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Review of Succeeding in Graduate School: The Career Guide for Psychology Students, by Steven Walfish and Allen Hess
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Offers advice for deciding on and applying to graduate schools in psychology, as well as tips for dealing with graduate school, internships, and
becoming a professional
Discusses the personal and political aspects of grad school
Discusses essential career skills, such as how to conduct research, teach, and practice
psychology
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Oriented towards psychology, primarily clinical psychology
Assumes that readers will be academics or practicing psychologists. No information is provided about alternative or innovative careers for psychologists.
The text is not indexed
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A very helpful guide for graduate students in psychology that covers the entire graduate school experience: from choosing a program to
becoming licensed. Chapters are concise and cover a range of topics including the all-important political aspect of graduate student life.
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Published by Lawrence Erlbaum
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ISBN: 0805836144 paperback, 416 pages (2001)
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ISBN: 0805836136 hardcover, 416 pages (2001)
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"Succeeding in Graduate
School: The Career Guide for Psychology Students" provides
excellent advice for students considering careers in
psychology, particularly clinical psychology. The text is divided into
five sections. Section 1 contains chapters about making the decision to
go to graduate school and the application process. Chapters discuss the
master's degree, PhD, PsyD, and opportunities with a bachelor's degree.
The chapters in section 2 cover the personal and political aspects of
graduate study. Chapters cover essential topics such as politics,
relationships with faculty, mentoring, stress, and issues of
gender and diversity. Section 3 focuses on learning career skills.
Chapters examine ethical issues in psychology, conducting research,
teaching, and learning therapy and consultation skills. Section 4
contains two chapters about the internship experience. Finally, section 5
considers licensure and practice within the field of psychology.
Overall, this is a very useful text for most psychology students;
however, clinical students will find it most useful. | |
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