Opportunities in Psychology Careers
by Super, DonaldEdition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-10-10
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Education
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Summary
Get started in a position that has a future and is financially rewarding. Opportunities in Psychology Careers provides you with a complete overview of the job possibilities, salary figures, and experience required to enter the field of psychology. Book jacket.
Author Biography
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Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vii |
| An Overview of Psychology | p. 1 |
| Three psychologies | |
| A brief look at psychology specialties | |
| Questions in psychology | |
| Psychology as a science | |
| Psychology as a profession | |
| Psychology as an academic pursuit and instructional field | |
| Psychology and the public debate | |
| Psychology's place in society | |
| Who should enter the profession? | |
| Specializations in Psychology | p. 23 |
| Experimental and physiological psychology | |
| Engineering psychology | |
| Developmental psychology | |
| Educational psychology | |
| Psychology of personality | |
| Social psychology | |
| Psychometrics and quantitative methods | |
| Industrial-organizational psychology | |
| Counseling psychology | |
| Clinical and abnormal psychology | |
| School psychology | |
| Sports psychology | |
| Emerging specialties, related fields, and interdisciplinary bridges | |
| Education and Training | p. 67 |
| Undergraduate education | |
| Graduate preparation | |
| Master's programs | |
| Doctoral programs | |
| Postdoctoral programs | |
| Continuing education | |
| Accredited graduate programs in psychology | |
| Choosing a graduate school | |
| Financing graduate education | |
| Employment Prospects and Compensation | p. 81 |
| Master's degree holders | |
| Bachelor's degree holders | |
| Rapid growth | |
| Where the jobs are | |
| Diversity in psychology | |
| Compensation for psychologists | |
| Some disadvantages | |
| Planning a Career in Psychology | p. 97 |
| Getting started | |
| Getting ahead | |
| Networking | |
| Think tanks, research institutes, and freelance work | |
| Scientific and Professional Organizations in Psychology | p. 117 |
| American Psychological Association | |
| Association for Psychological Science | |
| Canadian Psychological Association | |
| American Board of Professional Psychology | |
| Psi Chi | |
| Related associations | |
| State and provincial licensing and certification boards | |
| National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology | |
| North American Psychology Licensing Boards | p. 131 |
| Further Reading | p. 145 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
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