Gaining Clinical Experience In and After Graduate School

Abstract

Clinical psychologists in training have an ever-increasing array of career opportunities, and pursuing them requires making many important decisions. These decisions can be challenging ones, as the consequences for career options are far-reaching. Many also need to be made early in the doctoral training sequence. Selecting among these opportunities and making the necessary decisions are thus crucial steps requiring both current information and a decision-making model. This chapter will identify important sources for such information, and provide a framework for integrating them. Key points for consideration include: (1) academic program's training model, (2) specialization training, (3) choosing among intervention models, (4) practicum training and supervision, (5) internship training, and (6) postdoctoral supervision. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)