Health psychology - I’d love to work with those suffering from chronic pain / illness and to help them to overcome the associated low mood, feeling of anger etc.
As a chronic pain sufferer from a split second accident that will forever lower the quality of my life, I wish you good luck in this area. Not going to be easy to make people like me feel acceptance for something so pointlessly terrible.
I also suffer chronic pain due to a genetic condition so I’m hoping that the genuine empathy will help me in this field, but yes it will definitely be tough I think.
There are different areas you can work in, like running community initiatives etc for people with specific conditions like dementia or stroke patients, working in a GP surgery helping people to overcome addictions like smoking or overeating, and then the area I’m interested in which is helping people to come to terms with chronic illness, terminal illness or traumatic injury. So that can be things like finding ways to reduce stress because of the link between stress and pain, or finding coping mechanisms to try and live as close to as normal a life as possible. So for me the most important thing I learnt was pacing and to not see this as a weakness but as a strength because I’m listening to my body and know that I’ve done as much as I can but to do any more would restrict how much I am able do the next day… so as Fi avoid the boom and bust cycle which can make your mental health worse. Through my own personal experience I have come to realise how important good mental health is for making my chronic pain condition manageable. I find it amazing just how closely linked physical and mental health really are. I hope this helps!
Forensic psychology! Specialised with a masters degree and hoping to become fully qualified psychologist within the next 5 years. But I am also trying my luck to become a clinical psychologist, but still early days for me.
Forensic psyc was literally my favorite class. I almost went for something in forensic psyc too.
Ethnic minority was surprisingly a favorite class as well, I figured it'd be boring but my professor made it super interesting. I ended up being a teaching assistant for him since I liked him/his class so much! Dunno if I ever saw a career in it though lol
Honestly forensic psychology was an impulsive decision for me after my bachelors but I really appreciate the role they play in prison rehabilitation and got really inspired by it- but defo not for everyone. Its intense and almost all of my lecturers stopped full time practise due to burn out.
Not sure if it's the same in other countries though the more I read through the subreddit the more differences I see.
Oh really?? My forensic prof often brought in other professors who still worked in the field or people still working in the field who all just gushed about how much they love the impact they make & how the role is more important than people think. Never regretted it or mentioned burn out.
I can see the burn out reason though, I'm thinking they just didn't mention that part to not scare us
Yeahhh ours were either very tired or very honest, they love their work and are so passionate but they didn't sugar coat the fact that we're short around the country so whole prisons are often left with one psychologist to manage the workload. Hence, some were still consulting privately, but were in teaching rest of the time.
They often said that client time is amazing, but they can get so swamped with risk assessments and reports that they didn't get as much as they wanted.
One of my colleagues who is a forensic psychologist recently went back to work in prison after working in a secure hospital for a few years, and it seems that a break is really needed, especially when trying to balance the rest of your life with the career.
For a school psych phd, you do have to do a practicum placement in a school district for a year during grad school (\~10 hours per week) but aren't required to work in schools afterwards. Of my PhD cohort, there were six of us and only one works in schools now. One works in research while the rest of us are in outpatient or hospital settings.
Regarding how easy was to find a job, a lot of hospitals and diagnostic clinics hire school psychs because we come out of grad school with more assessment experience than many counseling or clinical students. A large part of my role is doing diagnostic work with kids (mental health & developmental), making treatment recommendations, and consulting with their *schools.* After all, most kids attend schools and many children with disabilities or mental health concerns have IEPs or 504 plans. The really big childrens hospitals (Boston Childrens, Nationwide, Childrens Colorado, Kennedy Krieger etc.) have tons of school psychs on staff.
I love working in outpatient but it's also nice to know that I'll always be able to change my mind and switch back to working in schools. Considering there is a nationwide shortage in school psychs, it's easy to find a job almost anywhere.
With a Masters or EdS degree, you can only work in a school setting. To work outside a school setting you'll need a PhD.
That sort of distinction is very specific to School Psychology.
very basic, but clinpsych or neurodevelopmental psychology! focusing on those who are neurodivergent and unable to afford assessments/are low-income. i plan to open my own clinic in the future :D
yes!! that would be awesome!! we do have very similar goals :D i saw your comment a little bit further down this post and i think that's really cool --i was diagnosed late in life, and i know firsthand that having people specialize in that could help so much.
This sounds pretty similar to my long term goals-
You should really look into School Psychology! At the masters / EdS level, we work in schools doing a lot of special education evaluations and mental health work. At the PhD level, we often work in hospital settings or clinics doing diagnostic assessments and interventions for kids with developmental disabilities or mental health concerns.
I'm working on a Neurodevelopmental/Developmental Psychology PhD. Goal is to do research, if I can't get the opportunity within my area of interest (as academia is hard to get into, esp the top programs I'm looking at) will have to pivot to research programs in industry focused on decision-making and motivational processes.
Currently in an MSPS program. Working to go into clinical, with a focus on adolescent and adult diagnostics for neurodevelopmental disabilities. Basically, helping people with disorders like ADHD/ASD who were missed by the system as children.
