This article will be useful to the people that are studying in the psychology field and are not sure about what they want to do or anyone that consider pursuing their studies to become a psychologist but are not sure.
To be a psychologist is a lot, it requires a lot of time management, since you can teach and have many clients in the same day. Most of the time a psychologist is working alone. But as some psychologist would say, it is gratifying to have the confidence of client's to open up to you.
A psychologist can fall in three types of categories. The first one is the researcher, on humans or animals. This type of psychologist try to develop the science. The second type is the one that work with mental health disorders. This type of psychologist work with people and try to help them with their problems. Finally, the third type is the teacher, this one teach the psychology to others.
A psychologist can do many things in a day, in the beginning of a career, a psychologist will have clients in an office. After years, a good psychologist should be able to open is own private office and can do research at the same time. Later in a career, a psychologist is usually owns its own office, and he could be teaching psychology in a school.
In many places. A psychologist that has to teach will mostly be in schools. In the case that he works with patients to heal them it can be in hospitals, clinics, schools or their own office. Lastly, if they are doing research it can be in universities, government or private facilities.
To become a psychologist in Quebec, you need a doctorate degree in psychology to be accepted in the order of psychologists of quebec and have the right to practice.
The average psychologist will make $79, 000 per year. The top 10% of psychologist are making $129, 000 and over, per year. The bottom 10% of psychologist are making $44, 000 and lower, per year.
A psychologist won't need additional training. To be a psychologist it requires 7 years of studies, in theses 7 years, students will spend at least a year doing an internship and usually get a job before finishing the doctorate (the student will be supervised).
There's not huge danger, but some cons. Education is really long, working late hours and weekends, violent patient, working alone and emotional exhaustion.
Not really because it requires a lot of human reflexion since the main point of being a psychologist is to understand mental states, emotions with observations and interpretations.
Usually a psychologist will retire around 60-65 years old.
In conclusion, for a student to become a psychologist could look like a huge mountain to climb, but at the end it is worth all the road. After studying for 7 years it is relatively easy to find a job, if a psychologist wants to, he can easily open a private office. If a psychologist doesn't want to have an office he can work in hospital, schools, private firm or for the government. The average salary is really great. In the end, it is a safe job, good paying job and gratifying job.
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