Understanding Clinical Psychology

You will discuss the scope of the field of clinical psychology, examining some of the career options in the field. You will conclude the discussion by applying what you have learned about career options to your own personal career goals.
Begin by providing an overview of what is involved in this field.
From the supplemental reading articles, describe one bachelor’s level position in psychology (note the article covered positions outside of psychology as well, but choose a psychology position for this discussion) and one of the clinical psychologist roles from the second article.
Based on what you have learned this week about clinical psychology, describe how one or both of the roles you described fits with your personal career goals( My personal career goal is to work as Board Certified assistant Behavior Analyst BCaBA). Be sure to tie in information from the reading that clearly shows how this role fits within the scope of clinical psychology.
Read this article by Lightner Witmer describing the first 10 years of work of his original clinical psychology clinic:
Green, C. D. (Ed.). (n.d.). Clinical psychology. In Classics in the history of psychology.http://psychclassics(dot)yorku(dot)ca/Witmer/clinical.htm
Read the following to gain a broader overview of the scope of the field of clinical psychology and the current career possibilities in the field:
Landrum, R. E. (2018, January). What can you do with a bachelor’s degree in psychology? Like this title, the actual answer is complicated. Psychology Student Network. https://www(dot)apa(dot)org/ed/precollege/psn/2018/01/bachelors-degree
American Psychological Association. (2014). A career in clinical or counseling psychology. https://www(dot)apa(dot)org/action/science/clinical/education-training
Read through this article, then select and read two of the linked descriptions in the right side panel labeled “Meet a Clinical Psychologist”. You will draw from this material for the Unit 1 Discussion.