Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 168
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Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜
978-1-5381-0658-7 • Hardback • September 2018 • $117.00 • (£90.00)
978-1-5381-0659-4 • Paperback • September 2018 • $40.00 • (£30.00)
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Steven R. Smith, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and associate professor in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology and the College of Creative Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He previously served as the co-director of the PGSP–Stanford PsyD Consortium of Palo Alto University.
Preface
Chapter 1: Now I Actually Have to Go?!
Chapter 2: Those Who Can, Do: Making Sense of Your Professors
Chapter 3: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Your Student Colleagues
Chapter 4: Research is Me-Search
Chapter 5: Approaching Clinical Work
Chapter 6: How To Be You. . . as a Therapist
Chapter 7: Milestones and Rites of Passage
Chapter 8: An Anxiety-Provoking, Stress-Inducing, and Somewhat Dehumanizing Process Designed by Psychologists: The Internship Match Game
Chapter 9: Going Pro: Becoming a Human Psychologist
Chapter 10: Get a Life!
Chapter 11: Sitting in the Other Chair: Personal Therapy
Chapter 12: So Why Bother? Remembering the Big Picture
Index
About the Author
This slender work is more than just a manual of what graduate study in counseling, clinical psychology, or school psychology involves. It is written by an experienced professional and graduate school faculty member who describes the actual experience and what to expect in a casual, conversational style. Smith bases his advice on his own and other students' experiences. The book addresses a broad range of topics from programs to personal coping skills. Organized into 12 chapters, it covers the admissions process and getting started in a graduate program, dealing with faculty and fellow students, doing research, writing a dissertation and getting published, undergoing clinical training, defending a thesis, finding an internship, becoming a professional, and getting personal therapy. Each chapter ends with a tips and strategies list and further references on the topic. This work is not intended to substitute for more traditional college guides but to offer graduate psychology students and prospective students a down-to-earth take on what to expect and how to survive and thrive in graduate school and beyond. Recommended.
— Choice Reviews
- Quotes and helpful tips from other graduate students
- Words of Wisdom and Tips and Strategies for each chapter