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Yes shadowing, ABA, case managing, secretary or clerkship at a mental community, psychometrician, suicide hotline, drug and substance use helper, psychiatrist assistant, and so much more! If you need more ideas feel free to reach out to me on my website at philsarpong.com for a consult, best of luck!

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Not sure, I haven't heard or seen too much on programs in Germany sorry!

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It really depends on what you're looking for in a program and what you envision using the degree for once your done. For specific help feel free to reach out on my website at philsarpong.com to connect for a consult!

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In the U.S. certain states allow psychologists to prescribe after additional certification and a masters program so yes after that training they could do both

@philsguidetopsyd yes, but I'm asking for the opposite. Can a psychiatrist also give talk therapy ?

@@Letstalk-zx7jx yes they can!

In private practice for therapists or psychologists clinicians can set their price to anything they want. Although keep in mind for private practice you have to find your own patients, do scheduling, billing, insurance, taxes, marketing, pay for overhead fees (if you rent space), pay employees, and pay for other expenses regarding private practice. So the range is quite large and depends on multiple different factors

@@philsguidetopsyd thanks for your answers

In terms of admissions it might be helpful to reach out to programs about your application before you apply. Clinical psychologists can do therapy while neuroscientists do not do therapy. Salary ranges can be found on bls.gov and depend on area and specialty

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Likely Clin Psych with the focus on child and adolescent population

Yeah a clinical/counseling degree with a focus or specialization in either pediatric or child intervention and treatment might be the way to go. There is also board certification in clinical psychology regarding that focus

If you are getting a masters in anything, it will automatically make you more competetive for PsyD/PhD programs so it sounds like your on the right path!

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I think it depends on the school. I’m applying to Nova’s PsyD program and I heard they aren’t too big on research experience. Also, if you took research courses you can probably speak more about that and how it helped enhance your research skills and prepare you for grad school. That might help. That’s what I plan on doing

Applying to PsyD programs in school psychology myself, many programs look for willingness towards research. They will look for that research experience, but it is not the end all be all, especially in a PsyD program. However, many PsyD programs are very similar to a PhD, surprisingly. So, you have to know which program you're applying to. For instance, one program I'm applying to is a true PsyD with significant clinical experience, and another program is more of a PhD with a lot of research. If you can write a great personal statement expressing your desire to research, it will go a long way. You will be behind without that experience, but it is not entirely the “end all be ball.” Programs could never admit undergraduate students if they made extensive research a requirement.

@kylerwurzer3014 Appreciate the response, thank you.

Yes, agree with all that's been said! Getting strong LOR, a solid CV, good personal statement, and practicing on your interview skills will go a long ways for programs which are more holistic of applicants. If looking for additional research, attending conferences or looking to see if you can help doctoral students on their dissertation might be a great way to get some quick research experience to put on a CV. Asking around can go a long ways!

@@philsguidetopsyd Thanks a lot

Typically no. MRI technicians and other techs have training in using the equipment. Typically its medical doctors who are trained to understand the imaging from those tests. Neuropsychologists only do paper/pencil tests or computer tests to assess for neurological disabilities like dementia, adhd, dyslexia, etc.

Some schools require that, yes you could ask the school if your general gre will suffice but they might require that you take the additional psy gre.

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A neuropsychiatrist is someone who goes through med school, gets a residency in psychiatry and then specializes in neurology related diseases. While neurospsychology, students get a PhD/PsyD in clinical psychology, then do an internship, fellowship, and board certification in neuropsychology and do the testing for a number of neurological diagnoses. Neuropsychologists are not medical doctors, they cannot prescribe, they can only test individuals (using paper/pencil tests or computer tests) for diagnosis of disorders that range from ADHD, autism, Dyslexia, and Dementia or any other neurological disorder. Sometimes they might have some training in imaging but this is rare.

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Not quite, a MA in clinical mental health is probably a masters that helps students sit for a masters licensure as a therapist whether LPC, LPCC, or LCC depending on the state. In other words its a masters to become a licensed professional counselor/therapist. While the clinical/counseling psychology masters typically is geared for future clinical and counseling psychologists in the Phd/PsyD level. This depends on the program so I would ask the schools specifically what their degree is for. If wanting to become a clinical psychologists you could look into APA accredited clinical psychology programs PhD or PsyD and if they are accredited there is a good chance they will have what you are looking for.

