Opportunities in Psychology Careers

by Super, Donald E.

• ISBN13: 9780658010538
• ISBN10: 0658010530
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-31
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

Opportunities in Psychology Careers offers job seekers essential information about a variety of careers in the field of psychology. The book includes training and education requirements, salary statistics, and professional and Internet resources.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	v
Foreword	vii
Preface	viii
Acknowledgments	xi
Psychology Today	1	(15)
The three psychologies
An overview of psychology specialties
Questions in psychology
Psychology as science
Psychology as profession
Psychology as academic pursuit and instructional field
Psychology and the public debate
Psychology's place in society
Specializations in Psychology	16	(35)
Experimental and physiological psychology
Engineering psychology
Developmental psychology
Educational psychology
The psychology of personality
Social psychology
Psychometrics and quantitative methods
Industrial and organizational psychology
Counseling psychology
Clinical and abnormal psychology
School psychology
Sports psychology
Emerging specialties, related fields, and interdisciplinary bridges
Prospects in Psychology	51	(7)
Master's degree holders
Bachelor's degree holders
Rapid growth
Where psychologists work
Geographic distribution
Women and minorities in psychology
The Rewards of Psychology	58	(10)
Financial rewards
Intangible rewards
Some disadvantages
Who should enter psychology?
Education and Training	68	(13)
Undergraduate education
Graduate preparation
Master's programs
Doctoral programs
Postdoctoral programs
Continuing education
Institutions offering graduate study in psychology
Choosing a graduate school
Financing graduate education
A Career in Psychology	81	(17)
Getting started
Getting ahead
Moving ahead
Think tanks, research institutes, and freelance
The last stage of a career: retirement
Scientific and Professional Organizations in Psychology	98	(7)
The American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Society
The American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology
Psi Chi
Related associations
State licensing and certification boards
The Council for the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
Appendix A: Recommended Reading	105	(2)
Appendix B: APA-Accredited Doctoral Programs in Professional Psychology	107	(27)
Clinical psychology
Counseling psychology
School psychology
Combined professional-scientific psychology
Appendix C: APA-Accredited Predoctoral Internships for Doctoral Training in Clinical and Counseling Psychology	134