People who are like me, likes psychology and would want to deepen their education in the behavior science which is psychology, should read this article. Mostly because it explains really well the employment possibilities that a bachelor's, a masters and a Ph.D. can give in terms of future jobs. It also explains really well what a psychologist does on a daily basis and the different stages of their career could look like.
Being a psychologist is mainly doing research and examinations, they study all aspects of the person which is related to the mind.
They study the mind to help their patients with their trauma or difficulties they face in their lives. They also do some research to deepen their understanding on the mind and the human behavior.
On a typical day in the life of a psychologist, they have appointments with their patients and listen to them while helping them by giving them either some tips and tricks or giving them objectives to accomplish to help their patients. They also do some research on a specific subject to deepen their knowledge of human behavior.
A psychologist works in a variety of places depending on their choice of path of work. They can work in a clinic, a hospital, schools or even in a private office.
To become a psychologist, you need to to study at university for a long amount of time. It can go to up to 10 years of university study. You need to have a Ph.D. to have the recognition of being a psychologist, although you can still work in the psychology field with a bachelor or a master degree.
In Quebec, a psychologist can make up to $50,00 an hour but in the beginning stages of being a psychologist, you approximately make $30,00 an hour.
They can assist at multiple conferences throughout their career to deepen their knowledge, and they also need to do a lot of research about human behavior to stay up to date in terms of new discoveries of the subject.
Being a psychologist, you need to have a strong mind to not get affected by the trauma of your patients. You can't get affected by it in front of your patients. Something helpful for psychologists is that there is a superior psychologist that counsels a psychologist to see if they are fit to continue their career and to help them in some cases. They can also make you lose your right of practicing psychology.
There are no real chances of robots replacing psychologist because they need to have a certain understanding of how the patient feel to be able to give them the right resources for their well-being. A robot can't feel emotions like a psychologist can.
Psychologists don't have a specific age that they retire, they continue as long as their health lets them practice because the satisfaction of helping others is a great responsibility and a great honor for the psychologist.
As of today, I am in college in Social Science in the field of psychology. I intend on applying to a university in a history certificate to have better grades and applying in psychology for a bachelors degree. After my bachelor, I would like to apply at McGill University for my master and Ph.D.
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