What is clinical psychology?
The definition, scope, activities, settings and subspecialties of clinical psychology, and how it differs from neighbouring professions.
Learning modules
Each module follows the same structure: objectives, a short introduction, chunked explanations, an original example, an interactive activity, a knowledge check, a summary and further reading.
Foundations of the profession
What clinical psychology is, how it developed, how it differs from related professions, and how people train for it.
Foundations and early history
From ancient mind–body ideas to Witmer's first psychological clinic, Binet's test, the mental hygiene movement and the First World War.
Recent history: from the Second World War to today
How post-war demand, the Boulder and Vail conferences, new therapies, medication and the biopsychosocial model reshaped the profession.
Becoming a clinical psychologist
The training road map described in the textbook, how it compares with routes in India, and the competencies that matter at every stage.
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