Career Investigation Into Psychology
CAREER INVESTIGATION
Title: A career investigation into Psychology.
Description of Career:
Psychologists study the way people think and act. They look at all behaviour and the thoughts and feelings that make us act the way we do. They use their understanding to help people with difficulties to change their lives for the better.
Skills and Qualities:
I feel Psychologists should be committed to helping people transform their lives in a positive way. They should be caring, extremely patient and have excellent communications. I also feel you should have a logical, methodical approach to solving problems. Psychologists must have the intellectual ability and psychological knowledge to understand behaviour in a scientific way. I also feel you need excellent communication and interpersonal skills such as you must be able to build a trusting, constructive relationship with clients. Psychologists need strong team-player skills such as Clinical Psychologists may work alongside consultants, nurses, occupational therapists and social workers. I feel I posses many of these characteristics I have mentioned therefore I feel I would be very suited for this career.
Pathway 1:
Course: Psychology.
College: NUI Maynooth.
Length: 3 years.
Qualification: Degree – Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) from the University of Ireland.
Entry Requirements: Leaving Certificate with a minimum of 2 recognised subjects at higher level grade D3. In addition the Leaving Certificate subjects required to satisfy faculty are as follow: Irish, English and a third language and also 3 other subjects recognised for entry purposes. These subjects may be presented at either Higher or Ordinary Level.
Subjects for final year: Conceptual, Philosophical and Professional Issues in Psychology, Social Psychology, Conceptual and Applied Issues, Abnormal Issues, Developmental Psychology - Theoretical and Applied Perspectives, Independent Research Project and General
Title: A career investigation into Psychology.
Description of Career:
Psychologists study the way people think and act. They look at all behaviour and the thoughts and feelings that make us act the way we do. They use their understanding to help people with difficulties to change their lives for the better.
Skills and Qualities:
I feel Psychologists should be committed to helping people transform their lives in a positive way. They should be caring, extremely patient and have excellent communications. I also feel you should have a logical, methodical approach to solving problems. Psychologists must have the intellectual ability and psychological knowledge to understand behaviour in a scientific way. I also feel you need excellent communication and interpersonal skills such as you must be able to build a trusting, constructive relationship with clients. Psychologists need strong team-player skills such as Clinical Psychologists may work alongside consultants, nurses, occupational therapists and social workers. I feel I posses many of these characteristics I have mentioned therefore I feel I would be very suited for this career.
Pathway 1:
Course: Psychology.
College: NUI Maynooth.
Length: 3 years.
Qualification: Degree – Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) from the University of Ireland.
Entry Requirements: Leaving Certificate with a minimum of 2 recognised subjects at higher level grade D3. In addition the Leaving Certificate subjects required to satisfy faculty are as follow: Irish, English and a third language and also 3 other subjects recognised for entry purposes. These subjects may be presented at either Higher or Ordinary Level.
Subjects for final year: Conceptual, Philosophical and Professional Issues in Psychology, Social Psychology, Conceptual and Applied Issues, Abnormal Issues, Developmental Psychology - Theoretical and Applied Perspectives, Independent Research Project and General