Psychologist

the scene of a crime with police or in a courthouse, forensic psychologists are always on the go reading criminals like a book. Forensic Psychologists not only target the problem in criminals but also the solution for crime. Although being a Forensic Psychologist is an exciting career it takes many years of learning, experience, and licensing all which factor into a wide variety of different work atmospheres. Being a forensic psychologist gives the opportunity to do good for the community.…

over the place such as music and writing. However after taking the survey, I have ultimately found that I just want to be able to listen and assist individuals through their internal struggles so I decided to further research this occupation. Psychologists are individuals who research mental processes and human behaviour by…

Principle III focuses on integrity in relationships and is the most ethically relevant principle. Its value statement proposes that psychologists will “act in the best interest of members of the public, situations that present real or potential conflicts of interest are of concern to psychologists” (p. 22). Five standards can be directly applied to the vignette. The psychologist needs to weigh the risks and benefits in the context of her specific situation. She needs to decide whether or not to…

State (2010) asserts psychologists is obligated to respect confidentiality information entrusted to them by their patients. The psychologist may only disclose information only with the written consent of the patient. The exceptions to the rule are only when the nondisclosure from the psychologist would violate the law. The licensed psychologist must inform the patient/client of limitations of limits to the maintenance of confidentiality. For example, the licensed psychologists within nursing…

guidelines that someone who wants to become a sports psychologists needs to understand. For starters, an aspiring sports psychologist needs to understand that sports psychology varies from the typical standard psychology subfields that one would be familiar with. The reason for this is that most of the time the sports psychologist is helping a person who doesn’t necessarily have a psychological disorder (Hot Careers, n.d.). Sports psychologists must realize that their job will involve helping…

about taking orphans with no vocal problems, and conditioning them to have a stuttering problem? (the monster study). Lastly, think about psychologists fabricating results to support their experiments. Does these imageries make you cringe? Psychologists have done the aforementioned procedures in the past. After these and other unethical procedures, psychologists came up with guidelines and rules that improves the morale conduct of researchers. The morale conduct guidelines are called the Code of…

those with a psychology degree. These include a Primary Care Graduate Mental Health Worker, Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, Practitioner Psychologist and Specialist Clinical Psychologist. This paper will draw focus to the role of a Senior/Principle Clinical or Forensic Psychologist, particularly for the Children’s Sexual Trauma Service. The position for Specialist Clinical Psychologist requires an individual to be able to offer advice. The job necessitates individuals to work with those with…

The two careers that I am going to be comparing is a criminal psychologist and sociologist. They are both similar yet very different compared to one another but they are both careers that I found most interesting. Criminal psychologist “assesses the mindset of an individual who has committed a crime” to find out why they did what they did and to get evidence to use in court(Criminal Psychologist Career Info). Being a criminal psychologist, you would never have a boring day and would never see…

addresses ethical concerns with an I/O Psychologist hired to help a company with employee’s who were in need of performance management. The psychologist also took advantage of an opportunity to provide services to employees of the company outside of the psychologist’s role with the company. An analysis of this case identified that three ethical codes from the American Psychological Association (APA) Code of Ethics that could be applied to the psychologist behaviors. Multiple Relationships The…

What is health psychology? What does a health psychologist do? These are important questions that need to be answered to explain the importance of health psychology in a person’s life. Health psychology has been growing rapidly and will continue to grow. The growth of health psychology is occurring because people are learning to utilize the internet and resources made available to them to help them advocate for themselves instead of relying on doctors. When reading, An Overview of Health…