Psychologist – Private Practice

Psychologist – Private Practice

Psychologist – Private Practice

Develop Professional Résumés

In order to demonstrate an awareness of psychological career alternatives in a community setting, you will develop résumés for each of the professional experts chosen for your presentation in the Week Three discussion.  Include relevant academic and professional experience that highlights their careers, appropriate skills, and expertise. Brief job descriptions identifying the major duties associated with each relevant work experience should also be included in the résumé. The job description format should be based on the Professional Experience section in the “Sample Resume for a Counseling Psychologist.” Each résumé should be two to three pages in length. You may use the resources available on the following web pages:

· Ashford University Career Services  (http://www.apa.org/careers/psyccareers)

· American Psychological Association PsyCareers  (http://www.apa.org/careers/psyccareers)

· Sample resume for a counselling psychologist

· You may use additional sources for career information as long as they are credible. An example of a credible source for this information would include The Chronicle of Higher Education. To begin constructing your résumés, utilize the Resume Builder tool provided by Ashford University. This will allow you to create drafts of your résumés so that you may revise and refine your assignments before submitting them.

[These were the experts chosen in Week 3 discussion] Expert 1

· Dr. Payne received his medical degree in 1985 and his PhD in 1990. Both degrees were earned from the University of Somewhere. He has published over 250 peer reviewed papers on CBT applied to pain management.

Expert 2

· Mr. Yoda earned his bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of Atlantis. He holds several certifications in hypnotherapy and NLP. He has authored 8 books on the mind/body connection, and, published 300 peer-reviewed papers and articles on pain management without drugs.

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To utilize the tool:

· Log into the Ashford University Student Portal

· Click on Job Search & Resume Builder link under Career Services

· Go to the My Documents Tab

· Select the Resume Builder Tab

· Create, save, and edit these résumés to meet your assignment guidelines.

Writing Professional Résumés The Assignment:

1. Must be four to six double-spaced pages in length (excluding the title page), and formatted according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.  Résumés should be formatted according to the guidelines in the Ashford University Resume Builder tool.

2. Must include a title page with the following:

· Title of paper

· Student’s name

· Course name and number

· Instructor’s name

· Date submitted

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Sample Resume for Counseling Psychologist

Smith 123 Main Street • Hometown, MS 00000 • (123) 456-7890 • [email protected] OBJECTIVE Mental Health Professional with focus on Indigenous and Minority Individual Mental Health Services seeking position with county or state government, or with non-profit help services organization. QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS · Easily learn and assimilate information, then apply it to everyday use. · Dynamic, goal-oriented, self-starter, able to accomplish tasks and finish projects on time and within scope. · Access services to augment service to best meet the current needs of both provider and client. · Enhance the group experience, and improve service provision and understanding. · Advise clients on how they could be helped by counseling. · Analyze data such as interview notes, test results, and reference manuals in order to identify symptoms, and to diagnose the nature of clients’ problems. · Collect information about individuals or clients, using interviews, case histories, observational techniques, and other assessment methods. · Counsel individuals, groups, or families to help them understand problems, define goals, and develop realistic action plans. · Develop treatment plans based on clients’ interests, abilities and needs, resources or techniques, and to share occupational information. · Refer clients to specialists or to other institutions for non-counseling treatment of problems. · Conduct research to develop or improve diagnostic or therapeutic counseling techniques. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Psychologist – Private Practice / 2007—present · Assess and develop case plans with clients either individuals, couples or families. · Maintain and evaluate client progress and provided referrals to other services where needed. · Contact mental health resources to schedule referral appointments for clients who cannot do it for themselves. Workshop Educator 2004—2007 · Led groups providing psychological education and experiential exercises. · Ensured workshops were conducted sot that special interest groups were accommodated. Student Therapist / 1997—2001 · Completed Internship in Process Oriented Psychology · Conducted Intake Interviews, prepared client plans, and handled ongoing case management. EDUCATION Doctorate in Psychology , City University – 2007 Master of Science in Psychology, City University – 2004 Bachelor of Process-Oriented Psychology, City University – 2001