question about the career

[anxietypeaker]

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hi everyone. I had some really general questions about a career in psychology.

1) how long are the TYPICAL PsyD programs?
2) whats the academic schedule for PsyD? (for example, MD schools is 2 years book work and 2 years clinical rotations)..specify intership year(s)
3) how long are the TYPICAL PhD programs?
4) How many years of training do you need TYPICALLY after receiving the PsyD or PhD? What is the training called? residency? internship? (i thought internship was done DURING the PsyD...)
5) what is the norm...doing a clinical neuropsych program or a clinical psych program with neuropsych training? which is more advantageous?

thanks everyone.

 

[Dr.JT]

hi everyone. I had some really general questions about a career in psychology.

1) how long are the TYPICAL PsyD programs?
2) whats the academic schedule for PsyD? (for example, MD schools is 2 years book work and 2 years clinical rotations)..specify intership year(s)

"typically" 4 years at the school and a one year full time predoctoral internship in the 5th year. The four years will include course work as well as clinical work at placements the programs usually have set up for the students (their own psychology clinic, local hospital, community mental health center etc...)

3) how long are the TYPICAL PhD programs?

Same as the typical Psy.d but it sometimes takes people a year or so longer due to the research requirements.

4) How many years of training do you need TYPICALLY after receiving the PsyD or PhD? What is the training called? residency? internship? (i thought internship was done DURING the PsyD...)

Training after the degree is granted is an issue for licensure. most states require I year of postdoctoral (sometimes referred to as residency) work (working under a licensed psychologist) until you are license eligible. Some states it is 2 years and some are moving to remove this requirement for licensure.

5) what is the norm...doing a clinical neuropsych program or a clinical psych program with neuropsych training? which is more advantageous?

There are very few pure clinical psych programs. The potential disadvantage is you may not be eligible for licensure in some places. A clinical neuropsychologist is a clinical psychologist who specializes in neuropsychology which is really supposed to happen after broad general training. So I would recommend a clinical psych program that preferably has a neuropsychologist on faculty as well as a sequence of neuropsych courses. This would be the "norm." Some of these programs have clinical psych programs with neuro tracks, you may want to look into those programs first if you are solely interested in neuro. Also, Keep in mind that to be a clinical neuropsychologist, it requires a two year formal postdoctoral training program in neuropsychology.