Who is a Clinical Psychologist?
A Clinical Psychologist is a trained professional who requires a doctorate degree in clinical psychology. Training includes academic education in the areas of abnormal psychology, personality theories, psychological assessment, statistics, social psychology, study of various treatment approaches, and ethics. Clinical training with patients is obtained through supervised practicum assignment in various settings such as hospitals, community mental health centers, and psychiatric facilities. Doctorate level psychologists are also required to conduct on original scientific study in an area of psychology that has not been studied. At the end of academic and clinical training psychologists are required to spend one year of internship in an accredited facility under the supervision of a highly trained psychologist.
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