Clinical Psychology: A Practice Specialty Serving Children, Adolescents

Clinical Child Psychologist

What is my career goal? My career interest leads me to want to become a clinical child psychologist. Clinical child psychology is one of many specialties' in psychology that uses and applies educated scientific knowledge to give psychological services to infants, toddlers, children and adolescents within their social situation. The article "Clinical Child Psychology: A Practice Specialty Serving Children, Adolescents, and Their Families Clinical". Help gave me insight on how I want to develop and grow in this psychology field. This article speaks about child psychology and how it is growing in the field of psychology. The article also describes recent trends within the specialty and the problems clinical I face

(including prevention) It also uses research methods in developmental and clinical child and adolescent psychology. Also includes ethical, professional, and legal issues specific to clinical and adolescent psychology. The training recommendations included incorporating lifespan, developmental and psychopathology perspective, Identification of a faculty with expertise in psychological assessment and treatment of children and adolescents, The provision of training experiences in varied research and practice delivery settings and specialty training in the fundamental areas of clinical psychology. (i. Keywords: clinical child psychology, specialty, specialization, children, adolescents, families, training, practice, research. Even in the best environments, infants, children, and adolescents are vulnerable to the range of developmental disruptions. The Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology lists pre-doctoral programs that have self-identified as training with a specialty focus (Directory of Doctoral Training in Clinical Child/Adolescent and Pediatric Psychology, n. Definition of Clinical Child Psychology as a Practice Area Despite some perceptions that clinical child psychology is a new specialty, it is, in fact, one of the oldest

Most certifications follow American Board of Professional Psychology and requirements such as licensing requirements. When I earn a degree and complete my internship, I can get started working in my field. To be successful as a clinical child psychologist. I need to have certain skills and traits such as strong communication skills, empathy, motivation and problem-solving skills. Having these skills would allow me to work with different types of children and families. I need to be able to develop plans and treatments for children and families. I need to be an open, caring and trustworthy person for my patients to trust and allow me to treat