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Overlap among clinical, counseling, and school psychology: Implications for the profession and Combined‐Integrated training
Author(s) -
Cobb Harriet C.,
Reeve Ronald E.,
Shealy Craig N.,
Norcross John C.,
Schare Mitchell L.,
Rodolfa Emil R.,
Hargrove David S.,
Hall Judy E.,
Allen Mardi
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20028
Subject(s) - internship , credentialing , accreditation , curriculum , psychology , professional psychology , medical education , professional development , clinical practice , professional association , health care , pedagogy , clinical psychology , nursing , medicine , burnout , public relations , political science , economics , economic growth
Health care providers within psychology currently fall into three dominant practice areas: clinical, counseling, and school psychology. This article reviews data from four different sources—archival descriptions, training curricula, internship and employment outcomes, and professional activities—to examine the overlap among the three practice areas. Archival descriptions revealed substantial similarities, with smaller but interesting differences. A comparison of actual curricula from 10 programs accredited in each of the three practice areas yielded similar findings: Programs across the three practice areas were much more similar than different. Within‐practice area variations among programs were nearly as large as across‐practice area differences. We briefly review the professional activities of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists, again demonstrating considerable similarity. We conclude by explaining implications for doctoral training programs, internships settings, and professional credentialing. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol.