COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY DANALYE A. STLOUIS. COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY FACILITATES PERSONAL AND INTERPERSONAL FUNCTIONING ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN WITH A FOCUS ON.

COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY

DANALYE A. STLOUIS

COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY•FACILITATES PERSONAL AND INTERPERSONAL FUNCTIONING ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN WITH A FOCUS ON EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, VOCATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL,

HEALTH-RELATED, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONCERNS. THROUGH THE

INTEGRATION OF THEORY, RESEARCH, AND PRACTICE, AND WITH A SENSITIVITY TO MULTICULTURAL ISSUES, HELPS PEOPLE IMPROVE THEIR WELL-BEING, RESOLVE CRISES, AND INCREASE THEIR ABILITY TO LIVE MORE

HIGHLY FUNCTIONING LIVES.

WHAT DO COUNSELING PSYCOLOGIST DO ?

• A COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST CAN CONSULT WITH A VARIETY OF AGENCIES LIKE SCHOOLS,

GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, COLLEGE COUNSELING CENTERS, PRIVATE PRACTICE, HOSPITALS, PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, AND

GOVERNMENT

HOW TO BECOME A COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST

TO BEGIN A COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY CAREER, YOU SHOULD EARN A MASTER’S DEGREE OR PHD IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY. YOU’LL

PROBABLY WORK UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A PSYCHOLOGIST HOLDING A PHD IF YOU OBTAIN A MASTER’S DEGREE. GRADUATE STUDENTS EARNING PHD’S TYPICALLY ACQUIRE MORE CLINICAL

EXPERIENCE, WHICH BETTER PREPARES THEM FOR PRIVATE PRACTICE. THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (APA)

TYPICALLY RECOGNIZES COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY PHD PROGRAMS OFFERED BY UNIVERSITIES THAT SPONSOR INTERNSHIPS.