psycology ??

Question

right now im taking classes
generally for psycology

im confused on what i should do
after i get my assocates of whatever
it falls under. whats the highest degree
or the lowest but good degree for a good career still.

anyone have careers in psycology?

i dont want to live in michigan forever
i want a degree, that i can take anywhere with me.

give me any info you can thanks!!!

Answer 1

there are many careers that one can have with a psychology degree, but it depends a LOT on what you want to do and how hard you're willing to work.

If you want to be a therapist, you have to have at least a masters degree. after you have a masters degree, you can try to get licensed as a professional counselor. this usually requires at least 60 credit hours of graduate training and a certain number of hours of supervised clinical work. the difficulty with this is that many general masters programs in psychology don't offer the necessary clinical training so it's important to look into this before deciding on a program of study.

another option for getting into the clinical field would be to get an MSW. this degree takes about 2 years to complete after the 4-year undergrad degree.

if you are really interested in psychology, you can try to become a psychologist (this requires either a PhD, PsyD, or EdD and typically takes 4-7 years after finishing undergrad). It's harder to get into clinical psychology phd programs than it is to get into medical school, so it's important to study VERY hard, to do LOTS of research, and to get any clinical experience possible. In addition to clinical psych. programs, you could also pursue a doctoral degree in counseling psychology. these programs tend to be a bit easier to get into than clinical programs. if you're more interested in research psychology, you could look into programs in either developmental, social, forensic, or neuropsychology.

if you're not interested in either clinical or research psychology, you can do lots with just an undergrad degree BUT you would not be able to work in any type of unsupervised or licensed capacity in which you would provide therapeutic services to clients.

Answer 2

To have a career that you can take with you anywhere, consider being a trucker, electrician, plumber. Being a psychologist requires getting a Ph.D. and to go anywhere you need a special certification. For the amount of education and effort that you have to put in, my wife told me, psychology is rated at the bottom. You have to love what you do. I am a psychologist, I have two jobs, and I enjoy practicing, but I make more money making out reports and forms. They pay me less for actually treating people. Go figure.

Answer 3

first off...i know you are new to the field but it is spelled psychology
that would be the first thing i studied if i were you because if you misspell it in college...forget any kind of grade from a psychology class...
second...you really can't do anything unless you have a masters or higher...bachelors gets you nothing...you may even consider doing a bachelors in psychology then getting a masters in social work and getting your LCSW (licensed clinical social worker)...this is becoming the trend among counseling...if you stay with psychology...get your masters and go for your LCPC because that is the only way you are going to get out on your own and make any kind of money...

Answer 4

Unless you are willing to get a PhD, you will likely be poorly paid. At the masters level doing therapy, I am lucky to make $250 each month. Around here they don't tend to hire full-time because they would have to pay benefits. For a PhD I would have to come up with at least another $100,000 dollars for the additional degree. I only get paid for time spent with clients that show up. It is not unusual to work a 10 or 11 hour day and only get paid for one hour if one client bothers to show up for an appointment.

Answer 5

my aunt is a psycologist and if you want a degree that you cantake anywhere that might not be the thing to do cause when they moved to TN she had to renew her lisense (which can take @ least 6 months) and now she is moving to TX. well now she has to renew it again.

Answer 6

Hmmmm, as you develop your skills your thinking will start to change and it will lead you to interest in different fields of psychology, just keep studying and it will lead you, you don't need to decide just yet

Answer 7

visit the psychology web site. www.apa.org