by Paige Blankenship | Mar 7, 2016 | Self-Care, Student & Intern Resources
“We have to push ourselves beyond what we think we’re capable of.”
“I have three ‘bosses’ who all expect 100% from me, but I can’t physically give 300%. I feel like I can’t accomplish enough. It’s never enough.”
“I’m scared out of my wits. I live in panic mode all of the time. I just want more stability.”
“I’m just waiting for someone to figure out that I have no idea what I’m doing.”
“I spend so much time working, and thinking about working, that I have no time for enjoyment.”
These statements were not made by clients. They were not spoken in a counseling session, or at a support group. These are statements made by doctoral students during group supervision, after being prompted to speak about their successes of the semester. These statements certainly don’t highlight successes. Rather, they speak to feelings of stress, anxiety, hopelessness, imposter syndrome, and fear. These statements speak to mental health concerns.
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by Christina Wohleber, PsyD | Feb 15, 2016 | Professional Resources, Student & Intern Resources
One of the final hurdles in obtaining your psychology license is prepping for and passing the EPPP.
This process is often extremely anxiety provoking – the last thing you want to do after completing the exhaustive undertaking of earning your doctorate degree is study for an all-inclusive exam of what you should have learned over the past several years of education, right?
The anxiety factor alone is enough for many people to put off preparing for the exam.
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by Jessica R. Garcia, PsyD, LP | Jan 18, 2016 | Professional Resources, Student & Intern Resources
Imagine that you are in private practice. You are wrapping up your first session with a new client and he reaches out to shake your hand. What is your response?
Now imagine that you are doing clinical work in a correctional facility. Your client, a prisoner, reaches out to shake your hand at the end of a session. What is your response? Is there a difference between how you would respond in the first scenario versus this one?
Are there definitive right or wrong ways to respond to either scenario?
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by Kyler Shumway, PsyD | Jan 11, 2016 | Student & Intern Resources
You work hard. It’s Friday, and here you sit in your last class of the day running at about 10% capacity. You begin to nod off as your professor blesses the class by turning off the lights to show a video clip. As you slide slowly off your seat and are rudely greeted by the cold floor, you realize that you might not be showing your best self.
Granted, humans have bad days. Although we can’t always prevent off-days from happening, we can work to improve the message we send.
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by Daniel Wendler, PsyD | Nov 23, 2015 | Lifehacks, Tips & Advice, Professional Resources, Student & Intern Resources
LinkedIn has the unfortunate distinction of being the most boring social network. Facebook allows you to stay in touch with friends, Pinterest helps you get inspired, Twitter gives you breaking news as it happens. But LinkedIn? It’s just not that much fun.
But that’s okay. LinkedIn isn’t there to entertain you. It’s there to get you a job. A good LinkedIn profile could mean the difference between landing your dream job or internship, and struggling to find a position.
And the good news is that creating a quality LinkedIn profile doesn’t take long at all. In fact, I’ll show you how to set up a killer profile in about an hour.
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by Kyler Shumway, PsyD | Nov 9, 2015 | Student & Intern Resources
If you have settled into a graduate program, then you have likely heard of many different types of student groups. Committees, support, clubs, and interest groups are ways that graduate students can organize meetings and other events in the pursuit of a common goal. These goals may range from community-building to self-care to social justice. Although many programs already have established groups, grad students may have difficulty finding their particular niche.
Well, if you can’t join ‘em… why not start your own? My hope is that this article will give you a frame to work with as you nurture your idea into a thriving Student Interest Group.
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by Tarra Combs | Nov 2, 2015 | Student & Intern Resources
Networking – we all know it’s necessary in our field. Particularly if you are in a smaller specialty area like neuropsychology, everyone knows everyone so you need to start networking as early as you possibly can.
But how do you network as a graduate student?
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by Jessica R. Garcia, PsyD, LP | Oct 12, 2015 | Student & Intern Resources
In my early undergraduate years, the term “forensic psychology” always sounded so glamorous. Of course, this was just as televisions shows like CSI and NCIS started to become popular. Everyone thought that being a forensic psychologist meant you would be a criminal profiler or out in the field solving crimes.
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by Chelsea Graziano | Sep 28, 2015 | Student & Intern Resources
No training program can offer a student all possible training opportunities before they leave the safety net of supervision and embark on their own journey as a psychologist.
Sometimes, if your program will allow, it is necessary to seek experiences outside of current academic affiliations. As a fourth year PsyD student in a not-so-big city, I had to think outside of the box in order to gain all of the specialized knowledge that I thought would help me as I begin to look toward internship.
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by Time2Track | Jun 10, 2014 | Student & Intern Resources
When you started your practicum or field training, chances are you had no clue how to go about keeping track of your experiences. I mean, you already have a day planner, right? Isn’t that enough?
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