Your Career in Psychology: Psychology and the Law [Paperback]

Tara L. Kuther (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0534617794 | ISBN-13: 978-0534617790 | Publication Date: October 29, 2003 | Edition: 1

Careers in Psychology and Law is a supplemental text that deals the work involved, salaries, and training available for various careers in psychology. The book contains profiles of practicing psychologists to give students a clear sense of what each career involves. For example, there is a profile of Karen Franklin on expert testimony, a profile of Scyatta Wallace who is a congressional fellow, as well as Lawrence Wrightsman for forensic psychology.

Editorial Reviews

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"The web resources and suggested readings at the end of each chapter are a nice addition."

"I have read the manuscript you sent titled "Your Career in Psychology: Psychology and the Law." I definitely think it is publishable--it contains a great deal of practical information about types of activities, training opportunities, and even salary figures. It contains up-to-date references. The profiles of different types of forensic psychologists give flesh to the material. A number of links to relevant information are included. I think it will be a particularly useful resource for students, given the ambiguous nature of "Forensic Psychology" for the public. My congratulations to the author for doing a fine job of pulling together a number of recent sources."

About the Author

Tara L. Kuther, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of psychology at Western Connecticut State University, where she teaches courses in child, adolescent, and adult development. She values opportunities to conduct collaborative research with students and is active in the Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR) as Psychology Councilor, and CUR representative to the Society for Teaching of Psychology, Division 2 of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Kuther is Chair of the Instructional Resource Award Task Force of the Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology (OTRP) of the Society for Teaching of Psychology. She has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses at a wide range of institutions, including Lehman College (CUNY), Fordham University, and Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research examines risky behavior during adolescence and young adulthood, moral development, and ethics in research and teaching. She is the author of THE PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR'S HANDBOOK, YOUR CAREER IN PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCH AND LAW, and co-author of CAREERS IN PSYCHOLOGY: OPPORTUNITIES IN A CHANGING WORLD. To learn more about Dr.

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 1 edition (October 29, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534617794
• ISBN-13: 978-0534617790
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #188,067 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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