1. Applying to Graduate School: American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association provides answers to frequently asked questions, a sample grad school application timeline, and dos and don'ts for graduate school applications. Other topics, such as characteristics graduate programs look for in applicants, securing stand-out letters of recommendation, and funding graduate education, are also addressed.
2. Careers in Psychology: Clinical Psychology Jobs
A licensed mental health counselor discusses the various settings in which a clinical psychologist might work. Such settings include forensic units, schools, and private practices.
3. Obtaining a License: Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
The Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards provides information on the requirements for licensure as a clinical psychologist. Of particular interest is the link "ASPPB Guide for Faculty and Students: Entry Requirements for the Professional Practice of Psychology," which includes a detailed listing of the domains of study for graduate training in clinical psychology.
1. Classics in the History of Psychology
Classics in the History of Psychology presents an overview of noteworthy events in the development of clinical psychology as a professional field of study and practice. The link "CHP Special Collections" provides information on early psychology laboratories, courses, journals, and associations.
2. PAR, Inc.
The homepage of PAR, Inc., demonstrates the numerous domains for which psychological assessment is appropriate. This website may serve as a useful tool to illustrate the expansion of psychological assessment from the early days of intelligence assessment spearheaded by Wechsler, Spearman, etc.
1. Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Treatment Planning
This excerpt from the DVD Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Treatment Planning outlines the incorporation of evidence-based techniques in treatment planning for psychotherapy patients.
2. Psychologists and Prescription Privileges: A Conversation (Part One)
A psychiatrist describes a conversation with a patient about the differences between psychiatrists and psychologists. Included in this discussion is whether psychologists should be granted prescription privileges.
3. The Lund Report: Governor Wields Final Say on Psychologist Bill
The Lund Report covers the recent controversy over prescription privileges for psychologists in Oregon. This case provides a good example of similar legislative battles in other states.
4. Illinois Psychological Association: Prescribing Psychologists
The Illinois Psychological Association provides information in support of prescription privileges for psychologists, including information on the success of granting prescription privileges to military psychologists.
1. Multicultural Education Internet Resource Guide
The Multicultural Education Internet Resource Guide provides numerous links to information on various facets of multiculturalism. In addition to general multicultural links, region- and ethnicity-specific resources are provided.
2. Self-Narratives for Christian Multicultural Educators: A Pathway to Understanding Self and Others
This paper argues that the development of multicultural competency should be solidly grounded on reflective, empathic, and critical understanding of one’s own culture as well as others. This cultural understanding, particularly from a Christian perspective, recognizes the connectivity of self and others in God. To enhance the cultural understanding, the author recommends studying self-narratives written by others and writing one’s own cultural autobiography. Instructors may wish to utilize this article as a springboard for a discussion of religious diversity, as well as invite students to construct a multicultural autobiography similar to that described on the website.
3. Hope College Office of Mulitcultural Education
Hope College's website for its Office of Multicultural Education provides an example of multicultural efforts in a university setting. Comparing and contrasting multicultural efforts at colleges and universities, such as Hope College, may facilitate a discussion of efforts at students' own universities and colleges.
What are the basic facts of the case described in this article, in which a client’s family member (rather than the client) informs the psychologist of the potentially dangerous behavior of the client?
Do you agree with the court’s decision and the precedent it sets?
3. Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment web site features an extensive slide show and information about the classic psychology experiment in which students were assigned to act as guards or prisoners. The site includes video clips, links to the original materials used in the study, and discussion questions.
4. Ethics Education and Psychology
Multiple ethical dilemma vignettes are presented. Each may be used in discussing "real-life" situations in which the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (APA, 2002) is applied.
Chapter Topic Video
Chapter 6: Conducting Research in Clinical Psychology
2. Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics
Maintained by Professor David Lane of Rice University, the Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics features explanations, case studies, and simulations to help students learn about the application of statistics in psychological research.
3. Breaking News - Psychology Students Hate Statistics!
Using satire, this clip identifies many of the objections psychology students often present when asked to learn about statistics. After highlighting these objections, the clip provides resources for students struggling with statistics.
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder has been considered and rejected during previous revisions of the DSM. In your opinion, should it be added to the DSM 5?
In your opinion, if premenstrual dysphoric disorder is to become a mental disorder in DSM 5, how well will the criteria listed here distinguish between those who have and those who don’t have the disorder?
Do you believe that extremely high levels of narcissism should be understood as a personality trait or a mental disorder?
In your opinion, how should the authors of the DSM decide whether a characteristic is a personality trait or a mental disorder?
In your opinion, what rules should exist regarding financial ties to pharmaceutical companies for people who might influence the content of upcoming editions of the DSM?
1. DSM-5 at APA 2012
David Kupfer, the Chair of the APA Task Force on DSM-5 is interviewed and discusses some of the features of the upcoming diagnostic manual.
2. DSM-5 Development Homepage
The online presence of the DSM-5 Task Force, this site includes links to proposed revisions to the DSM, explanations of the research conducted to compile the DSM-5, and brief biographies of the members of the task force.
