The PhD program in Counseling Psychology

Learn more about the PhD in Counseling Psychology and what it can do for your career...

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In a time of increasing dependence on (and encouragement for) the use of medication, counseling psychologists are bucking the trend. As opposed to psychiatrists, the main form of treatment relied on by counseling psychologists is... counseling.

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Counseling psychology is a holistic approach (and to many, much more logical approach) to the treatment of mental illness. Strategies are often based on the goal of providing clients with the tools necessary for them to change their thought patterns and environments in order to live more positive and happy lives.

Counseling psychologists will focus on the strengths of clients' personalities while addressing their environments and such things as career development when creating treatment programs. The end goal is to develop different, more healthy behavior patterns for their clients.

PhD programs in counseling psychology provide students with the knowledge and skill set necessary to satisfy licensing requirements and to successfully provide counseling psychology services to individuals in need.

What you will learn...

Specifically, a PhD program in Counseling Psychology will provide you with knowledge in the following areas:

PhD in Counseling Psychology Concepts

  • Promote functional relationships
  • Foundations of healthy lifestyles
  • Concepts behind positive career choices
  • History and systems of psychology
  • Lifespan development
  • Psychology of personality
  • Biopsychology
  • Cognitive psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Statistics and psychometrics
  • Research design and methodology
  • Multicultural issues in counseling
  • Individual and group therapy methods
  • Observational strategies when working with individual and groups
  • Psychological assessment strategies
  • Psychotherapy theories and applications
  • Psychological theories and applications
  • Psychological theories as a basis for social change
  • Diagnostics and treatment program development
  • Ethics of professional practice as a counseling psychologist

PhD in Counseling Psychology Programs ...

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Salary Benefits...

A survey conducted by Bureau of Labor and Statistics in May of 2008 found that across the country Clinical, Counseling and School Psychologists averaged a salary of $70,190.

However, the top ten percent earned $106,840. Psychologists who are motivated to start their own practice will often earn salaries on the greater end of the spectrum.

Resources:
Bureau of Labor and Statistics