which comprised of chapters 1-2 of Careers in Psychology along with instructor Gina Smith’s video‚ it was evident that the field of psychology is immense and continues to evolve. My impression of the subfield of clinical and counseling psychology was a combination of surprise and captivation. The reading and video painted a picture of rewarding career opportunities available to help people within mental health. It was surprising to learn of entry level career opportunities such as human services
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Before I took psychology‚ the first thing that popped into my head when I heard the word psychology was the picture of a therapist with a scratch pad in one hand and a pencil in the other‚ listening to patients as they go on and on about current issues‚ previous experiences and feelings. I knew that I would never personally pursue a career as a therapist and believed that taking a psychology class would not be beneficial at all to the major of Audiology and Speech Pathology that I’m currently working
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Industrial-Organizational Psychology in Film Industrial-Organizational (I/O) psychology is the study of human behavior at work and it is concerned with the development of and application of scientific principles to the workplace (Spector‚ 2008). In this field of I/O psychology there are many topics that outlined how individuals will perform at work and how successful they will be. Some of these topics are as fallows Goal setting‚ Selection‚ Employee Motivation‚ Job satisfaction‚ Emotions at work
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There are a vast majority of psychological related careers within our society today. As I reviewed the types of careers available a large number of the careers stuck out to me. These careers are addictions counselor‚ advertising‚ correctional officer‚ government researcher‚ immigration officer‚ marketing‚ motivational researcher‚ program coordinator‚ travel agent and youth worker. Addictions Counselor Addition counselors help addicts overcome addiction problems such as drugs‚ alcohol‚ gambling
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Organizational Psychologist Arthur Cunhs PSY 830-Principles of Organizational Psychology Dr. Dave Hale September 13‚ 2013 Organizational Psychologist The organizational psychologist specializes in the field of psychology which he or she applies to an organization to increase job effectiveness. Further‚ the training of organizational psychologist consist of either a masters or a doctoral degree. The role of an organizational psychologist is to improve employee’s performance
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Applying Organizational Psychology The purpose of this paper is to explain how the principles of organizational psychology can be applied to organizational recruitment and socialization. The author will explicate the recruitment process from an organizational and applicant perspective. The author will explore how organizational psychology principles be applied to the recruitment process. Last‚ the author will analyze the role of organizational socialization and how it can be applied into the
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Teresa Allen Western International University Human Relations and Inter- Communication BEH-331-3279 Mollie Surgine November 13‚ 2017 My Career The career goal in which I’m currently working towards is to be a counseling psychologist that is a subfield of psychology. Realizing psychology is a broad field that covers many subfields‚ interpersonal communication is a very important aspect when interacting with people and clients. Interpersonal skills require communicating effectively with coworkers
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5-6 Result Section ….. 7 Discussion ……. 8 References …… 9 Appendix A (job description) ………. Appendix B (job ad) …….. Appendix C (Interview questions) ……. Introduction Job analysis is a fundamental part of the practice of industrial/organizational psychology. Analyzing a job involves the determination of what tasks make up a job‚ the tasks’ relative importance‚ and what knowledge‚ skills‚ and abilities are necessary to successfully carry out those tasks. Job analysis results may be utilized
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statements of theory had as a goal the prediction of work adjustment. Dawis and Lofquist (1984) define work adjustment as: “A continuous and dynamic process by which a worker seeks to achieve and maintain correspondence with a work environment”. That is‚ work adjustment is indicated by length of time‚ or tenure‚ on the job. This concern with job tenure and a similar concept‚ job performance‚ distinguishes Work Adjustment Theory from most other theories with are concerned with career selection or work adjustment
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utilization of human resources and proper coordination and combination of work. This study will examine the condition of employee motivation in the Hotel Millennium. 1.2 Objectives of the Study In every study‚ there should be some specific objectives and goals. Identifying purpose and objectives is very important. For this‚ the objectives of this report can be mentioned in the following way— □ To know about employee motivation factors of the Hotel Millennium. □ To compare these employee motivation
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