3. DSM-5 in Distress
Links to numerous articles detailing the creation process of DSM-5 are provided. Many articles discuss current controversies surrounding the DSM-5.
1. Mental Status Exam
The University of Cincinnati presents short video clips demonstrating the various aspects of patient presentation that are assessed during the Mental Status Exam.
2. NeuroLogic Exam
The NeuroLogic Exam website describes various patients aspects that are assessed during a clinical interview; each area of focus is accompanied by demonstrative video clips. Video clips displaying normal versus abnormal findings in several of these areas are also presented.
1. WWRC Neuropsychological Evaluation
The Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center provides a brief overview of neuropsychological assessment.
2. Vista Life Sciences Homepage
Website: Vista Life Sciences provides computerized neuropsychological assessment batteries to individual neuropsychologists, as well as the U.S. military. Samples from assessment measures are provided.
3. WAIS-IV Sample Report
Pearson, the publisher of the WAIS-IV, offers a sample report that may be useful in helping students understand the type of information that can be garnered from intellectual assessment.
Chapter Topic Video
Chapter 10: Personality Assessment and Behavioral Assessment
1. IPIP-NEO Short Form
The IPIP-NEO Short Form is a public domain personality assessment instrument modeled after the commercial NEO-PI-R. IPIP-NEO items may be used to simulate NEO-PI-R and other similar personality inventory items.
2. On Personality Assessment
The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College presents psychology professor Kevin Lanning. He and his students discuss their online research studies in personality psychology.
3. Thematic Apperception Test
An explanation of the TAT’s development, content, and use is provided through slides with accompanying narration.
1. Does One Form of Psychotherapy Work Better Than Another?
This article from Slate magazine provides a modern description of the dodo bird verdict, including discussion of its relevance to the modern practice of clinical psychology.
2. Dr. Sam and the Managed Care Blues Band
Dr. Sam and the Managed Care Blues Band, a musical group headed by a physician disenchanted with managed care, are profiled. Between samples of the group’s jazz stylings, Dr. Sam and other comment on the detrimental effects of managed healthcare on the provision of medical services.
3. American Psychological Association – Division 29
The APA’s Division 29 covers all topics related to psychotherapy. Coverage includes recent news articles and video clips from psychotherapy experts.
2. Sigmund Freud: The Unconscious Mind
This short video provides an overview of Sigmund Freud’s life and his contributions to the field of psychology.
3. American Psychological Association – Division 39
The APA’s Division 39 covers all topics related to psychodynamic psychotherapy. Coverage includes recent news articles, publications, and events related to psychoanalysis.
1. Carl Rogers and Gloria
The first of a multi-video series, this clip features Carl Rogers providing humanistic psychotherapy services to Gloria, a real-life patient who consented for her sessions to be taped and shared for educational purposes.
3. Society for Humanistic Psychology (APA Division 32)
The APA’s Division 32 covers all topics related to humanistic psychotherapy. Coverage includes recent news articles, publications, and events related to humanistic psychology.
1. Behaviour Therapy
A counselor and patient/actor depict a behaviorally-based therapy session. The behavioral techniques or interventions used throughout the video clip are labeled as they occur during the session.
2. Basic Token Economy
A mother utilizes a token economy with her daughter to increase her daughter’s beneficial studying habits.
3. Behavior Analysis (APA Division 29)
The APA’s Division 29 covers all topics related to behavior analysis. Coverage includes recent news articles, publications, and events related to behavior analysis.
2. Albert Ellis and Gloria
Albert Ellis provides rational emotive therapy to Gloria, a patient who allowed her psychotherapy session to be videotaped for educational purposes.
3. Society of Clinical Psychology (APA Division 12)
The APA’s Division 12 covers topics related to the treatment of psychological disorders, particularly from cognitive and cognitive-behavioral perspectives. Coverage includes recent news articles, publications, and events related to cognitive and cognitive-behavioral orientations.
1. Irvin Yalom Inpatient Group Psychotherapy Video
Irvin Yalom conducts a group session in an inpatient psychiatric setting, based on an adaptation of his interpersonal model of group psychotherapy.
2. American Group Therapy Association
The American Group Therapy Association is an interdisciplinary community that seeks to enhance the practice, theory, and research of group therapy. Publications and recent news on group therapy are provided.
3. Society for Family Psychology (APA Division 43)
The APA’s Division 43 covers topics related to the treatment of psychological and psychosocial problems in families. Coverage includes recent news articles, publications, and events related to family-based psychological interventions.
Chapter Topic Video
Chapter 17: Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
1. Health Psychology
This clip from On Health This Week discusses the field of health psychology.
2. Sleep and Your Mental Health
A study published in Scientific America that found that a lack of sleep can actually cause psychiatric symptoms and disorders is discussed.
3. Health Psychology (APA Division 38)
The APA’s Division 38 covers topics related to health psychology. Coverage includes recent news articles, publications, and events related to health psychology.
3. American Psychology-Law Society (APA Division 41)
The APA’s Division 41 covers topics related to forensic psychology. Coverage includes recent news articles, publications, and events related to forensic psychology.
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