Posted by Jost on November 24, 2006, at 21:02:08
In reply to Re: Best grad school for psych in the midwest? » Lindenblüte, posted by SatinDoll on November 24, 2006, at 18:04:35
To do therapy, if you don't want to get a PhD, you could try an MSW (Master in Social Work). Those programs usually have different tracks, one of which is clinical. Often MSWs start out in institutional or public settings. That's not a requirement; you could have a private practice or work as a therapist in a social work agency. That's usually a two-year program.
PsyD. is more clinical, but takes longer than an MSW. There are probably fewer of those programs than Clincal Psych. It's a little like a PhD with an emphasis on clinical work, as Linden says, rather than research. But you do have to do some sort of dissertation-- just a much more clincally-oriented one.
In a way, I think it makes sense, if your interests allow, to do the Clincal Psych. But as Linden says, you do have to do scholarship with some research contribution-- or something empirical-- which can be rather forced from what I've read of some Clinical Psych dissertations. It is a lot of work, but the degree really puts you in the best position to be a T. There's also Counseling Psychology, which probably is a little less academic than Clincal Psych-- but I'm not sure exactly in what way.
Do you have an advisor in school?
Jost
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