I work at a university in a psychology program, and I agree with all the points in this video. I can understand people going for their doctorate in clinical psychology if they want to do assessments (ADHD, autism, etc.) because those can be very lucrative and there is such a need for psychologists who specialize in assessment. Also, like you said, if they want to focus on research, clinical psych might be a good option. However, to become a therapist, it's a lot of additional work to get a PhD in clinical psych. It's very competitive to get into, so most people have to move in order to get into a program. Also, the last year of the program you have to move again because you get matched to an internship that you are required to complete. This is why I am getting my MSW 😂.
Question: What about taking insurance? Do you take insurance? From what I have been told, you get paid more by insurance companies if you are psychologist as opposed to a LPC. Curious what you're thoughts are on this and your experience.
I do not anymore, but I started out with almost a fully insurance caseload...don't quote me on it but I think insurance reimburses the same rate for PsyD because its based off the service code 90837.
My counseling program does have an 18 month accelerated program. It's 4 classes every quarter and you jump into a site your very first quarter, but it is possible at my school to do 18 months. Me? I chose the part time 3 yr program. Haha!
I really appreciated your insights on pathways to enter practice, and I was wondering if someone wanted to pursue a career in academia doing research on counseling processes and interventions, would you recommend a doctorate in clinical counseling or in clinical psychology?
I think clinical psych would give you more options and better funding for research, but I think it could be possible to do with clinical counseling as well if it was at the right university.
Assessments can be extremely lucrative
True!
I work at a university in a psychology program, and I agree with all the points in this video. I can understand people going for their doctorate in clinical psychology if they want to do assessments (ADHD, autism, etc.) because those can be very lucrative and there is such a need for psychologists who specialize in assessment. Also, like you said, if they want to focus on research, clinical psych might be a good option. However, to become a therapist, it's a lot of additional work to get a PhD in clinical psych. It's very competitive to get into, so most people have to move in order to get into a program. Also, the last year of the program you have to move again because you get matched to an internship that you are required to complete. This is why I am getting my MSW 😂.
Ah thanks so much for that feedback! I am glad it was true to your experiences and good luck on the MSW!
Thank you so much for your advise! I love your channel!
Thanks for watching!
Question: What about taking insurance? Do you take insurance? From what I have been told, you get paid more by insurance companies if you are psychologist as opposed to a LPC. Curious what you're thoughts are on this and your experience.
I do not anymore, but I started out with almost a fully insurance caseload...don't quote me on it but I think insurance reimburses the same rate for PsyD because its based off the service code 90837.
My counseling program does have an 18 month accelerated program. It's 4 classes every quarter and you jump into a site your very first quarter, but it is possible at my school to do 18 months. Me? I chose the part time 3 yr program. Haha!
Can I ask what this program is?
I really appreciated your insights on pathways to enter practice, and I was wondering if someone wanted to pursue a career in academia doing research on counseling processes and interventions, would you recommend a doctorate in clinical counseling or in clinical psychology?
I think clinical psych would give you more options and better funding for research, but I think it could be possible to do with clinical counseling as well if it was at the right university.
Great stuff Allyssa.