Specific Career Options
Below are our 17 articles in the specific career options' category:
The initial stages of a career as an academic psychologist are very similar to the training to work as a researcher. Thus you may also wish to...
It is worth noting that there is no specialist child psychology division within the British Psychological Society (BPS) or particular career and...
Clinical Psychologists tend to work within the NHS or in private practice. The work involves helping people (both adults and children) with a...
Counselling Psychologists tend to work in a wide range of settings including the NHS, private companies, the prison service or in private practice....
Educational Psychologists tend to work for Local Education Authorities and are concerned with issues such as helping children with learning...
Forensic psychologists work as part of the wider criminal justice system. This can be as varied as researching the psychology of crime, working...
The focus of health psychology is seeking to change people's attitudes on a range of health related issue such as diet, smoking, safe sex or even...
Neuro Psychology is a very specialised discipline with an interest in the working of the brain. This involves studying the biological basis of...
Occupational Psychology involves helping individuals and organisations to cope with the demands of work. The focus can be on designing recruitment...
Organisational Psychology does not have a formal training programme. Instead, as with child psychology, it is more about the focus of your work...
Sports and Exercise Psychologists work on helping individuals or sports teams to improve their performance. Alternatively the work may involve...
The British Psychological Society (BPS) has always taken the view that ongoing professional development (CPD) is essential for psychologists. This...
The majority of psychology posts in the UK are within the public sector. However, a considerable number (from all disciplines) work in private...
The NHS is probably the single largest employer of psychologists in the UK. Many work in multi-disciplinary teams that deal with mental health...
The majority of psychology posts in the UK are within the public sector. However, a number of psychologists do work in the private and voluntary...
The great majority of psychologists employed in the UK work in what could be broadly defined as the public sector (if this is seen as the Civil...
The initial stages of a career as a research psychologist and seeking to become an academic are essentially similar.
If you wish to make a career...
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