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The Helping Professions Vicky Phares, Ph.D.

The Helping Professions Vicky Phares, Ph.D. HOW NONPROFESSIONALS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS CAN HELP. Volunteer work in the community or in local schools www.volunteermatch.org www.volunteertampabay.com www.211tampabay.org www.uwtb.org. Seeking Graduate School.

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The Helping Professions Vicky Phares, Ph.D.

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  1. The Helping ProfessionsVicky Phares, Ph.D.

  2. HOW NONPROFESSIONALS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS CAN HELP • Volunteer work in the community or in local schools • www.volunteermatch.org • www.volunteertampabay.com • www.211tampabay.org • www.uwtb.org

  3. Seeking Graduate School • Insider’s Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology: 2008/20079Edition (Norcross, Sayette, & Mayne, 2008) • •Graduate Study in Psychology: 2010 Edition (American Psychological Association, 2009) • •Directory of Graduate Programs in Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology (3rd ed.) (Tarnowski & Simonian, 1999) • Getting In: A Step-By-Step Plan for Gaining Admission to Graduate School in Psychology (American Psychological Association, 2007) • Preparing for Graduate Study in Psychology: 101 Questions and Answers (Burke & Buskist, 2006) • •Doctoral Programs in Family Psychology (American Psychological Association, 1997a) • Directory of School Psychology Graduate Programs (Thomas, 1998) • Graduate Study in Educational and Psychological Measurement, Quantitative Psychology and Related Fields (Collins, 2000)__

  4. Seeking Graduate School • Credentialing Requirements for School Psychologists (Curtis, Hunley, & Prus, 1998) • Graduate Training in Behavior Therapy and Experimental-Clinical Psychology (Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, 1997) • Summary Information on Masters of Social Work Programs (Council on Social Work Education, 1999) • Selecting a Doctoral Research Education Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2000) • •Directory of Graduate Programs in Applied Sport Psychology (Burke, Sachs, Smission, & Smisson, 2004) • Career Paths in Psychology: Where Your Degree Can Take You (Sternberg, 2007) • Psychology: Scientific Problem Solvers/Careers For the 21st Century (American Psychological Association, 2003)__

  5. Seeking Graduate School • American Psychological Association www.apa.org • Council on Social Work Education www.cswe.org • American Psychiatric Association www.psych.org • American Academy of Child and • Adolescent Psychiatry www.aacap.org • American Academy of Pediatrics www.aap.org • Society for Developmental and • Behavioral Pediatrics www.sdbp.org • Child Life Council www.childlife.org • American Art Therapy Association www.arttherapy.org • American Music Therapy Association www.musictherapy.org • Society for Neuroscience www.sfn.org • Social Psychology Network (with resources • for clinical child psychology)__ www.socialpsychology.org

  6. Careers in Psychology • PH.D. OR MASTERS IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY • PSY.D. IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY • PH.D. IN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY • PH.D., ED.D., OR MASTERS IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY • PH.D. OR MASTERS IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY__

  7. Careers in Social Work • BACHELORS OF SOCIAL WORK • MASTERS OF SOCIAL WORK • DOCTORATE OF SOCIAL WORK__

  8. Careers in Education • TEACHERS • SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS • GUIDANCE COUNSELORS • SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS AND EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS • SPECIAL EDUCATION TECHNICIANS__

  9. Careers in Rehabilitation Counseling • MASTERS IN REHABILITATION COUNSLING

  10. Careers in Applied Behavioral Analysis • Can work at the B.A. or Masters level (with appropriate training and certification) • Often hired within school systems or to work with severely disturbed individuals (e.g., children or adults with Downs Syndrome, autism, etc.) • ABA has been found to be very effective with certain behaviors__

  11. Careers in Medicine • CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST • HEALTH PSYCHOLOGISTS • PSYCHIATRIC NURSES • PSYCHIATRIC NURSES • PSYCHIATRISTS • DEVELOPMENTAL PEDIATRICIANS_

  12. Careers in the Judicial Justice System • SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS • CRIMINOLOGISTS • FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGISTS • ATTORNEYS AND JUDGES__

  13. Careers in Prevention • Clinical psychology • Behavioral medicine/pediatric psychology • Social work • Education • Medicine • Criminology/Law • Public health • Communication • Sociology__

  14. Careers in Research • All of the above • Research and writing is another way to help change the world__

  15. In summary • There are many avenues through which to help • If you want it bad enough, you can do it!

  16. More (human) resources • Professors and TAs (they have office hours!) • Advisors in Psychology Department • Advisors in other departments (of your interest) • Professionals in the community

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