Date of Award

12-1982

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Psychology

First Advisor

Dr. Malcolm H. Robertson

Second Advisor

Dr. Chris Koronakos

Third Advisor

Dr. Nancy Petty

Access Setting

Masters Thesis-Open Access

Abstract

Recent literature indicates that clinical and counseling psychologists are trained in very different ways, work with very different populations, and perform different skills. The literature also shows this traditional exclusivity to be vanishing. Three studies were conducted to determine similarities and differences in the training, internships, and types of jobs that clinical and counseling psychologists obtain. Data for the three studies were obtained from the curricula of 7k American Psychological Association approved graduate programs, six job opening lists from the American Psychological Association Monitor, and the American Psychological Internship Centers Manual. Variables included specific types of coursework, settings, patient population, and skills performed by both specialties. Results indicated that while the curricula and internship descriptions for students from both programs were growing in similarity, it was the clinical psychologist who had the widest choice in terms of job setting and patient population.

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