
Originally Posted by
Ikibah
That is hilarious, I didn't notice how long ago this was. Maybe you can help me now I've been thinking about a Psyd or PHD program but I am really horrible at math and the statistics and research scare me, Is this a valid fear? Please be honest and not just motivational i.e if you try you can do anything etc.If so, I can always go for my lcsw and do therapy that way.
Thanks a lot.
Haha strange turn of events. It's hard to say really. Since I don't do clinical work it's hard for me to say how those programs work, but we do have a Clinical PhD program here where I go to school that we are very involved with. I do know that the amount of stats and research that is going on in their program is highly variable. Their level of research depends on who their advisor is, and how motivated they are to do research outside of their Clinical obligations.
I would recommend looking closer at the research of the advisors' that you might be interested in working with. You will be able to get a sense of how involved the statistics that they use will be.
Overall though, any program you enter will have statistics courses and you will have many resources to help with stats and research. I don't think they should be something to be scared of but something that just take time to learn. I wouldn't expect for any early PhD students to be forced into research that they aren't ready for. This type of field is set up as more of an apprenticeship than anything else, so if your goals are to get into the field of Clinical Psychology I would urge you not to be scared of stats and research. These are skills that will come over time, and with help from many available resources.
If you have any other questions I'm more than willing to help.