Your Practicum in Psychology: A Guide for Maximizing Knowledge and Competence - Softcover

Matthews, Janet R.; Walker, C. Eugene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1591473284 ISBN 13: 9781591473282

Publisher: American Psychological Association, 2006

Synopsis

Prepares students for field placement in mental health settings by providing a wide range of both practical and theoretical information. In conversational, accessible language, Matthews & Walker equip students with the knowledge needed to anticipate, prevent, and resolve common difficulties that may arise in practicum placement. Readers will find helpful background material such as basic psychopathology, introduction to psychotropic medication, and coverage of ethical issues, as well as illustrations of common situations they may face and guidance about how to behave in settings. Numerous vignettes and case examples help readers to understand basic concepts. This book is essential reading for students who want to best prepare for this fundamental and formative educational experience.

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About the Author

Janet R. Matthews, PhD, ABPP, received her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Mississippi, USA following an internship at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, USA. Her postdoctoral fellowship in clinical and neuropsychological assessment was at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA. She is a licensed and board certified psychologist and Professor Emerita at Loyola University New Orleans, USA where she taught an undergraduate practicum course for 30 years. Prior to joining the Loyola faculty, she was a tenured faculty member at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Her professional activities include 5 years on her state licensing board as well as service on many boards, committees, and task forces of APA. Dr. Matthews has served multiple terms on APA's Council of Representatives as well as a term as member-at-large on APA's Board of Directors. Among the APA groups she has chaired are the Policy and Planning Board, Board of Professional Affairs, Board of Educational Affairs, and the Membership Committee. She is a past president of APA Division 2 (Society for the Teaching of Psychology), Division 31 (State, Provincial, and Territorial Psychological Association Affairs), and Division 12's Section IV (Clinical Psychology of Women) and Section IX (Assessment Psychology) as well as of the Southwestern Psychological Association. She is a Fellow of APA through 9 of its divisions. She serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Board of Assessment Psychology. She is an associate editor of Professional Psychology: Research & Practice.  She has recently been named to the Advisory Council for the Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Xavier University New Orleans, USA. This is the second book she has co-edited with Dr. Walker. Dr. Matthews has received many professional honors including a mentoring award from APA Division 12, Section IV, an APA Presidential Citation for lifetime contributions to the Southwestern Psychological Association, an award for enduring commitment to clinical psychology from APA Division 12, Section IX, and Distinguished Psychologist of the Year award from the Louisiana Psychological Association. She is married to Lee H. Matthews, a clinical psychologist with whom she is partner in a private practice.

C. (Clarence) Eugene Walker, received his PhD in 1965 from Purdue University, USA with a major in clinical psychology and minors in experimental psychology and sociology. His psychology internship was completed at West Tenth Street Veteran's Administration Hospital and Riley Children's Hospital, both in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Dr. Walker taught at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, USA from 1964 to 1968, where he was an assistant professor and chair of the Division of Psychology, Education, and Physical Education and Athletic Director. From 1968 to 1974 he was an assistant, then an associate professor at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, USA. From 1974 to 1995 he was at the University of Oklahoma Medical School in Oklahoma City where he became Director of Training in Pediatric Psychology and co-chief of mental health services for Children's Hospital of Oklahoma, USA. On retirement, Dr. Walker was named professor emeritus at the medical school and began teaching on the Arts and Sciences campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, USA. Dr. Walker has published more than 100 articles, reviews, and chapters and more than 20 books on research and clinical practice with children and adults.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Psychological Association
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1591473284
• ISBN 13: 9781591473282
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320