If you have ever thought about becoming a psychologist, then this article is for you. You'll learn everything you ever wanted to know about becoming a psychologist, where psychologists work, how much they get paid, what kind of additional in-service training they need, how you can become a psychologist, some of the dangers involved in the job, when you can expect to retire and how you can make difference in the lives of the people you serve.
Being a psychologist is being their own boss, and more often than not, being alone writing reports. They also help others who are in need of external help.
Psychologists are experts in behaviour, emotions, and mental health. They assess and diagnose the psychological functioning, and behavioural, emotional, and cognitive disorders of clients. They identify, recommend, and carry out appropriate interventions and treatments for their clients. They counsel and treat them to help maintain or improve their functioning (psychological, social, emotional, etc.). Information, health promotion, prevention of suicide, illness, accidents, and social problems are part of their professional practice.
On a typical day, a psychologist would do a lot of meetings with their patients, give them advice, and file some reports et notes. Psychologists would also look for the next meetings et prepare for them.
Psychologists work in the public service (federal, provincial, or municipal), the health network, in education community (primary, secondary, college, university) or in a private firms. But most of the time, they would be in their office with their patient.
To become a psychologist, you have to go to the University after the cegep. After you get a PhD and you can practice psychology.
A psychologist can make about $73,000 per year in Quebec
In order to become a licenced psychologist, professionals generally earn a doctorate degree in psychology, complete an intership, and pass state licensing exams.
The major danger of being a psychologist is the anxiety they can have
No, the job of a psychologist is the contact from a human being to another, it can not be replaced with robots soon.
The retirement age is around 60-65 in almost every country. However, you can still do private practice as long as you want, there is not a certain limit to respect.
For now, I'm still just in cegep but next year I will be in University the start my journey as a student in psychology. I am very thrilled about it, and I cannot wait. It will only be the beginning because it is a lot of years at the University, but I am sure that it will be worth it. I wish it would be quicker, but it is OK. It takes a lot of time to finish those years et get the diplomat, I'm just at the very beginning, but if everything goes as planed, I will be a psychologist at the age of 25.
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