1st Edition

Psychologists in Making Life Lessons and Observations from Practicing Psychologists

Edited By Ami Rokach Copyright 2024
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

In this unique book, well established psychologists share their observations on teaching psychology, the meaning of self-care, and what they believe psychology programs attempt to educate and instil in their students. The volume begins with a mid-career psychologist who reflects on his schooling and shares his learnings. Authors in the next chapter discuss the differences between undergraduate... Read more

Introduction: ‘Raising’ Psychologists-to-Be

Ami Rokach

 

1. 2020 Reflections from a Mid-Career Academic Psychologist: Select Tips for Prospective Graduate Psychology Students

Eric D. Miller

 

2. Continuity and Change in Role Definitions and Training Models of School Psychologists in Israel

Hili Kohavi, Alona D. Roded and Amiram Raviv

 

3. School Psychology: Training Individuals for One of the Best Kept Secrets in Professional Psychology

Rosemary Flanagan

 

4. Personal Therapy and Self-Care in the Making of Psychologists

Jake S. Ziede and John C. Norcross

 

5. The Unheard Cry of a Successful Asian Psychologist

Paul T. P. Wong

 

6. The Road to Becoming a Psychologist: Indicators of Success and Hardship during the University Years

Ami Rokach and Samir Boulazreg

 

7. What Celebrity Case Studies Can Teach about Clinical Formulation of Mental Health Conditions

Joel O. Goldberg and Gordon L. Flett

 

Biography

Ami Rokach is a clinical psychologist who teaches in the Department of Psychology at York University in Toronto, Canada. He has been researching and teaching about loneliness, human sexuality, intimate relationships, and death and dying for the past 40 years.