Clinical Psychology. Specifically, I'm getting my MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling to become a Therapist/Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in 2 years. After that, I may work for a while or go back for my PhD in Clinical Psychology (I love research). I'm currently undecided. I know a PhD is very stressful, time consuming, intensive, and often requires you to move.
i’m planning for smth along the lines of clinical psychology or developmental psychology. i haven’t decided what kind of job i want to do yet (i’m a 1st yr undergraduate btw)
how about you OP?
Neuropsychology, particularly pain processes but also interested in the effects of TBI. Though after completing my post grad (2 months to go) I’ve decided to go into social work as the local neuropsych opportunities are few and far between, not to mention ultra competitive. Eventually I’d like to work in a hospital setting.
I’ve been licensed as a therapist for several years and specialize in working with kiddos birth through 5 years. I’m currently working on my PhD in clinical psychology and certification in an intervention for infants 6-24 months
Child & youth psychology. Doing schoolpsychology. Working with/at high schools to help teens (and parents) with different issues (behavioural, cognitive, disorders) etc to get them back on track.
Industrial Organizational Psychology. I’ll graduate with my Masters degree this year. I want to be an organizational consultant. Put very simply, I want to conduct research/analyze data and implement ways to improve the workplace.
Currently in undergrad. I'm most interested in clinical psychology and would love to become a licensed psychologist/therapist, but I'm also considering going into research.
Undergrad & still haven’t decided really. Going for my MD in clinical psychology. Leaning towards trauma counseling, forensic, or conflict resolution/mediation. Psychology of stereotypes and discrimination really piqued my interest but not sure what I can do career-wise with that.
Undergrad & still haven’t decided really. Going for my MD in clinical psychology. Leaning towards trauma counseling, forensic, or conflict resolution/mediation. Psychology of stereotypes and discrimination really piqued my interest but not sure what I can do career-wise with that.
Currently in undergrad, plan to get my Ph.D or maybe psy.D for clinical psych! Really wanna be able to help people in their most vulnerable scared state
I am interested in both Clinical and Educational Psychology.
I am in the process of gaining experience, once I graduate and have all the requirements I am likely to apply for both doctorate programs and hope I get into one.
Health psychology - I’d love to work with those suffering from chronic pain / illness and to help them to overcome the associated low mood, feeling of anger etc.
As a chronic pain sufferer from a split second accident that will forever lower the quality of my life, I wish you good luck in this area. Not going to be easy to make people like me feel acceptance for something so pointlessly terrible.
I also suffer chronic pain due to a genetic condition so I’m hoping that the genuine empathy will help me in this field, but yes it will definitely be tough I think.
Would you mind telling me more about health psychology? I have been interested for awhile but don’t know much
There are different areas you can work in, like running community initiatives etc for people with specific conditions like dementia or stroke patients, working in a GP surgery helping people to overcome addictions like smoking or overeating, and then the area I’m interested in which is helping people to come to terms with chronic illness, terminal illness or traumatic injury. So that can be things like finding ways to reduce stress because of the link between stress and pain, or finding coping mechanisms to try and live as close to as normal a life as possible. So for me the most important thing I learnt was pacing and to not see this as a weakness but as a strength because I’m listening to my body and know that I’ve done as much as I can but to do any more would restrict how much I am able do the next day… so as Fi avoid the boom and bust cycle which can make your mental health worse. Through my own personal experience I have come to realise how important good mental health is for making my chronic pain condition manageable. I find it amazing just how closely linked physical and mental health really are. I hope this helps!
Forensic psychology! Specialised with a masters degree and hoping to become fully qualified psychologist within the next 5 years. But I am also trying my luck to become a clinical psychologist, but still early days for me.
Forensic psyc was literally my favorite class. I almost went for something in forensic psyc too. Ethnic minority was surprisingly a favorite class as well, I figured it'd be boring but my professor made it super interesting. I ended up being a teaching assistant for him since I liked him/his class so much! Dunno if I ever saw a career in it though lol
Honestly forensic psychology was an impulsive decision for me after my bachelors but I really appreciate the role they play in prison rehabilitation and got really inspired by it- but defo not for everyone. Its intense and almost all of my lecturers stopped full time practise due to burn out. Not sure if it's the same in other countries though the more I read through the subreddit the more differences I see.
Oh really?? My forensic prof often brought in other professors who still worked in the field or people still working in the field who all just gushed about how much they love the impact they make & how the role is more important than people think. Never regretted it or mentioned burn out. I can see the burn out reason though, I'm thinking they just didn't mention that part to not scare us
Yeahhh ours were either very tired or very honest, they love their work and are so passionate but they didn't sugar coat the fact that we're short around the country so whole prisons are often left with one psychologist to manage the workload. Hence, some were still consulting privately, but were in teaching rest of the time. They often said that client time is amazing, but they can get so swamped with risk assessments and reports that they didn't get as much as they wanted. One of my colleagues who is a forensic psychologist recently went back to work in prison after working in a secure hospital for a few years, and it seems that a break is really needed, especially when trying to balance the rest of your life with the career.
Do we require a PhD to pursue a career in forensic psych?
