What to do with your psychology degree

by McDonald, Matthew; Das, Susmita

• ISBN13: 9780335222223
• ISBN10: 0335222226
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-01
• Publisher: Open University Press

Summary

Whether you are planning to pursue a career within the psychology profession or wondering how best to apply the skills you have gained during your psychology studies to another vocation, this practical book will help you to explore the many avenues open to you.Based on a survey of over 400 UK psychology graduates,What to do with your Psychology Degreeprovides real life information on some of the many occupations and careers open to psychology graduates, ranging from jobs in health, therapy and education to private sector roles in marketing, public relations or the media. By encouraging readers to think laterally about their transferable skills, the authors outline 60 career profiles that are directly and indirectly related to the discipline of psychology. For each occupation the book outlines: The main tasks and challenges involved Personality attributes that are suited to the job Skills needed Further training and qualifications that may be required Voluntary work placement, part-time, and casual job opportunities Links to websites with further information including current vacancies For any psychology graduate, this book is the most practical resource available on career choices; whether you are embarking on your first job or looking for a change of career, this book is essential reading.

Author Biography

Dr Matthew McDonald is Director of Sense of Direction a career development and counselling consultancy. He has lectured in psychology at Roehampton University, UK, the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, and most recently the Graduate School of Psychology, Assumption University, Thailand. Matthew has published widely in the popular press on his work in career development and counselling, as well as in scientific journals on his research in existential-humanistic psychology.

..Dr Susmita Das is Co-director of Sense of Direction, and a careers adviser for the Careers Group at Kings College London, UK. Susmita has published articles on career development and counselling in national newspapers, magazines and professional journals..

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
What kind of work is right for you?	p. 3
How to get your ideal job and be successful at it	p. 5
What employers are looking for in a potential employee	p. 7
How to market yourself to get your ideal job	p. 9
How to use this book	p. 10
Occupations in mental health and therapy	p. 15
Mental health worker	p. 15
Counselling psychologist	p. 17
Tutor for autistic children	p. 20
Assistant psychologist	p. 23
Clinical psychologist	p. 25
Forensic Psychologist	p. 28
Mental health care assistant	p. 31
Counsellor/psychotherapist	p. 34
School counsellor	p. 37
Creative arts therapist	p. 39
Neuropsychologist	p. 42
Occupational therapist	p. 44
Graduate primary care mental health worker	p. 47
Catherine Farr, forensic psychologist	p. 49
Alison Roberts, graduate primary care mental health worker	p. 50
Occupations in the community	p. 52
Social worker	p. 52
Floating support officer	p. 54
Helpline officer	p. 57
Learning disability support worker	p. 59
Health psychologist	p. 61
Housing adviser	p. 64
Volunteer centre officer	p. 66
Mediation officer for young people at risk of homelessness	p. 68
Connexions personal adviser	p. 71
Employment adviser	p. 73
Probation officer	p. 75
Welfare rights officer	p. 78
Youth worker	p. 80
Drug and alcohol adviser	p. 82
Police officer	p. 85
Mental health and well-being adviser	p. 88
Mental health policy officer	p. 90
Rachel Maslen, mediation officer for young people at risk of homelessness	p. 93
Brian Hancock, police officer	p. 94
Occupations in education	p. 95
Special needs teacher's assistant	p. 95
Special educational needs teacher	p. 97
School teacher	p. 100
University lecturer in psychology	p. 102
Educational Psychologist	p. 105
Sport and exercise psychologist	p. 109
Research assistant/officer (psychology)	p. 111
Outdoor education instructor	p. 114
Basic skills and IT teacher in a specialist college	p. 117
Sam Coster, research fellow	p. 119
Jenny Morgan, basic skills teacher	p. 120
Occupations in organisations and the private sector	p. 122
Human resources officer	p. 122
Equality and diversity officer	p. 125
Training and development officer	p. 127
Health and safety adviser	p. 130
Occupational psychologist	p. 132
Public relations officer	p. 135
Fund raising officer	p. 138
Market researcher	p. 140
Recruitment consultant	p. 143
Careers adviser	p. 146
Sales executive	p. 148
Events manager	p. 151
Science writer/journalist	p. 153
Web designer	p. 156
Information analyst	p. 159
Human-computer interaction consultant (ergonomist, human factors)	p. 161
Advertising media planner	p. 164
Social researcher	p. 166
Information officer	p. 169
Life coach	p. 172
Consumer psychologist	p. 174
Afolabi Sanaike, occupational psychologist	p. 177
Michelle Smith, market researcher	p. 177
Index	p. 179
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