Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counselling Psychology: 2000/2001 edition

An overview of US courses.

Table of Contents:
1. Introducing Clinical and Counseling Psychology 2. Preparing for Graduate School 3. Getting Started 4. Selecting Schools 5. Applying to Programs 6. Mastering the Interview 7. Making Final Decisions *Reports on Individual Clinical Psychology Programs *Reports on Individual Counseling Psychology Programs *Reports on Individual Professional-Scientific Psychology Programs *Appendices: A. Time Line. B. Worksheet for Choosing Schools. C. Worksheet for Assessing Program Criteria. D. Worksheet for Making Final Choices. E. Research Areas. F. Specialty Clinics and Practical Sites.

About the Author :
Tracy J. Mayne, PhD, received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology as an Honors Fellow at Rutgers University and completed his internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California at San Francisco Medical School and the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies. He is currently the Director of HIV Epidemiology and Surveillance for Prevention Planning at the New York City Department of Health, as well as an adjunct assistant professor at New York University, and the principal research consultant for Gay Men's Health Crisis. His publications include a coedited book on emotion research, forthcoming from Guilford in 2000. John C. Norcross, PhD, received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Rhode Island and completed his internship at the Brown University School of Medicine. Professor and former Chair of Psychology at the University of Scranton, he maintains an independent clinical psychology practice and is president of the Division of Psychotherapy of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Norcross has published more than 150 articles and has authored or edited 12 books. He has conducted workshops and research on graduate study in psychology for many years. Michael A. Sayette, PhD, received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Rutgers University and completed his internship at the Brown University School of Medicine. He is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, with a secondary appointment as Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Sayette has published primarily in the area of substance abuse. His current research is supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. He has presented seminars on applying to graduate school at several universities.

Review :
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