What is the difference between clinical and counseling phd's?

Question

What are some jobs for both?

Answer 1

If you are asking about clinical psychology versus counselling psychology, there is actually quite a lot of overlap between the two, but they have come from different perspectives in terms of training and practise. Clinical psychologists have traditional focused more on psychopathology and have been more closely allied with medical professions. Counselling psychologists have traditionally focused more on "normal" life crises, and helping people through them. Clinical psychologists often rely more on assessment tools for the purpose of diagnosis than do counselling psychologists. Counselling psychologists are more likely to be involved in areas such as vocational testing and assessment of "normal" personality. So, for example, if you are going through a divorce and seem to be developing a serious depression, you would more likely be referred to see a clinical psychologist to help diagnosis and treat your depression. If you are going through a divorce and are having a tough time adjusting and feel the need to talk to someone, you would be more likely to be referred to a counselling psychologist for support. A clinical psychologist probably has more opportunities in terms of the job market, but nowadays, the differences between them depend more on how and where they were trained.

Answer 2

clinical's work, counseling gets paid for what they know, not what they do