Clinical Psychologist Vs. Neuropsychologist? | What is the Difference?
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Clinical Psychologists
1. Job description: Perform therapy, assessment, and diagnosis, and prescribe medication (in some states).
2. How to be a clinical psychologist: Go into a Ph.D. or Psy.D. program, complete an internship, and a post-doc for some states.
3. Where they can work: Hospitals, private practices, mental health clinics.
Neuropsychologists
1. Job description: Perform therapy, but do more assessment, intervention, and diagnosing of neurological disorders like ADHD and Alzheimer's disease.
2. How to be a neuropsychologist: Go into a Ph.D. or Psy.D. program that has a specific neuropsych track, complete an internship, and may have to do a 2-year post-doc in some states. (the process is typically longer than a clinical psychologist).
3. Where they can work: All the same places as a clinical psychologist but may mainly work in a hospital setting.
Big Differences:
1. Salary, (neuropsychologist make more).
2. Neuropsychologists can diagnose and assess more conditions related to the brain.
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literally watching this cause a girl I like wants to be a Neuropsychologist so I wanted to learn more about it
Smart girl
I swear you are the most helpful creator I have encountered that offers advice, information, etc. about psychology on youtube! You are my knight in shining armor thank you so much for your content, you are making my life so much easier and really helping me understand what I want to do in college! :)
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Thank you so much for your clear explanation! I was struggling to understand the differences. 😊
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super useful and such an eloquent explanation. thank you!!
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Thank you so much! Your video really helped me get clarity
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Very helpful information!
This was very helpful. Thank you!!!!!
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Thank you so much for this!
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Thanks for listening!
I really would love to do both! Im currently in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program and I have been doing a lot of thinking about my next educational venture. Thanx!
Sure thing, good luck!
Thanks Phil, that was very helpful....Will like to see a video on the differences between Clinical Neuropsychologist and a School Neuropsychologist?
Sure! Stay tuned!
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I love your content! I recently graduated with a bachelor's in psychology, and I'm conflicted about going into a master's programme in clinical psychology or applied neuropsychology. I'm equally intrigued by both the therapy aspect of clinical psychology as well as the assessment and diagnosis aspect of neuropsychology. My end goal is a PhD, and I'm afraid if I decide that I want to do therapy after my masters in neuropsychology, my chances of acceptance are lower than with a clinical psychology master's. Vice versa applies, if I do a clinical psych master's and decide to go into neuropsych, I'd be at a disadvantage. I know I'll likely be able to perform in a clinical psych masters and this may give me the GPA needed for competitive PhD programmes, but an applied neuropsych masters seems challenging and may not guarantee a good GPA, as the content seems more difficult. Do you have any advice? I would truly appreciate it, thanks Phil! Sorry for the long message haha, it's been repressed for too long.
Great questions! I may not be able to say everything in one post so I recommend booking a consult with me on my website philsarpong.com/consulting/
But to answer your question, it depends on what programs you apply to, your end goal, whether you truly prefer therapy or assessment or a combination of both, and what you'd be willing to risk or give up depending on the pros and cons of each option. You may have already shadowed, and asked some of these questions to specific programs, if you haven't I would suggest doing that or book some time on my office hours to delve deeper. Hope for the best, good luck!
Great information. Thanks a lot
Glad it was helpful!
question ! when youre a neuropsychologist, do you ever just study the brain and learn about it? because i wanna become a neuropsychologist, but i also wanna be able to research why things happen in the brain and how it works. would that be a different region of career, or does that happen in the “training”. also, is it mostly just sitting at a desk? thank you !
Yes, neuropsychologists will learn about the brain in grad school and career. They can choose to also do research on the brain. You might be thinking of a neuroscientist, they will do more research on the brain but neuropsychologist will do that too, the difference is that when they study the brain they connect it to psychological disorders and human behavior. Neuropsychologists work in hospital settings with doctors and physicians diagnosing neurological disorders, so they write a lot of reports and talk to people about their symptoms so it's not so much sitting at a desk unless to write reports or interview patients.
