[yansuochi]

I'm a undergraduate, and I wanna apply a clinic or consult program in North America.

In my campus life, I have a good foundation of development psy, statistic, SPSS, abnormal psy, and counselling. In the field of therapy, after class I learned some knowledge about Object Relationship, systematic desensitization and SFBT. Due to the host experience, I'm a popular leader of group counseling about dorm relationship. BTW I’m a paraprofessinal counselor in my school’s Mental Health Education Center.

In the same time I was using my summer vocation to come into contact with applied field. Out of campus, I worked in DMH of Changchun hospital and Daytop(second year) as a odd-job worker.

I want to know what kind of clinic(or consult) subdiscipline is more suitable for me.

Ps: English is my second language, so there maybe some grammar mistakes.

[FooZe]

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[Travelinglady]

Good suggestion, FooZe.

I hope those people will be able to give you some advice, based on their experiences. I know in the U.S., people with Master's degrees in clinical or counseling psychology can do counseling.

[Perna]

You may want to look at the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) page: APAGS and/or get this book of theirs: Studying Psychology in the United States: Expert Guidance for International Students

[googley]

I would suggest against a master's in clinical psychology if you want to do clinical work in the US. If you want that, it would be better to do a PhD in Clinical psychology, or a masters in counseling or a masters in social work (MSW) in a clinical social work program as those degrees are able to practice without the extreme limitations in licensing ability in the US. Find out what training is required where you want to live once you graduate. Good luck.