Reddit reviews Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Revised 2014/2015 Edition
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If you value your training, education, and bank account, please, please do not go to any Alliant or Argosy program, or really any freestanding PsyD program if possible. The amount of debt you will incur is absolutely not worth the garbage training you will receive. In academic circles, at least, I have never met a psychologist, licensed or otherwise, who had any respect for these programs or their training models. The general consensus among everyone I have talked to is that these programs are essentially traps for people who don't have the academic credentials to obtain admission to a Ph.D program, but who really want to do therapy now instead of take a year to bolster their CV. The APA accredited internship match rates at Alliant are consistently terrible. San Diego had a disappointing 24% match rate last cycle, up from the previous year's 13%. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles location has APA accredited match rates between 6% and 0% and that's with 65 to 176 students applying per year.
If you want a good resource for researching PhD programs, I highly recommend the latest editions of Insider's Guide to Graduate Study in Clinical and Counseling Psychology and Graduate Study in Psychology. These books were both invaluable when I was applying, and I think the latter contains information on the therapeutic orientation of faculty members at most of the programs included (it's been a few years since I applied and I have blocked most of that process from my memory).
Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology
Was recommended by a Prof and it details everything you need to know to get started on graduate school stuff. It's seriously worth the investment, it will answer so many questions. Worth nothing this is primarily focused on the States with some minor focus on Canada. If you don't plan on studying in North America, the general info will still be helpful but a lot of it is about the individual programs.
To add to your second point, I'd check out The Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology as a more comprehensive guide to available programs. When I talk to prospective graduate students about choosing a clinical psych doctoral program, I tell them to look at
Your plan sounds reasonable. A couple of years experience teaching would be valuable and look good on an application. I have heard that this is a good book on the topic:
http://www.amazon.com/Insiders-Graduate-Programs-Counseling-Psychology/dp/1462518133
Good luck!
In regards to your second question -- I strongly suggest you pick up a copy of Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology. It will be an amazing tool and reference point when trying to decide on (or even search for) programs in the field.
https://www.amazon.com/Insiders-Graduate-Programs-Counseling-Psychology/dp/1462518133
No problem!
You can PM me if you would like more...
You're looking at the Clinical Psych program for UNC Chapel Hill -- I was pulling that information for the
CounselingClinical Psych program in Charlotte. Totally different program. Probably should've clarified.I'm getting my information for those schools directly from this guide.
If you're primarily interested in doing psychotherapy, there's also a broad variety of options for more professional degrees, from masters programs in social work and clinical psychology to PsyD (doctorate in psychology) programs that are "scientific practitioner" programs. Some Ph.D. programs are also much more focused on clinical work than others. Get yourself a book on the process! This one helps for clinical and counseling programs in the US (and Canada, I believe?); this book discusses the application process.
I'd also talk to professors and get insight from them, rather than strangers on the internet.