Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology: 2010/2011 Edition (INSIDER'S GUIDE TO GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY) - Softcover

Sayette, Michael A.; Mayne, Tracy J.; Norcross, John C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593856377 ISBN 13: 9781593856373

Publisher: Guilford Press, 2008

Synopsis

With more than 100,000 copies in print, this bestseller is the resource students rely on to find graduate clinical and counseling psychology programs that meet their needs―and gain admittance to them. The 2008/2009 edition includes:

• The most current data on more than 300 accredited programs in the United States and Canada
• Crucial information on financial assistance and government-sponsored loans
• Descriptions of each program's specializations or tracks
• Listings of acceptance and attrition rates
• Specific, helpful guidance for applicants with disabilities

The Insider's Guide provides step-by-step advice to help students complete prerequisite coursework, accumulate clinical experience, and prepare strong application materials. Special features include tips for mastering admissions interviews, sample letters and personal statements, examples of curricula vitae, an application timeline, and a worksheet to help applicants make wise final decisions.

About this title

About the Author

John C. Norcross, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Psychology and Distinguished University Fellow at the University of Scranton, and coauthor of Leaving It at the Office and Authoritative Guide to Self-Help Resources in Mental Health.

 

Michael A. Sayette, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

 

Tracy J. Mayne, PhD, conducts research in cancer-supportive therapies in Global Health Economics at Amgen, Inc. Dr. Mayne and Dr. Sayette first developed the Insider’s Guide after comparing notes on their own graduate school admission process -- and brainstorming about the kind of information and guidance they wished they had had.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1593856377
• ISBN 13: 9781593856373
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 387