Hoping to do a doctorate in clinical psychology and specialise into clinical neuropsychology by doing a further masters. Works a little differently in the UK
Hello! I study in the US. May I ask how a neuropsychologist career works in the UK? Like what's the training like? do you have to be liscensed?
Thank you for this video! ^^ I have one more question, it's quite specific:
I'm a psych undergrad and I'm very interested in medicine. I would like to work among neurologists in a hospital and do the assessments with them. As you said, I'm not that interested in therapy, more in the diagnosis. So I wouldn't want to work in rehab, but in a regular hospital, eg in the neurological or stroke unit. I would love to have a job that's as close to being a neurologist as possible. Is that a thing?
Great question! Neuropsychologists in hospital settings will work with neurologists and do assessments for their patients. So that is one track you could go, also psychometrician jobs are excellent ways of getting assessment experience like conducting psychological assessments for patients and interpreting test results.
@@philsguidetopsyd thanks so much! Sounds awesome! :)
omg you said all that I'm thinking about in terms of career. I'm an undergrad too
Very informative and interesting
Glad you think so!
Great video 😊
Thanks! 😊
Hello! thanks for this video. I am starting uni next year and i was wondering if i want to be a neuropsychologist, should i choose a course which is called psychology with human neuroscience? or should i do just psychology and then get specialised?
Hello! That's a great question, it really depends on what you will like the most. Either major will help in the direction of neuropsychology, although neuroscience has a lot of good info in that it overlaps with neuropsychology. Many students also tend to choose the major that they enjoy the most, which I think is also important. Hope that helps! Best of luck!
also, neuropsychologists do still do therapy right? because i would like to help someone by being in rherapy with them
Yes, basically neuropsychologists are trained to do therapy as much as clinical psychologists in grad school. But after getting licensed in neuropsychology, they can choose to not do any therapy at all and just work in clinical sites, hospitals, etc. where they do just diagnosing and psychological assessment of neurological disorders. So once licensed they can choose whether or not they want to do therapy. Hope that helps, let me know if you have any more questions!
Great video. I've got a question.
I'm currently in med school
But I'm really thinking I'm interested in neuropsychology. I particularly enjoyed my Neurology rotation.
What do you think?
Any advice?
Hi! It depends on a lot of factors like how far you are in med school or how much school you’re willing to do. neuropsychology would be 5-7 years to get licensed if you started over. And there are some ways as an MD you could do similar things as a neuropsychologist. A psychiatric or neurology residency would be the most similar. Those residences I believe learn similar neuropsychology assessments and in addition as a medical doctor you can prescribe medication which is not something that most neuropsychologists can do. So if you wanted to do neuropsychology I think there are ways to do so in med school without starting over you might inquire about psych residencies. But of course if you’re confident that it’s what you want, maybe shadowing a neuropsychologist might be helpful too to see if you can vision yourself doing it and pursuing. Best of luck hope that helps!
@@philsguidetopsyd Thanks a lot for your response. Very helpful.
Hello, I'm getting ready to enter MA clinical psych program. I hope to specialize in neuropsych later on.
How would you suggest one prepare for the assessing and testing in this area? I can't find much information on what tests are given to which population within this field (I only know of MMSE for intelligence).
Also, which programs would you suggest to learn (R, python, etc.) to succeed in this area of study (I don't want to be a researcher, but diagnosing also requires data collection, right)?
Thank you for your time
Hey, congrats on starting an MA program soon! Great questions too! I was also trying to figure out how to prepare for assessments when beginning my program. MSE and MSEBO for clinical information, WAIS for adults, WISC for children, R-PAS for personality disorders, are just a few. Searcing up some tests and reading about them might help, but I would say even if you don't know anything...like 0 percent about any assessments going into a program, that's ok! Most programs are designed to teach you as if you have no knowledge so you pick up on the information really quickly when starting the program.
