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Your Career in Psychology
Putting Your Graduate Degree to Work
"I was pleased to serve as a contributor to Your Career in Psychology. After reading the chapters, I am even more pleased--I believe that this book has the potential to be a great help to students who are looking for advice about getting their careers in psychology started. I wish this book had been around whenever I began my career many years ago." "Your Career in Psychology is the kind of book many, if not most, psychologists, whether teachers, researchers, or practitioners, might have wished for when they were setting out. The editors, experienced psychologists themselves, have assembled a wonderfully diverse group of authors who provide honest, witty, and practical advice to readers contemplating new careers or career changes within the field. They discuss the obvious topics, like teaching roles, private practice, and job finding; and they take on the less pleasant prospects, such as what to do about student loans. From working effectively with mentors to being a good campus citizen, there is something here for anyone serious about psychology as a career field. The advice and counsel comes from psychologists whose wide-ranging experience will prove useful, not only to those seeking or changing careers, but to those of us engaged in teaching the next generation. This is an excellent collection of interesting, successful authors who have ‘been there and done that.’ Readers will find a wealth of useful ideas and pointers." "As a career, psychology continues to be an unusually robust and attractive field despite managed care, changes in academe, and now masters-level licensing. But it is the wise student who prepares early in their college education, to develop a strategy and an "edge" for the challenges ahead, using the valuable information in this timely book squarely addressing their needs." "This book is full of practical advice for all psychology graduate students, as well as for undergraduates considering graduate study and careers in psychology. It will be especially helpful for those graduate students soon to begin their professional careers in any number of settings."
–Randolph A. Smith, Lamar University
–Kenneth D. Keith, University of San Diego
–Harold Takooshian, Past-President, APA Divisions of International and General Psychology
–William C. Deeds, Morningside College
Stephen F. Davis (Edited by), SF Davis (Author), Peter J. Giordano (Edited by), Carolyn A. Licht (Edited by)
9781405179416, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 10 July 2009
320 pages
24.1 x 17 x 2.5 cm, 0.59 kg
"All undergraduates planning on entering doctoral programs should be encouraged to buy Your Career in Psychology, and it should be required reading for all incoming doctoral students." (PsycCRITIQUES, February 2010) "The entire book ... does an excellent job.... A must read book for all doctoral graduates and hopefully doctoral candidates before." (The General Psychologist, Autumn 2009)
Your Career in Psychology directly addresses the major issues confronting doctoral students and aspiring professionals in psychology.
Notes on Contributors ix Preface xiii Part I General Considerations 1 1 Maximizing Your Graduate Training: Issues to Think About from the Start 3 2 Dealing with Student Loans 13 3 Creating Balance as a New Professional: Caring for Others by Caring for Yourself 29 Part II Finding an Academic Job 43 4 Your Advisor and Department Chair: Key Figures in Your Early Career 45 5 Negotiating the Application and Interview Process 59 6 Being a Good Departmental Citizen: Getting Your Career Off on the Right Track 75 7 The Life of a College Professor: Teaching, Research, and Service 89 8 Preparing for a Career at a Research University 103 9 Preparing for a Career at a Teaching Institution 117 Part III Special Considerations for Psychologists in Clinical, Counseling, and Related Areas 133 10 Using Externships, Internships, and Postdoctoral Placements to Your Advantage 135 11 Preparing for Licensure 151 12 Practical Considerations When Beginning to Practice: Ethics, Billing, Insurance 163 13 Specialist versus Generalist Careers: Choosing Your Path 175 14 Managing Multiple Roles: How to Work as a Clinician and Still Pursue Research and Teaching 187 15 Working in Hospitals and Community Mental Health Centers: Rewards and Pitfalls versus Private Practice 201 16 The Role of the Psychologist in a Medical Setting: The Interdisciplinary Team Approach 215 Part IV Special Considerations for Psychologists in Other Applied Areas 229 17 Preparing for Careers in School Psychology 231 18 Preparing to be a Forensic Psychologist: There is No Single Right Way! 245 19 Industrial and Organizational Psychology 259 20 Neuropsychology 271 21 Continuing Education and More Specialized Credentials 283 Conclusion 295 Name Index 297 Subject Index 303
Elliott D. Hammer and Elizabeth Yost Hammer
Jason P. Kring
Carolyn A. Licht and Diana Nash
Dennis R. Papini
Christia Spears Brown
Randolph A. Smith
Lonnie Yandell
Kenneth J. Sufka
Jessica G. Irons and William Buskist
Erica M. Chin
Janet R. Matthews and Lee H. Matthews
Roy E. Hutton
Dean McKay
Michael J. T. Leftwich and Warren W. Tryon
Whitney Maynor and Derek Suite
Natalie N. Humphrey and Ezer Kang
Barbara H. Wasik, Samuel Song, and Steven Knotek
Matthew T. Huss and Valerie M. Gonsalves
William J. Attenweiler
Cooper B. Holmes
Theresa A. Wozencraft
Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]
