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McDonald, Matthew and Das, Susmita. What to Do With Your Psychology Degree. Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2008.

What to Do With Your Psychology Degree

Authors: Matthew McDonald and Susmita Das

Published:  August 2008 Pages: 200

eISBN: 9780335236459 | ISBN: 9780335222223
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  • Frontcover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • What kind of work is right for you?
  • How to get your ideal job and be successful at it
  • What employers are looking for in a potential employee
  • How to market yourself to get your ideal job
  • How to use this book
  • 2 Occupations in mental health and therapy
  • Mental health worker
  • Counselling psychologist
  • Tutor for autistic children
  • Assistant psychologist
  • Clinical psychologist
  • Forensic psychologist
  • Mental health care assistant
  • Counsellor/psychotherapist
  • School counsellor
  • Creative arts therapist
  • Neuropsychologist
  • Occupational therapist
  • Graduate primary care mental health worker
  • Case study 1. Catherine Farr, forensic psychologist
  • Case study 2. Alison Roberts, graduate primary care mental health worker
  • 3 Occupations in the community
  • Social worker
  • Floating support officer
  • Helpline officer
  • Learning disability support worker
  • Health psychologist
  • Housing adviser
  • Volunteer centre officer
  • Mediation officer for young people at risk of homelessness
  • Connexions personal adviser
  • Employment adviser
  • Probation officer
  • Welfare rights officer
  • Youth worker
  • Drug and alcohol adviser
  • Police officer
  • Mental health and well-being adviser
  • Mental health policy officer
  • Case study 3. Rachael Maslen, mediation officer for young people at risk of homelessness
  • Case study 4. Brian Hancock, police officer
  • 4 Occupations in education
  • Special needs teacher's assistant
  • Special educational needs teacher
  • School teacher
  • University lecturer in psychology
  • Educational psychologist
  • Sport and exercise psychologist
  • Research assistant/officer (psychology)
  • Outdoor education instructor
  • Basic skills and IT teacher in a specialist college
  • Case study 5. Sam Coster, research fellow
  • Case study 6. Jenny Morgan, basic skills teacher
  • 5 Occupations in organisations and the private sector
  • Human resources officer
  • Equality and diversity officer
  • Training and development officer
  • Health and safety adviser
  • Occupational psychologist
  • Public relations officer
  • Fund raising officer
  • Market researcher
  • Recruitment consultant
  • Careers adviser
  • Sales executive
  • Events manager
  • Science writer/journalist
  • Web designer
  • Information analyst
  • Human–computer interaction consultant (ergonomist, human factors)
  • Advertising media planner
  • Social researcher
  • Information officer
  • Life coach
  • Consumer psychologist
  • Case study 7. Afolabi Sanaike, occupational psychologist
  • Case study 8. Michelle Smith, market researcher
  • Index
  • Backcover