The clinical/counseling differences (so I am told by a grad program director
in a clinical doctorate program) are slight. He said that the major
difference might be in the added emphasis in assessment for clinical.
However, he thought that a counseling student could make up this difference
by perhaps an extra elective course in assessment and/or emphasizing some
psych assessment in the internship.
The Psy.D./Ph.D. difference is a little more complex. Beyond the usual
Psy.D. as a practice degree and Ph.D. as a research-oriented degree (which
is a strong overgeneralization, because both do research and practice), I
tell students that a Ph.D. may have broader acceptance because it is more
familiar. Also, for teaching, a Ph.D. is more recognized. On the other
hand, one could say the Psy.D. specializes one more for applied practice.
For more information, you might want to refer to the following:
Shapiro, A.E. & Wiggins, J.G. (1994). A PsyD for every practitioner: Truth
in labeling. American Psychologist, 49(3), 207-210.
Jerry Henkel-Johnson, Psy.D.
The College of St. Scholastica
Duluth, MN
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Tipsters,
I am in need of assistance. A number of students looking toward Grad
school
have been asking me about the difference between a Clinical, Ph.D.,
Counseling
Ph.D., Psy.D. and LCSW. Their goals are to "help people."
Quite honestly, though I was once sure of the distinctions as they pertain
to
training and licensure, I am currently at a loss. Particularly with
respect
to Clinical, Counseling and Psy.D.
1) What is the difference in the training?
2) What are the effects on practicing?
Thanks in Advance,
RJ