Your second question is a tough one because I know clinical psychology programs use different methods sometimes using just R or python. So I wouldn't want anyone to learn a data collection program, start a clinical psychology program, and realize that the school uses a completely different tool. Diagnosing is more related to the clinical assessments and data collection related to the research study/field. It sounds like you already know a lot and that you're on the right track though!
@@philsguidetopsyd I appreciate your response. I've been binging some of your videos the last hour, haha. Thank you for helping the community of future psychologists!
I may have missed it in the video but just want to be sure do neuropsychologist do any type of there any? I’m very interested in a career in this field but not as much in being involved with the therapy aspect of it all
Yes, basically neuropsychologists are trained to do therapy as much as clinical psychologists in grad school. But after getting licensed in neuropsychology, they can choose to not do any therapy at all and just work in clinical sites, hospitals, etc. where they do just diagnosing and psychological assessment of neurological disorders. So once licensed they can choose whether or not they want to do therapy. Hope that helps, let me know if you have any more questions!
Hi, I have a masters in Special Education and am a teacher in NY. I have completed general psych, abnormal psych, developmental psych, bio 101/102, A&P1. How many years do you think I could be finished with a Phd in clinical psych with a track of neuropsychology? Secondly, special education teachers are familiar with evaluations and assessments. Do you think it’s a logical move from teacher to pediatric neuropsychology? Lastly, I’m currently making in the range of 70-80k as a teacher. Would a brand new pediatric neuropsychologist make more or around what I am currently making?
Hi, great question! A phD in clinical psych with a neuropsychology track usually involves 4-5 years of school, a 1 year internship, and then a 2 year post doc. After that trainees can sit for the licensure exam and if they like go into board certification process which involves an oral exam/written exam. I've heard of plenty of teachers that move into the specialty with neuropsychology and pediatrics, in fact, my previous supervisor was board certified in pediatric neuropsychology. After becoming board certified in neuropsychology, clinicians can opt to sub specialize in either adult, child, or forensic neuropsychology in most states. In terms of salary a pediatric neuropsychologist would typically make more than a teacher, although the salaries depend on what state you live in. Hope that helps best of luck! I'll have specific videos about salaries in the future so stay tuned in!
When can one be officially called a neuropsychologist ? Like do we necessarily need a license to be called one or is it some degree after which you can officially work as a neuropsychologist. And what do we need to do in order to get a license?
Also, if we do masters in clinical psychology with neuropsychology as a major, can we become professional neuropsychologists in future or do we need to complete masters under neuropsych only ?
Please do answer I am very nervous about all this but I want to make a career in this and there is lack of information about the path to pursue neuropsychology on internet .
Please help me with it 🙏
Someone is officially called a neuropsychologist after they finish an APA-approved psychology program PsyD/Ph.D and have taken a licensure or certification exam depending on the state and location that they live. So you need both the degree and the licensure/certification to be called a neuropsychologist. To get a license, you have to graduate from a PsyD/Ph.D program, fulfill a 1-year internship and possible 1-2 year post-doc in neuropsychology, pass the licensure exam/certification/ and finally become a neuropsychologist. I did a video on this topic not too long ago ua-cam.com/video/5QvJmlgQGZs/v-deo.html.
I'm not sure about your second question. In the U.S., to be a neuropsychologist, one has to have a doctorate degree. So even if they have a master's in clinical psychology or neuropsychology, they have to finish a doctoral program that is either a PsyD/Ph.D. in clinical psychology or neuropsychology. So to be a neuropsychologist, you have to go through a Ph.D. or a PsyD program, not a master's program. Or you can go into a master's program and then start a Ph.D./PsyD program, but a doctoral degree (5-7) is required. Here is another video that I did that also explains this. ua-cam.com/video/V9So2yPCoSs/v-deo.html
Hello!
Thank you for making this video, I'm about to start binging this channel lol
I had a question considering this field.
As I'm interested, if I select to do my master's in Neuropsychology, can I go forward and work as a counsellor as well?
