If you have ever thought about becoming an educational psychologist, then this article is for you. You'll learn everything you ever wanted to know about becoming an educational psychologist, where does educational psychologist's work, how much they get paid, what kind of additional in-service training they need, how you can become an educational 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. I am motivated to write it because I want to become one.
It is very challenging because you can meet difficult patient cases.
There are a lot of subdivisions in the field of educational psychology, including therapeutic intervention, education evaluation, counseling, and cognitive theories. There are other specific concentrations include policy analysis, literacy or math acquisition, alternative forms of schooling, learning disabilities, technology in schools, and health education.
During a typical workday, an educational psychologist may have meetings with teachers. They may also meet to discuss a particular student. Or maybe a teacher might request a meeting to discuss a classroom problem such as bullying. The educational psychologist may also meet with school administrators in order to discuss resource allocation and procedures for students who have learning disabilities or who are at risk of dropping out of school. An educational psychologist may also meet with an elementary or high school student’s parents or guardians, especially if the student has an academic or behavioral problem or chronic tardiness or absenteeism.
Educational psychologists work in a variety of places like schools, own offices, and universities. The advantages are that there are many subdivisions in the field, so you can choose whatever you like the most.
You will need a master’s degree in educational psychology. It is a stepping-stone for doctoral study. Generally, students seek out general education Psychology courses that allow them to get a feel for the specialized areas they may want to pursue in their post-master’s study. Those students not seeking a doctorate sometimes choose a specialized track.
The salary between $35,000 and $50,000.
It can be questions surrounding multicultural education, literacy or math acquisition, alternative forms of schooling, learning disabilities, technology in schools, and health education.
There aren't dangers in this field. You just have to not overthink your patient problems.
There are chances to be replaced by robots if patients just want to talk to someone, but this robot will not help him to solve them as a real educational psychologist.
Around 60-65 years old. You will have learned about a lot of problems that a person can face every day and how to solve them.
I hope that this chat robot will help you to understand more about this field. I am currently in my last year of "CEGEP" and I have around four years to complete in university to become an educational psychologist.
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Rationale: to inform or educate
Authority: research journal
Date: still relevant
Accuracy: probably true
Relevance: relevant for this document
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