Grad School Specialization

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If a graduate school offers a degree (Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology for example) without offering choices of different tracks or emphasis areas, is it hard to specialize in certain areas (Child & Family for example)?

 

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If a graduate school offers a degree (Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology for example) without offering choices of different tracks or emphasis areas, is it hard to specialize in certain areas (Child & Family for example)?

Generally, what's less important is the existence of a specific track, and what's more important is that there are faculty doing research/clinical work in your area of interest. For example, if you go to a graduate program where there is a faculty member who specializes in family work, you can get specialized training from that person.

Obviously, if there is more than one faculty member who specializes in your area of interest, there should be more opportunities for exposure within that area.

Generally, a clinical faculty isn't going to be large enough for there to be designated tracks within a program - in essence, each faculty member becomes their own track.