Career Paths in Psychology

by Sternberg, Robert J.

• ISBN13: 9781591477327
• ISBN10: 1591477328
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-12-30
• Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn

Summary

Career Paths in Psychology is the ideal guide for anyone contemplating a career in psychology: students, recent graduates, career-changers, or psychologists seeking new challenges. In this book, psychologists who have achieved great success in a variety of areas discuss their work: what got them into it, what they like and don't like about it, and what a typical work week is like in their chosen specialty. These psychologists offer advice, information, and the inspiration of their own career paths. They speak frankly about salaries and job opportunities and about what it takes to make it in their field.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 3
Academia	p. 7
Teaching, Research, and More: Psychologists in an Academic Career	p. 9
Learning About Learning: Psychologists in Schools of Education	p. 35
Teaching the Managers of Tomorrow: Psychologists in Business Schools	p. 51
Working as a Psychologist in a Medical School	p. 69
Coming Full Circle: From Academe to Administration to Academe	p. 83
Clinical and Counseling Psychology	p. 99
Clinical Psychologists in Independent Practice: Infinite Opportunities	p. 101
Careers in Child Clinical Psychology	p. 119
The Diverse and Intriguing Career Opportunities for Counseling Psychologists	p. 135
Clinical Neuropsychology: Brain-Behavior Relationships	p. 161
Career Experiences of Clinical Psychologists Working in a Hospital	p. 179
A Variety of Organizations	p. 201
Careers in Public Service: The Intersection of Science and Policy	p. 203
Scientific Careers in Psychology in Government Service	p. 215
Promoting Positive School Environments: A Career in School Psychology	p. 227
Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology as a Career: Improving Workforce Performance and Retention	p. 249
In the Halls of Business: Consulting Psychology as a Career	p. 259
Diverse Areas of Psychology	p. 279
Military Psychology: A Dynamic and Practical Application of Psychological Expertise	p. 281
Health Psychology: Where Psychological Biological, and Social Factors Intersect	p. 307
A Psychologist in Managed Care: An Unexpected Career	p. 329
Improving Test Development, Use, and Research: Psychologists in Educational and Psychological Testing Organizations	p. 343
Epilogue: Preparing for a Career in Psychology	p. 357
Index	p. 363
About the Editor	p. 375
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