What are the career options I will have other than working in a clinic or hospital?
Thanks once again and I wish you the best!
Hi great question. So this answer may be a bit different depending on where you live or where you are trying to apply to school. In the U.K. they have masters in neuropsychology where I believe students can work as counselors and several different work settings-clinic, hospital, private practice, school, community centers, etc. But in the U.S., practicing neuropsychology independently is mostly reserved for PhD/PsyD doctorate holders. So if someone wanted to do both they'd get a doctorate in psychology and become board certified as a neuropsychologist to do both counseling and neuropsychology. A masters in neuropsychology in the U.S. would require further training and certification to practice independently as either a counselor or neuropsychologist. Hope that makes sense.
@@philsguidetopsyd This is helpful, Thank you. I'm done with my Bachelor's in Psychology with allied sciences in India ( Final Dissertation viva in a few days!)
And I'm looking forward to doing my MA in the UK in Neuropsychology as I'm interested in working as a Neuropsychologist, Counselor and also doing research in military psychology. Hopefully, I'll clear my Officer's exams before I leave the country :*) for my master's and gain experience working in the UK before coming back to India.
I do not have any such plans of working in the USA but if any compelling opportunity does arrive in the future, I'll be inclined to work for additional certification and academic requirements, but that is for later in life.
I've done my research and I found the Neuro+Clinical PG course at the University of Bristol to be well suited to my needs but I have the grades and interning experience to get into a more established University.
Do you have any names or courses that you'd recommend?
Also books you'd suggest to a junior respecting the subject! I'm taking a gap year to clear a few exams for scholarships so I'll love to read more and have a better understanding.
Thank you for replying
Again, wishing you the best
-Haza :)
I think I might have a video on psychology books for students to look into, feel free to check that out. I'm also going to post another update on some good psychology books to read, so stay tuned! As for courses anything that involves psychology/neuropsychology/social sciences or neuroscience is a great option. Best of luck!
@@philsguidetopsyd hi! do you have any such program that you would recommend in UK to someone who wants to pursue that kind of a career? (i’m about to complete my ba in psychology and considering to apply for neuropsychology ma programs. i am invested in working at hospitals as well as working independently as a counselor)
Hi I'm currently a counsellor with a masters in counselling, but I realised i'm not so much interested in therapy as much as I'm more interested in assessment and diagnosing, and also would like to work with neurologists in hospital settings, would neuropsychologists have to do therapy? cause i'm getting mixed answers about this. cause I'm all tapped out of doing therapy currently, :( but would still be interested in diagnosis & assessments.
Hi, that's a great question! It just depends on the setting that the neuropsychologist works in. Most hospitals, private practice, medical centers may usually just have neuropsychologists that are only focused on testing and assessment and no therapy, but there may be some community counseling jobs that require both therapy and assessment for neuropsychologists. I think most settings support neuropsychologists to only do testing since it's hard going back and forth from therapy to testing, and I've heard of most neuropsychologists just doing testing for their work. Hope that helps!
Which stream has a upper hand in terms of in depth knowledge about the study of the brain, mind, nervous system, emotions, feelings? Neuropsychology or clinical psychology??
I would say neuropsychology but clinical psychology also looks into the brain, mind, and nervous system as well. Neuropsychology is more in-depth.
Thank you so much for this video.
I have some doubts:
Can neuropsychologists work in NHS?
Can neuropsychologist provide therapy to their clients/patients?
And finally,
Please make video on how to apply for Dclinpsy in UK as a foreign student having masters degree.
Thank you.
Great questions! I'm not sure what NHS stands for? But yes neuropsychologists can provide therapy to clients/patients, they are trained as clinical psychologists with a specialty in neuropsychology essentially. And I'll have to see if I can find a guest to talk about your last question, I do think it's important, thanks for the suggestion!
@@philsguidetopsyd
Thank you so much for replying.
NHS (National Health Service) in UK.
