How to Become a Clinical Psychologist

by Alice Knight, Graham Turpin (Foreword)

Based on information gathered from assistants, trainee clinical psychologists and clinical psychology course directors across the country, How to Become a Clinical Psychologist This guide is the first of its kind and will be an essential companion for anyone interested in pursuing a career in clinical psychology.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

136 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2002

Reviews

[Toby · Rating 3 out of 5]

How to Become a Clinical Psychologist explains one path to Clinical Psychology (via Assistant Psychologist role), and using questionnaire and feedback data provides a guide for the various stages on the road.

The book is split into the following sections:
Introduction
Work Experience
Applying for Assistant Psychologist Jobs
Assistant Psychologist Job Interviews
The Role of An Assistant Psychologist
Applying for Clinical Psychology Training: Dealing with the Process
Applying for Clinical Psychology Training: The Clearing House Research
Reflections from Trainees
The Division of Clinical Psychology and the Affiliates Group
Conclusions

If you are interested in becoming a Clinical Psychologist, particularly if you are an undergraduate, then this is an excellent resource to guide you on your way. However it is also starting to show it's age and an up to date edition certainly wouldn't go amiss.

Aside from the currency of information, there is another gripe I have with the book: The font. I know it's a silly gripe to have, but something that is aimed at students going into such a serious profession - a profession that takes an amazing amount of dedication and professionalism to get into - shouldn't be published in a font that looks like a variation of Comic Sans. Also in the later chapters the author resorts to summarising obvious conclusions from data tables, space and time that would have been better spent providing more insight into what the obvious trends actually mean.

[Lorna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a short, snappy guide on how to become a clinical psychologist. There were some very useful tips and the author seemed to understand the woes that people face when wanting to be a clinical psychologist. I really enjoyed the book and recommend it. I would have liked a bit more detail for some of the information but overall, it was very informative for such a short book.