Chapter 1 Definition and Training

Question 1

An organization of graduate programs subscribing to the clinical scientist model of graduate training in clinical psychology

Answer 1

Academy of Psychological Clinical Science

Question 2

Prominent professional organization for psychologists of which many clinical psychologists are members

Answer 2

American Psychological Association (APA)

Question 3

Alternate name for the scientist-practitioner model of graduate training stemming from the historic 1949 conference of directors of training in Boulder, Colorado

Answer 3

Boulder Model

Question 4

Rigorous study and applied practice directed toward understanding and improving the psychological facets of the human experience, including but not limited to issues or problems of behavior, emotions, or intellect

Answer 4

Clinical Psychology

Question 5

A model of graduate training in clinical psychology that emphasizes empirical research over practice

Answer 5

Clinical Scientist Model

Question 6

Educational credits earned by licensed clinical psychologists by attending workshops, taking courses, reading selected material, or similar means; often required by states for license renewal

Answer 6

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Question 7

Professionals with some similarities to clinical psychologists but whose work tends to emphasize less seriously disturbed clients, vocational testing, and career
counseling

Answer 7

Counseling Psychologists

Question 8

Division of the American Psychological Association devoted to clinical psychology

Answer 8

Division of Clinical Psychology (Division 12)

Question 9

A standardized exam used by states and provinces as a criterion for licensure

Answer 9

Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP)

Question 10

Status granted by states to clinical psychologists––once they have met educational, experiential, and exam-related requirements––that allows them to identify themselves as members of the profession and to practice independently

Answer 10

Licensure

Question 11

Professionals with some similarities to clinical psychologists but who typically obtain a master’s degree and focus on clinical work with couples and families

Answer 11

Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs)

Question 12

Author of the “manifesto” that served as the foundation for the clinical scientist model of graduate training in clinical psychology

Answer 12

Richard McFall

Question 13

A 1- or 2-year internship occurring after the doctoral degree in clinical psychology is granted that consists of supervised clinical experience in an applied setting, often with a specialized focus

Answer 13

Postdoctoral Internship

Question 14

A model of graduate training in clinical psychology that emphasizes practice over empirical research

Answer 14

Practitioner-scholar Model

Question 15

A year-long internship occurring near the end of graduate training in clinical psychology that consists primarily of supervised clinical experience in an applied setting

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Predoctoral Internship

Question 16

Professionals with some similarities to clinical psychologists but who attend master’s programs in professional counseling that typically have relatively high admissions rates, and whose activities emphasize counseling and deemphasize
assessment and research

Answer 16

Professional Counselors

Question 17

Professionals with some similarities to clinical psychologists but who are medically trained, able to prescribe medication, and emphasize the biological aspects of clients’ problems

Answer 17

Psychiatrists

Question 18

A doctoral degree obtained by clinical psychologists who graduate from practitioner-scholar programs that has become an increasingly common alternative to the more traditional PhD degree

Answer 18

PsyD

Question 19

Professionals with some similarities to clinical psychologists but who work primarily in schools and often perform psychological and educational testing and conduct interventions with students

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School Psychologists

Question 20

The traditional model of graduate training in clinical psychology with a dual emphasis on empirical research and practice resulting in the PhD degree

Answer 20

Scientist-practitioner Model

Question 21

Professionals with some similarities to clinical psychologists but who typically obtain a master’s degree and whose work emphasizes the social and environmental factors that contribute to an individual’s problems

Answer 21

Social Workers

Question 22

Alternate name for the practitioner-scholar model of graduate training stemming from a 1973 professional conference in Vail, Colorado

Answer 22

Vail Model

Question 23

The founder of the field of clinical psychology, the first psychological clinic, and the first journal devoted to clinical psychology

Answer 23

Lightner Witmer