Tracey A Revenson, Patrice G Saab, Peggy M Zoccola, Lara N Traeger

Becoming a Health Psychologist

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book describes different career paths and the various roles assumed by health psychologists, including in academic psychology departments, schools of medicine, nursing and public health, research think tanks, and government agencies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 150mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 236g
• ISBN-13: 9780815385547
• ISBN-10: 0815385544
• Artikelnr.: 57941717

Autorenporträt

Tracey A. Revenson is Professor of Psychology at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York and Director of the PhD program in Health Psychology & Clinical Science. Patrice G. Saab is a Professor in the University of Miami's Department of Psychology. She is a past Chair of the Society for Health Psychology's Education and Training Council. Peggy M. Zoccola is an experimental health psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychology at Ohio University. Lara Traeger is a clinical-health psychologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital and an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Robert D. Kaplan
Preface
Chapter 1 What Is a Health Psychologist?
Chapter 2 Training Options for Health Psychologists
Chapter 3 Preparing for Graduate School in Health Psychology
Chapter 4 Applying to Graduate Programs in Health Psychology
Chapter 5 What to Expect in Graduate School in Health Psychology
Chapter 6 Managing the Stresses and Challenges of Graduate School in Health
Psychology
Chapter 7 Professional Development
Chapter 8 The Clinical Predoctoral Internship
Chapter 9 Planning for Your Career in Health Psychology After Graduate
School
Appendix
Index