Skills for School Settings	275	(14)
Terry B. Gutkin
Anita L. Saunders
Preparing for a Career in Psychology Outside the University	289	(14)
Raymond S. Nickerson
Preparing and Defending Theses and Dissertations	303	(16)
Roy P. Martin
IV. The Internship
Applying to Professional Psychology Internship Programs	319	(16)
W. Gregory Keilin
Madonna G. Constantine
The Internship Year: The Transition from Student to Professional	335	(18)
Joseph A. Denicola
Cynthia T. Furze
V. Becoming a Professional
Coping with Licensing, Credentialing, and Lifelong Learning	353	(16)
Bruce R. Fretz
Community Intervention: Applying Psychological Skills in the Real World	369	(16)
Raymond P. Lorion
A. Dirk Hightower
Developing a Career in Psychology	385
Steven Walfish