This was very helpful! Question, can neuropsychologists work with people that have bi polar disorder or like schizophrenia?
Good question! Neuropsychologists are a specialized form of clinical psychology, so they know everything there is to know about clinical psychology, the only difference is that they specialize in neuropsychology. Kind of like how medical doctors can do a residency and specialize in psychiatry. I share this, because some neuropsychologists can make a choice on whether or not they want to focus 100% of their time on neuro testing, or if they want to split their time and work with clients with mental health disorders like bipolar and schizophrenia, the ones you mentioned. It's all up to them. Most neuropsychologists who are board certified end up doing neuropsychology for most of their time because the pay is a little bit more than doing therapy for mental health disorders. On top of doing neuro testing they could also do personality testing and diagnose individuals who may have bipolar and schizophrenia, so their work is varied and depends on the individual in what they specifically want to do. Hope this is helpful!
@@philsguidetopsyd Yes this was amazing! Thank you so much. I had no idea this career was very expanded and flexible with responsibilities and different things to do. I plan on becoming a Neuropsychologist so this was very helpful, thank you lots! 🙏🏼
Sir ,is fear memory a different memory or it's a declarative memory having some fearful incident?
Actually I want to know what are the differences between fear long term memory and declarative memory.
One last book I'd recommend is Rehabilitation of Neuropsychological Disorders
A Practical Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals
Edited ByBrick Johnstone, Henry H. Stonnington. Since you have fantastic questions I think offering some book recommendations is the best place to start, you'll learn way more from the books since they have more explanations to the questions you're asking. Hope that helps!
@@philsguidetopsyd thanks a lot sir 😊😊😊❤️
So neuropsychology are kind of like the psychiatrist for the clinical psychologist but without being psychiatrist , so the clinical psychologist might refer you to neuropsychology or phychatrist
Neuropsychology is a specialty of psychology while psychiatrist have a different educational training path from psychologists even though they are also in the mental health field. Psychiatrists go through med school and become specialized in mental health medication and intervention while psychology go through phd/psyd programs and neuropsychology is a specialty of psychology that focuses on neurological disorders. But you are correct that the clinical psychologist can refer people to neuropsychology or psychiatry based on the treatment plan
For Adult Adhd treatment who is best clinical psychologist or neuropsychologist can u pls suggest me
This question depends on what the clinician has to offer and what their certifications and training is like. Good question though!
can i do a master in neurosciences with a bachelor in psychology !!
Dear, is neuropsychology and clinical neuropsychology the same? Because I'm very much confused. I'm willing to do masters, not understanding which one to choose. Please help out with this.
In the U.S. they are the same thing. There aren't any neuropsychology masters programs in the U.S. because to do clinical neuropsychology you need a doctorate, PhD, PsyD to work independently. Other countries you only need a masters so it depends where you live. Hopefully that helps!
@@philsguidetopsyd oh really thank you very much. I'm very fortunate for your quick response. And I'm done with Bachelor's degree in psychology can I do masters in Clinical and then a fellowship in neuropsychology?
I believe in the U.S. it would be a bachelors in psychology, (potential masters in psychology) then a 4-6 year psyd/phd program, and then a fellowship in neuropsychology (or a internship/postdoc). I think other countries might have different requirements or timelines though
@@philsguidetopsyd thank you. Will you please guide me with this?
Does clinical psychology exist as a separate branch or a sub branch of psychology?I'm unable to sort out the colleges as they're not providing a separate course of clinical psychology
@@philsguidetopsyd for masters can I just join in psychology and take specialization in the next year? Is it something like that or clinical psychology course right from the beginning?
Wouldn’t the potential dementia patient be referred to a neurologist? Also, can a clinical psychologist diagnose everything they a neuropsychologist can? Or whet can a neuropsychologist do that a clinical psychologist can’t?
