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Clinical Psychology Notes No.2

Clinical psychology training incorporates both research and clinical experience to develop a scientist-practitioner identity. The training involves obtaining a bachelor's degree followed by 5 years of graduate work including courses in assessment, therapy, research, and diagnosis. This leads to either a Ph.D. or Psy.D. degree. The scientist-practitioner model emphasizes both the science and practice of psychology through coursework, practicum work providing clinical experience, research competencies, and an internship working full-time in a professional setting. The goal is to integrate academic learning with practical skills to understand both individual experiences and general principles of behavior.

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Clinical Psychology Notes No.2

Clinical psychology training incorporates both research and clinical experience to develop a scientist-practitioner identity. The training involves obtaining a bachelor's degree followed by 5 years of graduate work including courses in assessment, therapy, research, and diagnosis. This leads to either a Ph.D. or Psy.D. degree. The scientist-practitioner model emphasizes both the science and practice of psychology through coursework, practicum work providing clinical experience, research competencies, and an internship working full-time in a professional setting. The goal is to integrate academic learning with practical skills to understand both individual experiences and general principles of behavior.

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CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY NOTES NO.

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY: TRAINING TOWARD A CLINICAL


ART & SCIENCE IDIDENTITY
 CP is dedicated to the improvement of human
 Provides the unique background and skills that
welfare.
set clinical psychologist apart from other mental
 It springs from research that emphasizes the quest
health professionals.
for knowledge.
 This field is changing and there are disagreements
 Training suggests that CP must incorporate course
among clinicians about how to train students.
and experience in research will provide unique
 CP is a specialized application of the most basic
skills to establish professional identity.
core of psychology
 METHODOLOGICAL TRAINING develops capacity for
 CP completes a bachelor’s degree, Masters, and
evaluation and an attitude for caustion and
five years of graduate work.
skepticism to permit CP to becaome better, more
 Graduate work includes:
perspective diagnosticians and therapist.
 Deals with problems of individuals but the focus is - Training in Assessment
more often on Individual differences rather than - Therapeutic skills
commonalities among persons. - Internship
- Research
TWO APPROCHES IN - Diagnosis
 The degree Awarded:
UNDERSTANDING CP AS ART AND
- Ph.D (Doctor of Philosophy)
SCIENCE - Psy.D (Doctor of Psychology)
1. NOMOTHETIC APPROACH  A doctoral degree is a pre-requisite for the
- Searching for general principles of behavior. title of psychologist.
 Generally Less concerned with individual
differences
 FOCUS: Group differences that occurs as a SCIENTIST-PRACTIONER
function of some experimental treatment or MODEL – RAIMY, 1950
manipulation 1. CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAM: Scientist-
 GOAL: Abstraction of general principles of Practitioner Model “The Scientist and
behavior from the observation of many practitioner can be combined in one person”
people. 2. COURSEWORK: Basic and advanced courses:
2. IDIOGRAPHIC APPROACH - Understanding the basics that underlie
- Seeks the understanding of individual human behavior
differences: Personal Experiences of the client. - Strong scientific foundation for student’s
 Diagnostic judgments or therapeutic and clinical training
decisions are largely on the basis of personal - Gives life to the scientist-practitioner model
skills, experience and subjective or intuitive 3. PRACTICUM WORK:
awareness. - Exposure to clinical practice.
 FOCUS: Whether CP is an art or science - It is a work done by an advanced student
IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS, There must be a that involves practical application of
way to complement “art and science” previous studied theory.
- The practicum will combine the academic
content with practical experience.
4. RESEARCH: Implementations of scientist-
practitioner model requires that students
develop research competencies
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY NOTES NO. 2

5. INTERNSHIP: Professional Adolescence


- Vital part of any training program
- It is the capstone of the student’s previous
experiences in clinical courses and practice.
- Allows student to work full time in a
professional setting
- Provides the intern an opportunity to
expand one’s professional horizon, expand
competencies and integrate what he
learned at the university
- The final element in the three dimensional
world of academics, research and
experience
6. THE QUALIFYING EXAMINATION:
- Comprehensive Examination involves oral
and written and considered an anxiety
provoking experience in their training.
- The test covers all areas of psychology
- Serves as a useful function in ensuring the
student’s overall academic competency
7. ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM
- Credentials
- Financial Capacity
- Letter of Recommendation
- Personal Statement

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