This edition contains several new features that provide greater focus on important issues. Specifically, we include boxes called (1) Focus on Professional Issues, (2) Focus on Clinical Applications, (3) Clinical Psychologist Perspective, and (4) Graduate Student Perspective. The first two box types highlight issues that are relevant to the profession of clinical psychology (both past and present) and issues concerning the application of clinical psychology (e.g., testing, treatment, etc.), respectively. The latter two box types present personal perspectives written by clinical psychologists about both the general field of clinical psychology as well as specialties in clinical psychology, and personal perspectives on applying to graduate school and being a graduate student in clinical psychology, respectively.
Another new feature in this edition appears in the Appendix, A Primer for Applying to Graduate Programs in Clinical Psychology. We hope this is helpful to those considering a career in clinical psychology by highlighting the differences among mental health professionals, the differences between degrees in clinical psychology, the differences in graduate training programs for clinical psychologists, and the nuts and bolts of the application process.