This is a great questions! Many patients will first see their primary care physician or a neurologist before seeing a neuropsychologist since most people do yearly check in or check ins every month. When a neurologist detects some memory issues or hears some memory complaints from the patient, they will refer them outpatient to see a neuropsychologist or if the medical center has an in-patient neuropsychologist can see that person. So most referrals for neuropsychologists come from physicians, neurologists, psychiatrists, and the like.
As for your seocnd question, yes technically a clinical psychologist could diagnose everything that a neuropsychologist can diagnose. You can think of clinical psychologists and neuropsychologists as what a family doctor is to a neurologist. Both are doctors, but one just specializes in something. So a neuropsychologist is a specialization from clinical psychology (clin psy is more general). But technically both could diagnose the same things, it's just that a neuropsychologist has more official training than a clinical psychologist, they do an additional year of post doc, and many are board certified so they have way more expertise in diagnosing neurological conditions like ADHD and Alzheimer's, but essentially a neuropsychologist can do all the same things that a psychologist can do and vice versa.
Are there things that neuroscientists can do but neuropsychologists cannot? Or is it the opposite?
I think it's actually the opposite since neuropsychologists are basically clinical/cognitive psychologists with additional knowledge of the brain. They can do everything average clinical psychologists do in addition to advanced neuropsychological assessment.
What do you think? It helps me decide whether I should go for Neuroscience or neuropsychology. I already have a bachelor in Psychology.
Great question. There are definitely things that neuroscientists can do that neuropsychologists can't do in terms of having knowledge of the brain and neural pathways of the brain. Neuroscientists know way more about the brain than neuropsychologists. But you are right in that neuropsychologists are specialized clinical psychologists with additional knowledge of the brain. They can do everything clinical and counseling psychologist can do but have more advanced training in neurological disorders that affect the brain and lead to changes in emotion or behavior.
@@philsguidetopsyd Thank you for the reply.
So an average neuroscientist will have more knowledge about the brain compared to an average neuropsychologist thanks to their formal studies. However, what's stopping a neuropsychologist to independently study the brain more? That way, they have equal or even more knowledge than the neuroscientist.
I doubt neuroscientists are legally able to do neuropsychological assessments and psychological treatments. So, I think a neuropsychologist have more scope of work compared to a neuroscientist, provided they are equally knowledgeable.
It's like comparing psychiatrists to a clinical psychologists. Psychiatrists can and do prescribe medications WHILE still capable of conducting therapy and counseling. Clinical psychologists typically cannot and are not legally allowed to prescribe except in some US states. They mainly do therapy and counseling. Things that psychiatrists are also capable of doing. Thankfully, there are things that psychologists can do that psychiatrists are typically aren't allowed to do, which is the field of psychometrics, so it kinda balance things a little (yes psychiatrists are still the kings/queens in every mental health institution, but my point here is at least there are still things a psychologist can do that the psychiatrist cannot).
Basically, I'm asking which one between neuroscience and neuropsychology that will give more scope of work mainly because of the legal boundary since I believe that when it comes to knowledge of the brain, the gap between those two isn't that far.
Sorry for the wall of text. Take your time.
@@philsguidetopsyd and I'm sorry if it sounds like I'm debating. This is just my way of asking question. You are free to answer my question or not! 😁
@Caffe Mocca Yes, great questions! Neuroscience Ph.D. programs are going to be anywhere from 4-7 years of just focusing on the brain whereas neuropsychology Ph.D. programs are 4-7 years of learning about the brain, but also human behavior and emotions. So the way that these programs are set up, neuropsychology programs will most likely have a little less training on the brain. However, once someone becomes a licensed neuropsychologist I'm sure they can do as much training and add specialty certifications to their title if they want more education on the brain. I'm not sure if it will make a significant difference in the way they perform neuropsychological assessments because ultimately neurologists (medical doctors that specialize in brain disease) are trained just like neuroscientists to know about the brain and treat brain disorders. Neuroscientists, neuropsychologists, and neurologists all work under the same umbrella when dealing with the brain.
