Career Paths in Psychology: Where Your Degree Can Take You by Robert J. Sternberg

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Career Paths in Psychology is the ideal guide for anyone contemplating a career in psychology: students, recent graduates, career-changers, or psychologists seeking new challenges. In this book, psychologists who have achieved great success in a variety of areas discuss their work: what got them into it, what they like and don't like about it, and what a typical work week is like in their chosen specialty. These psychologists offer advice, information, and the inspiration of their own career paths. They speak frankly about salaries and job opportunities and about what it takes to make it in their field.

Now, the career possibilities for psychologists are more varied and exciting than ever. As Career Paths in Psychology shows, the range of work available to psychologists goes far beyond the "traditional" roles of laboratory researcher or individual therapist. Among the careers discussed in these pages are the following: School psychology, Consulting psychology, Industrial/organizational psychology, Counseling psychology, Clinical psychology in hospitals, Military psychology, Public service, Psychology in academic careers, Health psychology, Psychology in managed care. The first edition of Career Paths in Psychology, released in 1997, has become an invaluable resource for students and instructors alike. This new, second edition-updated to reflect changes since that time and to highlight current trends in the field-contains five additional chapters on careers in medical schools, administration, child psychology, neuropsychology, and the government.

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Reviewer:Nicholas Greco IV, M.S., BCETS, CATSM, CCRA(College of Lake County)
Description:This is the second edition of this widely popular book which examines the current trends and career possibilities for those considering psychology as a career or for those currently in a psychology program. The last edition was published 10 years ago, and this is the perfect time for an update with all of the changes occurring in the field.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide the most accurate information on the 19 graduate-level careers available so readers can make an educated decision on where the field of psychology can take them. The book provides a realistic presentation as contributing authors discuss the advantages and disadvantages of their chosen fields. Having such a reference is invaluable.
Audience:Undergraduate and graduate students and current psychologists are best served by this book as it provides the necessary information about the various careers. Current psychologists considering a change in scope will want to read this book. Undergraduates will benefit immensely from the wealth of information in helping them to pursue a graduate career in psychology. Graduate students may get the needed motivation to keep going in their chosen program or may realize they need to rethink their focus. The author and contributors each are credible in their chosen fields and provide priceless information expected for this book.
Features:An in-depth examination of 19 available careers in psychology is presented by experts in each of their chosen fields. Each author gives an unbiased, realistic view of what they do, how they gotthere, and why they are still there. The book is divided into four parts: academia, clinical and counseling psychology, various organizations, and diverse areas of psychology. The examples and real-life aspects in one book are a rare find.
Assessment:As the field of psychology is constantly in a state of change, students and current members of the field need a reliable source of career information that is better than having a personal advisor. This book is that reliable source.

Product Details

• ISBN: 1591477328
  
• ISBN-13: 9781591477327
• Format: Textbook Paperback, 376pp
• Publisher: American Psychological Association
• Pub. Date: December 2006
• Edition Description: 2ND
• Edition Number: 2
• Sales Rank: 35,066

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