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…
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