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Clinical Psychology Information Night! Not for Seniors Only Are you a Freshman , Sophomore or Junior considering Gr

Clinical Psychology Information Night! Not for Seniors Only Are you a Freshman , Sophomore or Junior considering Graduate Study in Clinical Psychology?. WHEN? Wednesday, October 19, 2011 WHERE? Science I – room 149 TIME? 7:30 PM WHO? Professor Stephen Lisman

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Clinical Psychology Information Night! Not for Seniors Only Are you a Freshman , Sophomore or Junior considering Gr

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  1. Clinical PsychologyInformation Night!Not for Seniors OnlyAre you a Freshman, Sophomore or Junior considering Graduate Study in Clinical Psychology? WHEN? Wednesday, October 19, 2011WHERE? Science I – room 149TIME? 7:30 PMWHO? Professor Stephen Lisman Director of Clinical Training Distinguished Teaching Professor BU Department of Psychology

  2. Selected topics • Differences between M.A., Ph.D, PsyD, Clinical and Counseling programs • How to prepare for graduate study in Psychology • The application process • Life in graduate school • Frequently asked questions and misconceptions • Income of Psychologists • Whatever else you want to ask about

  3. Useful Resources(click on hyperlinks) General sources of interest • http://psyccareers.apa.org • http://psych.hanover.edu/handbook/applic2.html • http://www.psywww.com/careers/index.htm • https://fp.auburn.edu/clinicalpsychgradprogs/ Psi Chi’s excellent resources • http://www.psichi.org/pubs/search.aspx?category1=7 • http://www.psichi.org/Support/ ….enter search term (continued)

  4. Useful Resources (continued) • Differentiating PsyD/PhD, Clinical/Counseling, etc. • http://www.psichi.org/pubs/articles/article_171.aspx Topics to be covered • Considering a master’s? (below) • The Unvalidated Graduate School Potential Test • Important factors in graduate admissions

  5. Conceptions and Misconceptions • Is grad school just 4-6 more years of “going to school”? (what is life in grad school like?) • Is it more difficult to get into clinical psych grad programs than to get into medical school? • What will my income be? • Should you even bother to apply? (see the Unvalidated Grad School Potential Test)

  6. Decisions • PhD or PsyD? • Counseling or Clinical? • Affordable? • The student with the Top 10 list • A master’s degree?

  7. Clinical and Counseling Psychology Programs(differences most often are in emphases and are relative, not distinct)

  8. PsyD or PhD(from Norcross et al.) [ Differences are more quantitative – not qualitative, ] http://www.psichi.org/pubs/articles/article_171.aspx • Research skills • Length of training……. • Acceptance rates ……. • Financial assistance • Loan debt • Licensure exam scores

  9. The student with the Top 10 list • A master’s degree? pros and cons http://www.psichi.org/Support/ where?

  10. What to look for… • Read the program data (“Truth in Advertising”) • Characteristics of recent classes (e.g., BU) http://www2.binghamton.edu/psychology/graduate/clinical- psychology/applicant-data.html • Research/practice (e.g., “Insider’s Guide”) • APPIC data -- match rates for internship • “Fit”

  11. I read your application folder… • The data on what counts most (see next two slides) • Domains of excellence/accomplishment • Uniqueness • Skills • Letters of recommendation • From whom? • How to help letter writers to help you • You worked part time

  12. FAQs • What should I be doing when? (timelines) http://www.psichi.org/Pubs/Articles/Article_801.aspx (continued)

  13. FAQs • How much weight is given to the GRE? • http://www.psichi.org/Pubs/Articles/Article_818.aspx(GRE revisions)

  14. FAQs • What if my grades were not so good one semester (year/2 years)? • What if my research was not clinical? • What if my recommendations are not from clinical psychologists? • What if my statistics grades are weak? • What if I don’t get in?

  15. Graduate School in Clinical Psychology: Information SheetPrepared by Stephen A. Lisman, Ph.D.Department of Psychology, Binghamton University General sources of interest • http://psyccareers.apa.org • http://psych.hanover.edu/handbook/applic2.html • http://www.psywww.com/careers/index.htm • https://fp.auburn.edu/clinicalpsychgradprogs/ Psi Chi’s excellent resources • http://www.psichi.org/pubs/search.aspx?category1=7 • http://www.psichi.org/Support/ ….enter search term (continued)

  16. Graduate School in Clinical Psychology: Information SheetPrepared by Stephen A. Lisman, Ph.D.Department of Psychology, Binghamton University • Differentiating PsyD/PhD, Clinical/Counseling, etc. • http://www.psichi.org/pubs/articles/article_171.aspx

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