I just graduated from Ohio State University majoring in Psychology. I now have a job as a psychologist with a few other doctors. Here's the problem...i know NOTHING! i mostly cheated my way through college...i mean on everything. OSU's a great school, if only i actually did the work! What the F*CK AM I GONNA DO???? how long is it going to be before my clients realize that i know nothing...and the only psychological advice i can give is from Frasier! Please help!
2006-08-20 17:11:44 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
keep pretending... think about the money...
2006-08-20 17:16:23 · answer #1 · answered by christopher d 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Its not too late for you to learn. I know with psychology its highly based on experience. The more experience a psychologist is in a field the more he or she's able to address the needs of his or her patients. Whenever you encounter something, refer to your books from college... or get new books with updated information. Use them as a guide. You have the degree now but if you want to keep your job and maintain a fulfilling reputation you need to prove that you're helping. Also if you are in a firm of other psychologists look to them for advice. They are now your collegues, not a forum of oppressing workmates. So long as your questions don't make you sound like a complete imbicile, you should be able to get help and fill the shoes you are wearing
2006-08-20 17:18:26 · answer #2 · answered by gnomef0cker 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take a breath and relax. You may have cheated your way through, but you had to learn something through the cheating, and subsequent test taking. You got a job through an interview. You had to know something to get the job. You learn for your career mostly through experience. Bounce ideas off the others in your practice. Learn from your patients. Grab some texts and read them. Go online and read the latest articles in your specialty. Trust your instincts. You did get something out of your classes, even if you didn't realize it. Good luck!
2006-08-20 17:19:33 · answer #3 · answered by philateech 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Really? Who was on your dissertation committee?
You're full of it. It would be more convincing if you actually knew anything about becoming a (clinical) psychologist.
Assuming that you are/were an OSU psych student (undergrad, obviously), it would be interesting to know your name, since you'd probably have had some of my friends or faculty colleagues as instructors. I'm sure they'd have some fun stories to share.
2006-08-20 17:41:49 · answer #4 · answered by phaedra 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ur clients will know soon enough, u can bet on that. do u want to get in jail for deception and illegal practice? my advice is to quit the job. that's it. u wont be able to handle everything u're not capable of. especially in psychology. there's a lot of theories and methods to resolve patients problem... if u don't have knowledge of any of that, u'll just end up making things worst for both u and Ur client.
2006-08-20 17:26:36 · answer #5 · answered by budhylicious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no way you can cheat on a thesis, first of all. Secondly, eight or so years of cheating would catch up with you before you graduated.
And third, if you were a phsychologist, you wouldn't be HERE looking for an answer...you'd be cheating your way through your work, too...
2006-08-20 17:22:17 · answer #6 · answered by still waiting 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Start doing what you should have done in the first place, and study. If you get a client that needs help that you can't provide, tell them that your not 100% sure that you can help them with their situation and refer them to a Colleague.
With study and on job training you should start to gain the correct skill.
2006-08-20 17:20:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps shut off the computer and open up your texts. Study like a maniac and pray to God you don't get sued. For the rest of the world, may I suggest you resign your job quietly and figure yourself out before you play with other people's psyches?
2006-08-20 17:23:56 · answer #8 · answered by SpisterMooner 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Compared to most in your chosen field... knowing nothing is the best place to start. That way you will not have preconceived notions on what is wrong with them and then look down on them like the educated elite always do.
2006-08-20 17:20:25 · answer #9 · answered by dwh320 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can work at McDonald's (want fries with that) or Wendy's (want a finger with that).
Point your clients to Yahoo!Answers. They can find anything and everything they are looking for here.
2006-08-20 17:19:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot of psychology is listening, etc. I'm not sure how you can keep the charts, but maybe you could fake it for awhile and study your butt off after hours.
2006-08-20 17:17:45 · answer #11 · answered by busybody12 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