Finding a Career in Applied Psychology

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Finding a Career in Applied Psychology

• Some Background Information

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Different Degree Types

• Doctoral Degrees
• Ph.D., Psy.D., Ed.D., DSW, MD, DBA, JD
• Masters Degrees
• MA, MS, MSW, MBA, MEd/EdM
• Bachelors
• BA, BS

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Different Diciplines

• Psychology
• Education
• Sociology/Social Work
• Medicine

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Areas of Focus in Psychology

• Applied Areas
• Clinical Counseling
• Health
• Forensics
• Neuropsychology
• Geriatrics
• Community
• Sport
• Rehabilitation
• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Development Education
• Industrial and/or Organizational

• Academic/Research
• Cognitive and/or Perceptual
• Neuroscience
• Biopsychology
• Quantitative and Measurement
• Social
• Learning Behaviorism(Animal/Human)

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Two Important Notes

• Licensure and Certification
• Licensure
• State
• Certification
• Organization/Agency

• Specialization Concentrations

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Licensure and Certification as School
Psychologist (NJ)

• Examination NCSP Exam
• Education a master's degree or higher from a
  regionally accredited college or university and a
  minimum of 60-semester hour graduate credits with
  specific course distributions,
• Practice 300 practicum hours, and externship of
  1200 clock hours (a minimum 600 of which must be
  completed in a school setting with school-age
  children, the remaining 600 hours may be
  completed in a school or clinical setting or may
  be completed under an emergency certificate while
  concurrently participating in an approved school
  psychology program). 
• Other Supervisors of externs in school settings
  must hold a standard New Jersey or out-of-state
  school psychologist certificate OR possess NCSP.

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Psychology and the Schools
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What Areas Can You Pursue?

• Masters Level and Above
• Educational Psychology
• School Psychology
• Developmental Psychology
• School Counseling/Guidance
• Bachelors Level Possibilities
• Substance Use Education Planning
• Substance Awareness Coordinator (SAC)
• Child Care Worker
• Teachers Aides
• Various Positions in Colleges/Universities
  Admissions, Fund Raising, Student Services,
  Alumni Office, etc.

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Testing Reconsidered

• How is a test developed?
• Defining the Purpose/Scope
• Standardization Norms Reliability Validity
• Difference between standardized test scores (GRE)
  and unstandardized test scores (gpa)
• How might tests be used?
• The difference between testing and assessment
• Educational Settings
• Psychological Settings
• Business/Hiring
• Program Evaluation
• Research
• Classes you might take Tests and Measurements
• Thoughts/Questions about Reading?

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Psychology and Human Services
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Areas of Human Services

• Clinical Psychology
• Ph.D. or Psy.D. (Licensed Psychologist)
• Counseling Psychology
• Ph.D. (Licensed Psychologist)
• M.A./M.S. (Licensed Practicing Counselor LPC)
• Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC)
• Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC)
• Guidance and School Counseling (LPC)
• Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT)
• Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BACBA)
• Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst
  (BCABA) see Specialization in Behavioral
  Services for Children and Their Families at
  Rowan
• Licensing in New Jersey
• See http//www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical.htmpsy
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Specializations/Concentrations

• Health
• Forensics
• Neuropsychology
• Geriatrics
• Child/Adolescence Family
• Community
• Sport
• Rehabilitation
• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Executive Coaching (?)

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Possible Work Locations

• University Counseling Centers
• Community Mental Health Centers/Clinics
• Hospitals Medical Centers
• Partial Care or Residential Care Facilities
• Private, Individual or Group, Practices
• Schools
• Business Industry (Employee Assistance Programs)

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Counseling Explored

• Differences between Clinical and Counseling
• Differences Between Masters and Doctoral Degrees
  in Counseling
• Licensing and Credentialing Issues (MA)
• LPC LCADC LMFT
• CADC Certified Counselor
• NBCC.com (National Board of Certified Counselors)
• Licensing and Credentialing Issues (Doctorate)
• Licensed Psychologist

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Specialties in Clinical Psychology Sports
Psychology

• 5 Goals of Sports Psychologists
• Improved Performance
• Rehabilitation Injury
• Improving Coping Skills and Development of
  Athletes
• Working with Athletic Departments, Coaches,
  Parents
• Improving Exercise Compliance Health
• See also
• Association for Applied Sports Psychology
  (aaasponline.org)
• Division 47 of APA (Exercise and Sports
  Psychology) http//www.apa.org/divisions/div47/
• http//www.apa.org/divisions/div47/APA20Div2047
  20(2)/jobs.html

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Specialties in Clinical Psychology health
Psychology

• What is Health Psychology?
• Why the rise in health psychology?
• The Importance of the Biopsychosocial Model
• Training and Careers in Health Psychology
• Allied Professions might include
• Social work
• Occupational and Physical therapy
• Dietician
• Public health (policy/aministration/advocacy)
• Of Note Research Methods on p. 10-11

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Specialties in Clinical Psychology Forensic
Psychology

• What do forensic psychologists do?
• Clinical, Research, and Other Applications
• Clinically based and trained
• Evaluations of competence and responsibility
• Treatment of offenders
• Research based and trained
• Children's competence and effects of testimony
• Impact of juvenile systems on delinquency
• Courtroom testimony, juries/jurors, decision
  making, etc.
• Other
• Legal advocacy and policy formation
• Legal and Ethical Issues in the Practice of
  Psychology

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Specialties in Clinical Psychology
neuropsychology

• What is neuropsychology? (see p. 162)
• How is it different than neuroscience?
• Why is there an increased interest in
  neuropsychology?
• What might a typical day in the life of a
  neuropsychologist be like?
• How much money is there in a neuropsychology
  career?

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Jobs with a Bachelors Degree

• Mental Health Facilities
• Psychoeducational Groups
• Case Management
• Support Staff
• Types of Facilities
• Partial Care
• Residential Care
• Child-Care (Day Care) Programs
• Outpatient Groups

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Other Human Service Occupations

• Social Work
• Occupational Therapy
• Rehabilitation (Physical/Psychological)
• Art Music Therapy
• Might be combined with other counseling programs
• Pharmacy
• Pastoral Counseling

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Psychology and Business
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What do psychologists in business do?

• Teaching and Research
• Hiring and Selection of Employees
• Employee Training and Development
• Efficiency Analysis and Improvement
• Team Development and Efficiency
• Performance Evaluation and Retention
• Job/Task Analysis
• Assessment and Test Development

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Areas of Study in Business

• Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• Human Resources
• Management
• Consumer Behavior
• See also
• Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology
  siop.org (Division 14 of APA)

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Other Areas of Applied Psychology
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Other Applied Areas

• Military and Government
• http//www.apa.org/divisions/div19/about1.html

• Human Factors Psychology
• http//www.hfes.org/web/Students/grad_programs.htm
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Even More Applied Areas!

• Human Rights, Advocacy, Social Justice
• http//www.cgu.edu/pages/4521.asp
• International Relations
• http//www.internationalpsychology.net/about/
• Program Evaluation
• http//www.uwstout.edu/programs/msap/ps.html

• Ecology the Environment
• http//www.apa34.org/
• Positive Psychology
• http//www.ppc.sas.upenn.edu/
• Others
• http//www.apa.org/science/nonacad_careers.html

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Now, Go Find a Job!!