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It's a tricky process! Reach out if you are looking for more help!

Typically many PsyD programs have "automatic" scholarships that they will give students once they are in the program. And then students can also apply for more once they are in the program.

Just a bit! Not a lot, so I choose programs to apply to that gave weight to other things like clinical experience

Great questions! Honestly, most programs understand that prospective students will probably have limited experience regarding neuropsych training unless you got a little bit of that in your masters. I wouldn't worry too much about that, if you have any training as a psychometrician or giving tests/assessments, certainly highlight that! If you can voice your interests in neuropsychology in a personal statement, maybe even shadow a neuropsychologist and get a letter of recommendation from them, and show your interest in the track in the interview you will be competetive, especially with your high gpa. To answer your overall question, it doesn't hurt to have experience in the track your applying to, it will probably help, but its not the end of the world if you don't as long as you communicate clearly in the application process your interest in the track and your motivation for it, maybe even giving a summary in your personal statement about how you can envision yourself as a future neuropsychologist, working with certain populations, etc. If you need any further help crafting a personal statement reach out via my website, philsarpong.com - but hope that helps!

@@philsguidetopsyd thank you so much!!! This was super helpful

That depends on a lot of factors like what you'd like to do with the doctorate vs the masters, teaching, research, clinical practice, I believe most people get a PhD in social work mainly for the academic part like research and teaching so if that's something that you're interested in it might be a good fit. Best of luck!

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In my personal experience there were a few hard neuroscience classes, but this also depends on the school, professor, how the class is taught, etc. Intro to neuroscience, stats, and I think I took something else so that I could bypass genetics lol otherwise I actually liked most of my neuroscience classes. Hope that helps!

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Depends on what you're looking for, each program even in each country is unique!

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A masters in applied psychology is typically focused on research and not clinical practice. If you're looking to become a sports psychologists masters in general psychology, counseling psychology, kinesology, sports psychology, and then added certification can help. Hope that helps!

psyd program is 4-6 years typically after the bachelors and masters. I'm not exactly sure which other countries might offer the psyd, you might have to check online for that.

This is amazing, congrats!!!! I'm glad thee videos were helpful, best of luck in your journey and thanks for the support!

In the U.S. that would be 4 years of med school after the bachelors/undergrad, then a neurology residency, and fellowship and board-certification. Typically neuroscience is a good major to start if you're interested in the med field.

Here is my take on your circumstance as someone applying for PsyD programs in school psychology. I would say, if you’re not fully committed to a PsyD program, go with the master's program and then see if you want to do the extra schooling afterward. It would be harder to obtain the PsyD after a master's, but it is not impossible. The worst scenario would be you get into a PsyD program but get burnt out after three years and don’t finish. At least with the master, you have two, but you can make a full salary right away-just my thoughts.

Thanks for sharing this question. I think a lot of shadowing, consultation with a psycholgoist is recommended to make sure the psyd is exactly what you're looking for. Since its such a long road you want to be 100% sure that its what you want. The only real difference between the psyd is that they can do other forms of assessment/psychological testing as well as some research and teaching/faculty positions. If you're interested in research as well as assessment it might be for you, but doing the doctorate for the sake of it is not worth it in my opinion since there's a lot of years of school, student loans (it can be expensive) and both psychologists and therapists can do therapy anyways. Those are my thoughts and opinion please be sure to ask around with other professionals! Best of luck!

That's really interesting! If you could provide some citations or sources/references I'd love to read through that! Thanks for your comment.

Great question! Usually most schools will detail what they need from students in the application process whether letter of recommendation letters from supervisors, personal statement or essay, clinical and research experience, good gpa/gre scores, and strong interview performance. I believe application deadlines are in the fall and acceptance letters in the spring the following year. Depending on what program you apply to the competition can range with phd programs being more competitive and psyd programs being less competitive. Hope that helps!