The Helping ProfessionsThe Helping ProfessionsVicky Phares, Ph.D.Vicky Phares, Ph.D.

HOW NONPROFESSIONALS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS CAN HELP

Volunteer work in the community or Volunteer work in the community or in local schoolsin local schools

www.volunteermatch.org www.volunteertampabay.com www.211tampabay.org www.uwtb.org

Seeking Graduate SchoolSeeking Graduate School Insider’s Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and

Counseling Psychology: 2008/20079Edition (Norcross, Sayette, & Mayne, 2008)

••Graduate Study in Psychology: 2010 Edition (American Psychological Association, 2009)

••Directory of Graduate Programs in Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology (3rd ed.) (Tarnowski & Simonian, 1999)

Getting In: A Step-By-Step Plan for Gaining Admission to Graduate School in Psychology (American Psychological Association, 2007)

Preparing for Graduate Study in Psychology: 101 Questions and Answers (Burke & Buskist, 2006)

••Doctoral Programs in Family Psychology (American Psychological Association, 1997a)

Directory of School Psychology Graduate Programs (Thomas, 1998)

Graduate Study in Educational and Psychological Measurement, Quantitative Psychology and Related Fields (Collins, 2000)__

Seeking Graduate SchoolSeeking Graduate School Credentialing Requirements for School Psychologists

(Curtis, Hunley, & Prus, 1998) Graduate Training in Behavior Therapy and

Experimental-Clinical Psychology (Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, 1997)

Summary Information on Masters of Social Work Programs (Council on Social Work Education, 1999)

Selecting a Doctoral Research Education Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2000)

••Directory of Graduate Programs in Applied Sport Psychology (Burke, Sachs, Smission, & Smisson, 2004)

Career Paths in Psychology: Where Your Degree Can Take You (Sternberg, 2007)

Psychology: Scientific Problem Solvers/Careers For the 21st Century (American Psychological Association, 2003)__

Seeking Graduate SchoolSeeking Graduate School American Psychological Association www.apa.org Council on Social Work Education www.cswe.org American Psychiatric Association www.psych.org American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry www.aacap.org American Academy of Pediatrics www.aap.org Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics www.sdbp.org Child Life Council www.childlife.org American Art Therapy Association

www.arttherapy.org American Music Therapy Association

www.musictherapy.org Society for Neuroscience www.sfn.org Social Psychology Network (with resources for clinical child psychology)__

www.socialpsychology.org

Careers in PsychologyCareers in Psychology

PH.D. OR MASTERS IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

PSY.D. IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY PH.D. IN EXPERIMENTAL

PSYCHOPATHOLOGY PH.D., ED.D., OR MASTERS IN

COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY PH.D. OR MASTERS IN

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY__

Careers in Social WorkCareers in Social Work

BACHELORS OF SOCIAL WORK MASTERS OF SOCIAL WORK DOCTORATE OF SOCIAL

WORK__

Careers in Careers in Education Education

TEACHERS SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS GUIDANCE COUNSELORS SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS AND

EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS SPECIAL EDUCATION

TECHNICIANS__

Careers in Careers in Rehabilitation CounselingRehabilitation Counseling

MASTERS IN REHABILITATION MASTERS IN REHABILITATION COUNSLINGCOUNSLING

Careers in Careers in Applied Behavioral AnalysisApplied Behavioral Analysis Can work at the B.A. or Masters Can work at the B.A. or Masters

level (with appropriate training and level (with appropriate training and certification)certification)

Often hired within school systems or Often hired within school systems or to work with severely disturbed to work with severely disturbed individuals (e.g., children or adults individuals (e.g., children or adults with Downs Syndrome, autism, etc.) with Downs Syndrome, autism, etc.)

ABA has been found to be very ABA has been found to be very effective with certain behaviors__effective with certain behaviors__

Careers in MedicineCareers in Medicine

CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST HEALTH PSYCHOLOGISTS PSYCHIATRIC NURSES PSYCHIATRIC NURSES PSYCHIATRISTS DEVELOPMENTAL

PEDIATRICIANS_

Careers in the Judicial Careers in the Judicial Justice SystemJustice System

SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS CRIMINOLOGISTS FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGISTS ATTORNEYS AND JUDGES__

Careers in PreventionCareers in Prevention Clinical psychology Behavioral medicine/pediatric psychology Social work Education Medicine Criminology/Law Public health Communication Sociology__

Careers in ResearchCareers in Research

All of the aboveAll of the above Research and writing is another way Research and writing is another way

to help change the world__to help change the world__

In summaryIn summary

There are many avenues through There are many avenues through which to help which to help

If you want it bad enough, you can If you want it bad enough, you can do it!do it!

More (human) resourcesMore (human) resources

Professors and TAs (they have office Professors and TAs (they have office hours!)hours!)

Advisors in Psychology Department Advisors in Psychology Department Advisors in other departments (of Advisors in other departments (of

your interest)your interest) Professionals in the communityProfessionals in the community