A Career As A Psychologist

The occupation of being a psychologist includes a whole lot of studying, but to be a researcher in psychology you 'll need a doctoral degree! For just being a psychologist you’ll only need to have a PhD. There are 4 years of college then there is 5 years of graduate school. As for a doctoral psychologist you will need a PsyD, including for clinical, school, and health it will require a 1 year internship which is part of the doctoral program. The Psy.D is a clinical degree and is often used for practical work, such as examinations which is more than a dissertation. As from other Psychologists they state that you do NOT need experience to be a psychologist!. The skills that will be needed to become a psychologist are strong communication skills, …show more content…
Addie Smith, I have found her from a comment she has left me on my status on Facebook, she had agreed to talk to me about my interest in Psychology, I have told her that I was very interested in her career and if she could give me some insight of her job. We talked for about half an hour, she gave me very interesting feedback on how her career is, what type of education she had to go through to get to where she is today. She has told me that she had to go through a lot of education 's to receive her master 's in psychology. Dr. Addie smith has mentioned that there is a difference in Ph.D and a PsyD. A difference is for a Ph.D you study psychology with medicine, while working with a patient you also prescribe with medication when is necessary. I was very impressed by her response and her story on how she got to becoming a psychologist, She gave me a highlight of what her career is for, helping those in need, giving advice, helping them find guidance in their life when they need it, help them to get to their path in life. When I spoke to her, I kept asking questions I never knew the answer to, she has given me more detail than I could imagine her to give. She has said "It 's a highlight of my day coming into my office all stressed out and blue, then walking out of my office all happy and satisfied knowing that I helped my patient 's day be more easier". She has stated that being a psychologist is not a hard job, she says …show more content…
I have figured that I may able to express my opinions and give them advice to their problems, find them a solution and give them advice on that. How I will secure this experience is by learning and experiencing what I do while being a psychologist, I will be able to learn more while doing more and experience what it 's like to have more skills to use and more to gain will be the primary goal for