My Interest
Career Research
Assignment -
Clinical Psychologist
Poster by Tess Chisholm
Benefits
On top of a potentially high salary,
some benefits that most
psychologists receive are paid
holidays and vacations, sick leave,
health insurance, and retirement
plans. Because it's a career in
healthcare they have decent funding
for retirement plans/pensions.
Stress
This depends on the person. It is not necessarily a high-stress
career, but having someone's mental health in your control can be
stressful for some. Because clinical psychologist's have a degree in
Psychology they usually have a lot of healthy coping mechanisms
and know how to deal with stress properly. Some talk to a therapist
themselves.
Location
Location varies for this career, but most clinical
psychologists work in health care settings. This could be
hospitals, health centers, clinics, correctional facilities,
universities, and government practices, and private
practices. You can be almost anywhere in the world and
still have a place too work.
Summary
This project has given me a lot more information
on this career. This information has been super
helpful and has given me a lot to think about. I now
have more reasons I want to be a clinical
psychologist, and a few more things I need to take
into consideration.. I will definitely highly consider
this career, and I plan to do even more research
and hopefully be able to get an opportunity to
speak to one about their career.
Sources: https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/clinical-psychologist/
https://careers.bps.org.uk/area/clinical/where-do-clinical-psychologists-work
https://cpa.ca/students/career/#:~:text=Some%20psychologists%20work%20primarily%20as,assistance%2
0programs%20and%20private%20offices.. https://www.careerprofiles.info/psychologist-salary-
this career interests me because I really like the idea of
helping people with their mental health, but I think
being a therapist would be too involved for me. I'm
very empathetic so it would affect me too much. I
would like to diagnose someone and provide helpful
information on their illnesses and what they can do
about it. I would like providing hope for them that
there is treatment.
Education
Every clinical Psycholoigist must get a bachelor's, then master's
degree in Psychology. They can either get an MA (Master of
Arts) or an MS (Master of Science). If they get an MS they can
choose to get a doctoral Degree but it's not necessary. They
must have at least one year of supervised internship. The
education for this career usually takes anywhere between 7-13
years. At the cost of 5-10k per year, 7 years would cost
between 35-70k. 13 years would cost 65-130k. This, of course,
depends on where you go to school, what specific courses you
take, scholarships, etc.
Career description
Someone in this career will meet with clients to figure out and
diagnose any emotional, mental, or behavioural problems in
their client's life through observing, testing, and interviewing
their clients over a short period of time. After they make the
diagnosis they will start to work with the client on making a
treatment plan., They will check in periodically with their client
to make sure the treatment is working and no changes need to
be made. They will be the go-to person if their client has any
concerns Some clinical psychologists perform research but it is
not too common.
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Hours/retirement age
Clinical psychologists generally work a 40 hour
work week. This depends on their location. For
instance, if they work at a private practice they
can have more flexibility with their hours. Some
work can be unpaid if they have extra work on a
client's plan or need to do research. They're paid
on a salary, with the average salary being 80,000
per year. This depends on location, experience,
education level, etc. The average retirement age
is 60-65.
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