I'm a psychology major and will apply to grad schools. I'd like to go into clinical psych and work with anxiety, depression, OCD, relationship problems, those coping with grief or terminal illness, etc. I don't want to limit myself to one disorder/speciality, but see a mix of clients.
I'm worried because I know patients can be psychotic, delusional, and dangerous to themselves and others. My mom had a friend whose daughter was a therapist, and she was killed by a schizoaffective client. My professor said one of his clients pulled a knife out during one of their sessions and tried to dig out a chip he believed to be implanted in him.
I don't want to go into counseling psychology b/c I'm afraid I'd be stuck doing vocational counseling. Nor do I want to become a child psychologist; I'd rather work with a population that has the language and cognitive skills to articulate their feelings/thoughts/problems.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
2007-03-07
10:28:37
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SeaSquirt
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