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The Psychologist's Guide to Professional Development

  • This volume can be applied to all the behavioral sciences

  • Includes an overview of professional communication and appearance

  • Also includes an emphasis on self-care and multiculturism

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Introduction and Overview

    • Greg Bohall, Mary-Jo Bautista
    Pages 1-5
  3. The Personal Development Foundation

    • Greg Bohall, Mary-Jo Bautista
    Pages 7-27
  4. Professional Appearance and Communication

    • Greg Bohall, Mary-Jo Bautista
    Pages 29-45
  5. Self-Care as an Obligation

    • Greg Bohall, Mary-Jo Bautista
    Pages 47-55
  6. Multicultural Psychology

    • Greg Bohall, Mary-Jo Bautista
    Pages 57-82
  7. The Clinical Credentialing Process

    • Greg Bohall, Mary-Jo Bautista
    Pages 83-91
  8. Clinical, Educational, and Administrative Supervision

    • Greg Bohall, Mary-Jo Bautista
    Pages 93-106
  9. Personal Financial Management and Business

    • Greg Bohall, Mary-Jo Bautista
    Pages 107-127
  10. The Process of the Doctoral Dissertation

    • Greg Bohall, Mary-Jo Bautista
    Pages 129-144
  11. The Curriculum Vitae and Professional Marketing

    • Greg Bohall, Mary-Jo Bautista
    Pages 145-155
  12. The Practicum, Predoctoral, and Postdoctoral Experience

    • Greg Bohall, Mary-Jo Bautista
    Pages 157-163
  13. The Early Career Professional Advantage

    • Greg Bohall, Mary-Jo Bautista
    Pages 165-171
  14. The Future in Psychology

    • Greg Bohall, Mary-Jo Bautista
    Pages 173-217
  15. Conclusions and Recommendations

    • Greg Bohall, Mary-Jo Bautista
    Pages 219-221
  16. Back Matter

    Pages 223-228

About this book

This essential career guide equips new professionals and doctoral students with a robust foundation for a long and satisfying career in psychology and other behavioral health professions. Taking a proactive intervention prevention approach to career planning and building, contributors offer accessible guidelines and advice in core areas such as specialization and niche specialties, the market for services, cultural competence, ethically and legally sound practice, and personal competencies including self-care, the degree-to-career transition, and financial planning. The editors also break down the mental health field into discrete disciplines, each with its own trajectory for its future relevance and sustainability. By bringing this wide range of career information together, this book helps to set much-needed standards for professional development in a demanding, diversifying, and evolving field.            

 

Featured in the coverage:

 

·         The personal development foundation.

·         Professional relationships and the art of networking.

·         The clinical credentialing process.

·         Clinical, educational, and administrative supervision.

·         The curriculum vitae and professional marketing.

·         The early career professional advantage.

 

The Psychologist’s Guide to Professional Development serves as an invaluable text for professional development courses in the fields of psychology, counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy, as well as a trusted mentor-between-covers for the long term.                                           





Authors and Affiliations

  • CHE Behavioral Health Services , Los Angeles, USA

    Greg Bohall

  • Mary-Jo Bautista, DBA, Behavior Specialist Mary-Jo Bautista, DBA, Whittier, USA

    Mary-Jo Bautista

About the authors

Greg Bohall, Psy.D., C.R.C., MAC, ICADC, CADC-II

Dr. Bohall earned a doctorate in psychology (Psy.D.) in clinical forensic psychology in 2014. He is currently a registered psychological assistant in the State of California and is pursuing his license as a psychologist. Dr. Bohall is internationally and nationally recognized as an International Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ICADC), a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (C.R.C.), and as a Master Addiction Counselor (MAC). As an early career professional in psychology, Dr. Bohall has accrued 5 publications from peer-reviewed works and has completed 15 international and national conference presentations. His academic and research interests include forensic assessment, evaluation of interrogation procedures, and crisis intervention and negotiation. His passion for professional development in psychology stems from his student and professional experience coupled with his desire to provide guidance for developing psychologists.

Mary-Jo Bautista, Psy.D.

Dr. Bautista is an early career psychologist; she earned a doctorate in psychology (Psy.D.) in applied clinical psychology in 2013. She is currently an independent consultant providing services for various state and government funded agencies. Dr. Bautista is an advocate for underprivileged populations and presents her work at national and international conferences promoting the need for mental health services for minorities. Her current projects include decreasing the stigma of mental health with Filipino Americans through the development of culturally specific interventions. Dr. Bautista is also dedicated to educating practitioners on promising and effective interventions for individuals diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental disability. Academically, she has been published three times in peer-reviewed works. Similar to her dedication to educating practitioners, Dr. Bautista strives to help students and fellow early career professionals reach their personal and academic goals through this publication.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Psychologist's Guide to Professional Development

  • Authors: Greg Bohall, Mary-Jo Bautista

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63013-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-63012-0Published: 20 September 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87453-1Published: 11 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-63013-7Published: 10 September 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 230

  • Topics: Psychology, general, Social Work

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