The Portable Mentor

<p>Part I. Applying to Graduate School.- Before you Apply to Graduate Programs in Psychology:  Knowing When You’re Ready, and Gaining Post-Baccalaureate Experiences.- Deciding to Apply and Successfully Gaining Admission to Graduate Schools in Psychology.- Part II. Beginning your Career.- The Whys and Hows of the Scientific Path in Applied Psychology.- Advancing Understanding of Cultural Competence, Cultural Sensitivity, and the Effects of Cultural Incompetence.- Developing and Practicing Ethics.- Balancing Career and Family.- Psychologist and Parent:  Advice from Professionals in Different Career Tracks.- Part III. Your Research/Academic Career.- Writing a Literature Review.- Presenting Your Research.- Publishing Your Research.- How to Write an Effective Journal Article Review.- Recommendations for Teaching Psychology.- Part IV. Your Career as a Practitioner.- Gaining Clinical Experience In and After Graduate School.- Training to Begin a Private Practice.- Navigating the Internship Application Process.- Obtaining a License to Practice Psychology.- Specialty Certification in Professional Psychology.- Becoming a Competent and Ethical Clinical Supervisor.- Part V. Your professional service career.- Getting Involved in Professional Organizations: A Gateway to Career Advancement.- Advocacy: Advancing Psychology and Public Wellbeing .- Public Education of Psychology: An Interview with Philip G. Zimbardo, Ph.D..- Strategies for Successful Interactions with the News Media.- Part VI. Your Career after graduate school.- Recommendations for a Postdoctoral Fellowship.- Applying for NIH Grants.- The Job Search.- Employment and Trends in Psychology.</p>