Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Student - Career Story (Ep.36)

Becky is a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. student who is about to start her 6th (and final) year of her doctoral program. She shares how she became interested in psychology, how she spent time in the workforce in her early-20s before reapplying to Ph.D. programs, and her overall experience pursuing a terminal degree. Name: Becky Age: 31 Location: Maryland Degrees: B.A. Psychology; B.A. Spanish; M.A. Clinical Psychology; Ph.D. Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Children, Families, and Cultures (in progress) _______ Please LIKE this video to show YouTube’s algorithm that it should be suggested to people with similar interests! Thanks :). _______ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro 0:28 - Deciding to Pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology 1:58 - Applying to Ph.D. Programs & Initially Not Getting Accepted 2:33 - Research Position at UMD National Center for School Mental Health 3:30 - Reapplying to Ph.D. Programs & Getting Accepted 4:07 - How to Decide What Level of a Psychology Degree to Pursue 4:52 - Benefits of Working Before Starting a Doctoral Program 8:00 - Balancing School and Life During a Ph.D. Program 11:06 - Looking Ahead 12:09 - Integrated Pediatric Primary Care Work Setting 13:01 - Diagnoses 14:31 - Dissertation Process 17:37 - PsyD vs. PhD (Funding, Research, Teaching) 20:19 - Lean on the Wisdom of Others 22:48 - Advice for Prospective Psychology Students _______ Charities We Love Bridget: https://www.davethomasfoundation.org/ Becky: https://www.familytreemd.org/ and https://www.sharebaby.org/ _______ Resources American Psychological Association (APA): https://www.apa.org/ _______ Sound Credit To… “Energy” from https://www.bensound.com/ "Pop, Low, A (H1)" from https://freesound.org/people/Inspecto... “Mouse_Click” from https://freesound.org/people/MATRIXXX... “Bell, Candle Damper” from https://freesound.org/people/Inspecto... “Dreams” from https://www.bensound.com/ _______ Instagram: @20somethingscs #ClinicalPsychologist #PhD #CareerStory