Counseling Psychology
Counseling psychology is a health care provider and general practice of professional psychology. Counseling psychology main focus is on people’s function in all ages of the relationship and also in their personal life. This field of psychology addresses physical health concerns, social, work, and emotional problems that individuals can have in different stages of their life. Counseling psychology focuses on the stress is that people may have and also on other issues which can be more severe. A counseling psychologist’s main goal is to assist individuals with these issues and help an individual to resolve crisis. A counseling psychologists may also provide diagnosis, treatments, and assessments for more intense psychological …show more content…
The school in which they received their degree must be accredited by one of the six regionally accredited agencies. At least 50 hours of graduate level work in psychology must be done in order to meet board standards. At least 80 percent of work must be completed at a brick and mortar campus in order to fulfil the requirements. Therefore online colleges are not acceptable. The West Virginia Psychological Association (WVPA) is a professional organizations with the state of WV that supports health psychologists. This organization was founded in 1950. WVPA is a major association for psychology in the state and operates as the associate of the American Psychological Association, …show more content…
Retrieved January 1, 2015 from http://www.uh.edu/class/psychology/io-psych/about/about-io-psyc/professional-organizations/index.php
West Virginia Psychology Education Overview. Retrieved January 1, 2015 from http://www.humanservicesedu.org/west-virginia-psychology-requirements.htm
Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology. Retrieved January 1, 2015 from https://smep.org/general-information/about-smep
References
2014 American Psychological Association .750 First St. NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242 Retrieved December 21, 2014 from http://www.apa.org/action/science/teaching-learning/index.aspx ASCA - 1101 King Street, Suite 310, Alexandria VA 22314, (703) 683-ASCAasca@schoolcounselor.org © Copyright 2014 American School Counselor Association. All Rights Reserved. Retrieved December 20, 2014 from http://schoolcounselor.org/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014- 15 Edition, Psychologists, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/psychologists.htm (visited December 21, 2014).
West Virginia Psychological Association. (2014). Retrieved December 19, 2014 from
Counseling psychology is a health care provider and general practice of professional psychology. Counseling psychology main focus is on people’s function in all ages of the relationship and also in their personal life. This field of psychology addresses physical health concerns, social, work, and emotional problems that individuals can have in different stages of their life. Counseling psychology focuses on the stress is that people may have and also on other issues which can be more severe. A counseling psychologist’s main goal is to assist individuals with these issues and help an individual to resolve crisis. A counseling psychologists may also provide diagnosis, treatments, and assessments for more intense psychological …show more content…
The school in which they received their degree must be accredited by one of the six regionally accredited agencies. At least 50 hours of graduate level work in psychology must be done in order to meet board standards. At least 80 percent of work must be completed at a brick and mortar campus in order to fulfil the requirements. Therefore online colleges are not acceptable. The West Virginia Psychological Association (WVPA) is a professional organizations with the state of WV that supports health psychologists. This organization was founded in 1950. WVPA is a major association for psychology in the state and operates as the associate of the American Psychological Association, …show more content…
Retrieved January 1, 2015 from http://www.uh.edu/class/psychology/io-psych/about/about-io-psyc/professional-organizations/index.php
West Virginia Psychology Education Overview. Retrieved January 1, 2015 from http://www.humanservicesedu.org/west-virginia-psychology-requirements.htm
Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology. Retrieved January 1, 2015 from https://smep.org/general-information/about-smep
References
2014 American Psychological Association .750 First St. NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242 Retrieved December 21, 2014 from http://www.apa.org/action/science/teaching-learning/index.aspx ASCA - 1101 King Street, Suite 310, Alexandria VA 22314, (703) 683-ASCAasca@schoolcounselor.org © Copyright 2014 American School Counselor Association. All Rights Reserved. Retrieved December 20, 2014 from http://schoolcounselor.org/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014- 15 Edition, Psychologists, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/psychologists.htm (visited December 21, 2014).
West Virginia Psychological Association. (2014). Retrieved December 19, 2014 from