The psychology major provides its students with both a liberal arts education and the opportunity to explore specific areas of psychology in which they have special interests. Graduate education is a process of further refinement during which students become increasingly proficient and knowledgeable in an area of psychological specialization. Described below are some specialty areas in psychology that require graduate education. This is by no means an exhaustive list of specialties in psychology, and if you wish to see a descriptoin of a particular area, please feel free to write and ask about it.
Clinical psychologists assess and treat people with psychological problems.
They are trained in universities or professional schools of psychology. They may be found working in academic settings, hospitals, community health centers, or private practice. Counseling psychologists do many of the same things that clinical psychologists do. However, counseling psychologists tend to focus more on persons with adjustment problems rather than on persons suffering from severe psychological disorders. They may be trained in Psychology Departments or in Schools of Education.