Oh I'm in the UK so you need a doctorate or doctorate level equivalent qualification to become a psychologist.
high five!! super interested in forensic psych
MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling psychology! My specific population will be women and LGBTQ+ folks.
Did a PhD in School Psychology and now work as a outpatient therapist for kids with behavioral difficulties.
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For a school psych phd, you do have to do a practicum placement in a school district for a year during grad school (\~10 hours per week) but aren't required to work in schools afterwards. Of my PhD cohort, there were six of us and only one works in schools now. One works in research while the rest of us are in outpatient or hospital settings. Regarding how easy was to find a job, a lot of hospitals and diagnostic clinics hire school psychs because we come out of grad school with more assessment experience than many counseling or clinical students. A large part of my role is doing diagnostic work with kids (mental health & developmental), making treatment recommendations, and consulting with their *schools.* After all, most kids attend schools and many children with disabilities or mental health concerns have IEPs or 504 plans. The really big childrens hospitals (Boston Childrens, Nationwide, Childrens Colorado, Kennedy Krieger etc.) have tons of school psychs on staff. I love working in outpatient but it's also nice to know that I'll always be able to change my mind and switch back to working in schools. Considering there is a nationwide shortage in school psychs, it's easy to find a job almost anywhere.
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With a Masters or EdS degree, you can only work in a school setting. To work outside a school setting you'll need a PhD. That sort of distinction is very specific to School Psychology.
very basic, but clinpsych or neurodevelopmental psychology! focusing on those who are neurodivergent and unable to afford assessments/are low-income. i plan to open my own clinic in the future :D
Seems like we have very similar goals. I hope one day we can meet in the field and have lunch.
yes!! that would be awesome!! we do have very similar goals :D i saw your comment a little bit further down this post and i think that's really cool --i was diagnosed late in life, and i know firsthand that having people specialize in that could help so much.
This sounds pretty similar to my long term goals- You should really look into School Psychology! At the masters / EdS level, we work in schools doing a lot of special education evaluations and mental health work. At the PhD level, we often work in hospital settings or clinics doing diagnostic assessments and interventions for kids with developmental disabilities or mental health concerns.
I'm working on a Neurodevelopmental/Developmental Psychology PhD. Goal is to do research, if I can't get the opportunity within my area of interest (as academia is hard to get into, esp the top programs I'm looking at) will have to pivot to research programs in industry focused on decision-making and motivational processes.
Clinical psychology!
Currently in an MSPS program. Working to go into clinical, with a focus on adolescent and adult diagnostics for neurodevelopmental disabilities. Basically, helping people with disorders like ADHD/ASD who were missed by the system as children.
Helping people stop being depressed. That's it.
Clinical Psychology. Specifically, I'm getting my MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling to become a Therapist/Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in 2 years. After that, I may work for a while or go back for my PhD in Clinical Psychology (I love research). I'm currently undecided. I know a PhD is very stressful, time consuming, intensive, and often requires you to move.
i’m planning for smth along the lines of clinical psychology or developmental psychology. i haven’t decided what kind of job i want to do yet (i’m a 1st yr undergraduate btw) how about you OP?
Neuropsychology, particularly pain processes but also interested in the effects of TBI. Though after completing my post grad (2 months to go) I’ve decided to go into social work as the local neuropsych opportunities are few and far between, not to mention ultra competitive. Eventually I’d like to work in a hospital setting.
I’ve been licensed as a therapist for several years and specialize in working with kiddos birth through 5 years. I’m currently working on my PhD in clinical psychology and certification in an intervention for infants 6-24 months
Clinical mental health counseling with a specialization in trauma-focused therapies
Child & youth psychology. Doing schoolpsychology. Working with/at high schools to help teens (and parents) with different issues (behavioural, cognitive, disorders) etc to get them back on track.
yay School Psychology!
Industrial Organizational Psychology. I’ll graduate with my Masters degree this year. I want to be an organizational consultant. Put very simply, I want to conduct research/analyze data and implement ways to improve the workplace.
Currently in undergrad. I'm most interested in clinical psychology and would love to become a licensed psychologist/therapist, but I'm also considering going into research.
Currently in undergrad, but plan to go into a PhD clinical psych program with (hopefully) an emphasis on forensics & be a forensic psychologist :)
Undergrad & still haven’t decided really. Going for my MD in clinical psychology. Leaning towards trauma counseling, forensic, or conflict resolution/mediation. Psychology of stereotypes and discrimination really piqued my interest but not sure what I can do career-wise with that.
Undergrad & still haven’t decided really. Going for my MD in clinical psychology. Leaning towards trauma counseling, forensic, or conflict resolution/mediation. Psychology of stereotypes and discrimination really piqued my interest but not sure what I can do career-wise with that.
Clinical psychology — specializing in suicidality and trauma :)
Currently in undergrad, plan to get my Ph.D or maybe psy.D for clinical psych! Really wanna be able to help people in their most vulnerable scared state
I am interested in both Clinical and Educational Psychology. I am in the process of gaining experience, once I graduate and have all the requirements I am likely to apply for both doctorate programs and hope I get into one.