Clinical PsychologyPsychology is an extraordinarily diverse field with hundreds of career paths. Some specialties, such as treating the mentally ill, are familiar to most. Others, such as helping design advanced computing systems or studying memory, are less well known. What psychologists have in common is a shared interest in mind and behavior. In their work they draw on an ever-expanding body of scientific knowledge about how humans think, act and feel and apply the information to their special areas of expertise. The profession of clinical psychology includes both research and statistics, through which fundamental data on behavior are learned; and practice, through which that knowledge is applied to help solve problems. The training of clinical psychologists differs from other areas of expertise. Contemporary clinical psychology incorporates “culture, traditions, and gender” into the study of behavior (Plante, 2011, p. 27). Therefore, most of today's clinical psychologists consider human behavioral problems from many aspects. History Clinical psychology has evolved over the past 60 years into a dynamic field separated into specialties by client age groups and different schools of thought or theoretical approaches to the practice of clinical psychology. Starting after World War II, when thousands of veterans returned from the war with various psychological problems, psychiatrists and medical workers realized that they did not have the manpower to treat every soldier. Therefore, in 1946, the Veterans Administration “required 4,700 clinical psychologists to be employed in the VA system” (Plante, 2011, p. 49). In 1947, the Committee on Training in Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association...... at the center of the document ...... biological well-being of clients. Therefore, regarding the field of clinical psychology, continuous research is very important and should not be underestimated or ignored for the effectiveness and progress in the field. Works Cited Altshuler, S. (2009). School social work: increasing the legitimacy of the profession. Children and Schools, 31(4), 207.Berke, D.M., Rozell, C.A., Hogan, T.P., Norcross, J.C., & Karpiak, C.P. (2011). What clinical psychologists know about evidence-based practice: Familiarity with online resources and research methods. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 67(4), 329-339.doi:10.1002/jclp.20775Curtis, M. A. (2004). The changing face of school psychology: Trends in the data and projections for the future. School Psychology Review, 33(1), 49.Plante, T. G. (2011). Contemporary clinical psychology (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.