My Career plan A: Psychology

Brianna Marshinew

Psychology Job overview

Examine and assess behaviour, diagnose behavioural, emotional and cognitive disorders, counsel clients and provide therapy Help clients manage physical illness and disorders, grief and loss, and life transitions Counsel individuals and groups to achieve more effective personal, social and vocational development and adjustment and offer mediation services Use statistics and research based psychological tests for assessment Plan intervention programs and conduct program evaluation Apply psychological theory and principles regarding behaviour and mental processes, such as learning, memory, perception and language development Formulate hypotheses and experimental designs, review literature, conduct studies and publish research papers, educational texts and articles Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia Provide consultation services to government and other organizations

Working conditions
Works directly with people unless engaged primarily in the analysis of research data.

work one-on-one with individual clients or with couples, groups, families, or organizations.
often work in a team with other health care professionals, and are often specifically trained to work in a variety of settings.

may experience stress from working with individuals with mental health issues or from working in a combination of complex environments.
Some may also experience pressure related to research or publication deadlines.
Overtime work may be required in some specialties.

Psychologists may be required to travel to attend conferences or conduct research.

Salary
$35,000 (particularly for those who are selfemployed and just starting out) to more than $120,000 a year. Average salary $53,000-$66,000

Future outlook

Estimated number of job openings between 2010 and 2020 - 14,700

% job openings from replacement - 65 %

% job openings from expansion - 35 %

Post secondary institute, location, and name of program.

University of British Columbia Okanogan Kelowna BC Bachelor of Science Major in Psychology Psychology is a profession that applies our accumulated scientific knowledge to practical problems.

Post secondary costs

$5346 per year Application Fee: $62 Book & Supply Cost Estimates: $1700 per year

Pre requisites of program

meet UBC-O's English language requirement Chemistry 11* English 12 or English 12 First Peoples Principles of Mathematics 12 or Pre-Calculus 12 (at least a 67% grade) Two other approved Grade 12 courses including at least one of: Biology 12, Chemistry 12, Geography

12, Geology 12 or Physics 12.

3 related occupations I could take if this one didnt work out for me
Councilor
Criminal justice therapist

Why Im interested in this career

I have been interested in psychology ever since I started high school. I have always been interested in the mind and why humans behave the way they do. Im really good at listening to my friends and communicating with people and finding different solutions to challenging problems so I think this job would suit me perfectly.