How do I become a chartered psychologist and what do they do?

Question

I have a degree in psychology and want to explore career paths open to me, what I need to know is what do I have to do to become chartered, and what can I when I become a chartered psychologist?

Answer 1

Becoming a Chartered Psychologist requires an approved Honours Degree in Psychology plus a further three years approved training and supervised experience; remaining one means being subject to the British Psychological Society's Code of Conduct and a Disciplinary Board of mainly non-psychologists.

http://website.lineone.net/~una.purdie/aboutsub1.htm

Types of Chartered Psychologist

Psychologists work in almost every area of human endeavour. As psychology is the science of mental life and behaviour - its actions, reactions and interactions - it seeks to understand how we work. Psychology is also an applied discipline. It seeks to help individuals, groups and organisations overcome difficulties, solve problems, be more efficient, have a better quality of life.

Wikipedia has this to say:

In the professional world 'psychologist' has two meanings. In the broadest of these two meanings, psychologist refers to anyone with an advanced degree in clinical psychology, counseling, industrial psychology, educational psychology, or one of several other subfields, and who makes professional contributions based upon that training, be it as a therapist, counselor, researcher, teacher, or consultant. This sense of the word is independent of licensing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychologist

http://www.charteredpsychologist.co.uk/

Look into these websites, particularly the first one and you will get all your answers.

All the best!/

Answer 2

chartered psychologist