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Diversity Spotlight: Nadine A. Chang, PhD

Society of Clinical Psychology

a licensed clinical psychologist and advocate for Asian American mental health in the state of New York. in psychology at New York University , as well as her Ph.D. in clinical and school psychology at Hofstra University. I started as a research assistant as an undergrad, in a very different area of psychology.

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What to expect when seeing a clinical psychologist

Lawson Psychology

What to expect when seeing a clinical psychologist Seeing a psychologist for the first time can be a daunting experience for some people. Arriving at the clinic When you arrive at the clinic, you will be welcomed by one of our client relationship team members. It’s completely normal to feel a little nervous and apprehensive.

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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

Systemic racism in the economy, the healthcare system, and the field of clinical psychology perpetuates the disparities in access, retention, and effectiveness of mental health services. The FSU Psychology Clinic is a training clinic staffed by doctoral students and housed within the university’s clinical psychology PhD program.

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Prescriptive Authority for Clinical Psychologists

Society of Clinical Psychology

All prescribing professions, other than psychology, require undergraduate scientific coursework including biology, and organic and inorganic chemistry. This coursework is supplemented by a range of 1,500 (NPs, DNPs) to 9,000 (MD, DO) hours of supervised clinical training that involves assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and treatment.

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Is “Abnormal Psychology” Really all that Abnormal?

Society of Clinical Psychology

Is “Abnormal Psychology” Really all that Abnormal – a blog post by Jonathan D. Schaefer, a doctoral student of Clinical Psychology at Duke University. abnormal psychology”), and in the stigmatization of individuals who suffer from mental illness. 2011), Oregon (Farmer et al.,

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Harnessing cultural identity as a protective factor in minority mental health: Applications to children and families

Society of Clinical Psychology

Often times the field of clinical psychology assumes a “deficit-based” approach to minority mental health. What does it look like in clinical practice? So, what are the take-home points for weaving cultural strengths in clinical practice? degree in Psychology at Middlebury College and her Master of Science (M.S.)

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Positive Autobiographical Memories in the Context of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Society of Clinical Psychology

PTSD is characterized by intrusive thoughts and trauma-related memories, avoidance of trauma-related triggers, maladaptive changes in thinking and affective processes, and alterations in arousal and reactivity (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). 2013), psychological problems (e.g., Bomyea et al., 2018; Kida, 2019; Ono et al.,