So to answer your question I think it depends on the school, the profession, and specialty. From what I've researched neuroscientists (are basically doctors that teach and do research in other doctoral programs) know more about the anatomy of the brain, pathways, neurotransmitters, etc. While neurologists (apply medical practice) know more about the physiology of the brain, central nervous system, how it works, etc. And lastly, neuropsychologists understand the basic anatomy and physiology of the brain but are applying neuropsychological testing/assessments to make conclusions about how a person is functioning due to some neurological condition like dementia. I think the gap between neuropsychologists and neuroscientists is farther than neuroscientists and neurologists.
In terms of scope of practice, if someone wants to do research on the brain or teach at a doctoral program (like becoming a professor for medical students or dental students) then I would imagine that a neuroscientist or neurologist would be more than competent for teaching and researching. However, in terms of neuropsychology, I'm not sure that a neuropsychologist would know more than a neuroscientist in terms of brain knowledge but they would certainly be able to apply more clinical practical knowledge to behavior and human functioning.
Hopefully, that helps! I'm certainly not an expert at this stuff and I'm not claiming to be right, but that's my perspective. Great questions!
@@philsguidetopsyd Excellent answer
So is it mandatory if u want to become a neuropsychologist, u have to be a clinical psychologist first?
Great question! Most programs in the U.S. are set up as clinical psychology PsyD/PhD, but if someone wants to become a neuropsychologist, they can find PsyD/PhD programs that have a neuropsychology track which provides neuropsychology clinical rotations, research, and experiences to help them be eligible for neuropsychology internships and further go into board certification after the internship. Neuropsychology is a specialization from Clinical Psychology, just like a Psychiatrist is a specialization from a medical doctor. Hope that makes sense
pls tell me whats the diffrence between neuropsychology and neuropsychiatry and neurology
a neuropsychologist is a specialty from clinical psychologist. A person would need to become a clinical psychologist first before they become a neuropsychologist in order to treat disorders of the brain. In order to become a neurologist you need to become a physician first (go through med school) and then specialize in neurology. This has more to do with giving medications and looking at other treatment to help people with neurology based problems like seizures or epilepsy. Neuropsychiatrists are another specialized version of medical doctors (they go to med school), then they do a psychiatry residency. They are medical doctors who prescribe mental health medication to people but they focus on a combination of mental health issues and neurology (brain issues) since sometimes those things are connected. Hope this helps.
Hi ...
I have a question , please help me
Can a neuropsycologist have a Personal clinic and perform therapy like a Clinical psychologist ???
Yes, they can do therapy if they want.
@@philsguidetopsyd Thanks for your answer
Is neuropsychology easy to study what all are subjects required for it?
In grad school there may be courses like neuroanatomy, biological bases, psychopharmacology, and neurological text exams/assessment. In college courses like neuroscience, biochemistry, biology, or psychology would be similar and would expose students to some of the content that they may see in grad school
Wait but isnt there Clinical Neuropsychology? Im so confused :(
Yeah, it’s kind of confusing! So clinical neuropsychology is the general term for psychologists who do neuropsychology. There are clinical psychologists who do neuropsychology but they do not have a neuropsychologist title. Then there are board-certified and licensed neuropsychologists who do just neuropsychology. A clinical psychologist who does neuropsychology on the side could be doing “clinical neuropsychology.” Otherwise, a clinical neuropsychologist and a neuropsychologist are essentially the same thing. Hope that makes sense!
Can a neuropsychologist do therapy too?
Yes! In the U.S. they can do both
Can one be neuropsychologist and a therapist at a same time ?
Most neuropsychologists will mainly focus on neuropsychology. But depending on what they prefer if they want to do both therapy and assessment they can do so in some work settings, it’s not very common though.
@@philsguidetopsyd thank u so much
Can I do masters neuropsychology after BA in psychology in my undergraduate?
Please help
From what I know there is not a masters in neuropsychology. A doctorate in psychology and neuropsychology is usually required to independently practice neuropsychology. If there are masters for neuropsychology I assume students will only be able to practice neuropsychology under supervision.