Some good books
- Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology 2004/2005 Edition by Michael A. Sayette, Tracy J. Mayne, and John C. Norcross
- American Psychological Association. (Updated annually) Graduate study in psychology. Washington, D.C.: Author.
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Graduate Study in Psychology
1971 to 2004
John C. Norcross University of Scranton
Jessica L. Kohout and Marlene Wicherski American Psychological Association
This article traces the evolution of graduate study in psychology in the United States and Canada during the past 3 decades. The authors summarize the 2003–2004 characteristics of graduate programs and departments in psychology and compare these data to those obtained in 1970–1971, 1979–1980, and 1992–1993. The most recent data were obtained from the 2005 edition of Graduate Study in Psychology and were based on 495 institutions, 601 departments, and 1,970 graduate programs. Information is presented for both entire departments (e.g., faculty characteristics, student profiles, admission criteria, Graduate Record Examination and grade point averages, tuition costs, financial assistance) and individual graduate programs
(e.g., areas of study, number of applicants, acceptance rates, enrollment statistics, retention rates). Particular attention is devoted to the emergence of PsyD programs in professional psychology, the ascendancy of neuroscience programs in academic psychology, and the steady rise in acceptance rates across programs over the past 33 years.
Complete article is available on-line through Standish Library (PsychArticles):
http://ezproxy.siena.edu:2048/login?url=http://gateway.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&PAGE=main&D=yrovft
December 2005 ? American Psychologist Vol. 60, No. 9, 959–975
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Appreciating the PsyD: The Facts
by John C. Norcross and Patricia H. Castle - University of Scranton
Fields of Psychology Graduate School
Students contemplating doctoral studies in clinical psychology are confronted with a confusing diversity of training opportunities. Boulder model or Vail model, PhD or PsyD? Without a firm understanding of the differences in these training models, many applicants will waste valuable time and needlessly experience disappointment.
In this article, we distinguish between the two prevalent training models in clinical psychology--the Boulder model and the Vail model--and then outline the research-based differences between PhD and PsyD programs. Our objective is to help you appreciate the PsyD degree, whether or not you ultimately find it to your taste, by acquainting you with the facts.
Link to complete article: http://www.psichi.org/pubs/articles/article_171.aspx
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