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Career Interview with a Sport & Rehabilitation Psychologist at Shepherd Center

Today we are talking with Kirsten Allen about her career path and current role. She received her bachelor's degree from Davidson College in psychology and her Master's in Sport and Performance Psychology and her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Denver. Her previous work experience includes working as a Research Assistant for the US Olympic Committee and as a Sport and Performance Psychology Consultant for the Center for Performance Excellence. She is currently a Sports and Rehabilitation Psychologist at the Shepherd Center. We discuss: Her Current Role 1:05: Description of her current role 2:41: Her roles and responsibilities 4:02: How social the role is 5:23: An overview of her patient interactions 7:01: What she likes and finds challenging 8:15: Examples of collaboration between practitioners 9:30: Her process of assessing patients 11:28: Opportunities for moving up Her Career Path 12:30: An overview of how she got into this path 13:43: How she chose her graduate school program 14:21: Why she got a PsyD in addition to her masters 15:05: The difference between a Ph.D. and a PsyD 16:30: Why she chose sports psychology for her master's instead of social work or counseling 17:24: Differences between masters in psychology specialties 18:09: The difference in ability to practice between a master's and a doctorate of psychology 19:38: What can you do as a practitioner with a master's in psychology 21:15: Why she chose a PsyD over a Ph.D. 25:26: Financial differences between a master's and a doctorate 26:28: The timing of psychology graduate school options 28:45: An overview of the internship process 29:45: Post-graduate school steps 30:46: Stipends for Ph.D. vs PsyD 31:39: Options for income during graduate school 32:27: Job qualities she learned she did and didn’t want 34:21: Her plans for creating her own private practice Her Advice: 36:23: Advice for picking a career track in psychology 38:11: Advice on how to get experience in different roles before internship 39:16: Advice for picking a graduate school 40:58: Advice for how to stand out in graduate school applications 43:55: General career advice