Counseling Psychology
Post-Doctoral Employment and Job Opportunities
Licensure: If you wish to pursue licensure as a Counseling Psychologist, it is important to know that some states require that students have a degree from an APA-accredited program. You should check with the licensing body in the state(s) in which you intend to practice; See the ASPPB website at http://www.asppb.org/
West Virginia Board of Examiners of Psychologists: The West Virginia Board of Examiners of Psychologists is the state agency responsible for overseeing the practice of psychology in West Virginia, it reviews credentials and administers examinations to individuals applying for license to practice psychology in West Virginia. This agency also handles consumer complaints against individual psychologists, and conducts disciplinary hearings to determine whether a psychologist has acted contrary to practice regulations for psychology in the state.
See the board website at www.wvpsychbd.org/.
What is the Job Market Like?
Counseling psychologists have a wide variety of available work settings: colleges and universities, human service agencies, community mental health centers, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, business organizations, Armed Forces, private practice, medical clinics and correctional institutions.
To survey job announcements specific to Counseling Psychology please refer to the website of the American Psychological Association (www.apa.org/ads/), the Chronicle of Higher Education (chronicle.com/jobs/) and Division 17 of the APA (Society for Counseling Psychology) at http://www.div17.org/about_jobs.html