Your Career in PsychologyYour Career in PsychologyRanisha D. SloanCapella UniversityAbstractA lack of a support system and an imbalanced life can be very easy to lead a young personās life in the wrong direction. Being a part of the solution and a helping hand in providing balance and meaning to oneās life can make a huge difference. As I continue in my academic career to take a variety of psychology courses, I have found that I am especially interested in the development in children and adolescents. Experiences and life lessons have inspired me to continue my education in graduate school so I can further my research and make a meaningful contribution to the field of psychology.
Table of ContentsIntroductionVision and GoalsProfessional CompetenciesProfessional RequirementsSelf-AssessmentAction PlanConclusionYour Career in PsychologyIntroductionAt what point in life can you really say that you take pleasure in what you do? I have heard far too many times of people talking of āenduringā their work, or simply refer to what they do as just āgetting byā. I rarely hear of people savoring it, being inspired by it, enjoying it. This is what separates a good student from a passing one. The ones who do well are the ones who are actually enjoying what they do, being passionate. This is my aim in both my academic career and my working life as well, to find fulfillments in and actually enjoy what I do for a living. Though this may seem like a common aspiration, few ever achieve it. My passions and aspirations for my future and career directly relate to the field of Psychology with special interest in child and adolescent development.
[quote=Norman_Viella]>I have had the pleasure to play a lot with the subject of psychology.
[quote=Schrutiger]>I spent most of my working life doing psychology in my late teens and early 20s, which is when I began the profession. Even though I’m not so far away from my career at that age, I definitely have enjoyed playing a part in it some more, and that’s one of the things I enjoy doing.
Since then, my life has been pretty much going through its ups and downs, but recently I have found out a lot more and am really ready to go. That’s because I want to help others do a better job of creating and enjoying what they do so that they can also achieve their own goals.
So that’s why I am currently playing with this subject of Psychology, to help others be better at developing a sense of self, to go through the process of how to successfully achieve their own growth goals, and to be able to do so in a way that encourages self-expression. All this is because I’m willing to take a step back and reflect on what I do, and how I feel when I do it, and how fortunate and kind of proud I feel now that I’m done with it.
So I feel it really makes me happy to finally be doing the things that are so important for myself, and why I wanted to make this whole world possible. I hope to make other people feel better too, because I still feel like it does take timeā¦ but I’m glad I asked, and here’s my vision for my life:
1. Get into the field of psychology
It seems like people do find the field a hard one, and have to contend with all the different challenges as well. For the most part, they focus on just a few of the disciplines to gain a sense of “you can do what you want”, and many people have no idea what those things are. I spent a lot of time and effort just studying the various disciplines in my personal life, but it’s often hard to do an extensive search, so I decided to go for a look. I searched for the specific disciplines and I was able to gain some valuable useful knowledge such as:
Understanding Behavioural Systems
Behavioral Psychology
Social Psychology
Psychology of Decision Making
Social Cognition
Social Cognition & Emotion Regulation
Social Cognition & Anxiety
Social Cognition & Behavior
You can also find more information on all of these and much more.
2. Find mentors and mentors
I can easily see how many of the people I knew in my academic career turned out to be very successful in their areas of expertise. I started learning about all of these areas, because I got the feeling that many of them had similar goals to my own and I was able to get them over to them with some great encouragement and encouragement. Because I was able to focus on my own interests while still being able to make some very meaningful connections with these other people, if any, then I felt it was possible for them to reach a place where they couldn’t do “anything other than the stuff that I did”.
I went into the field of psychology because I wanted to get more into psychology and explore a lot of different fields. I did the first of my second psychology research, but most people then didn’t realize what I was doing. So they didn’t know what I was doing at that point. I think this is the first time that I’ve experienced that myself.
I began thinking about what it was like to go through all these different areas because
[quote=Norman_Viella]>I have had the pleasure to play a lot with the subject of psychology.
[quote=Schrutiger]>I spent most of my working life doing psychology in my late teens and early 20s, which is when I began the profession. Even though I’m not so far away from my career at that age, I definitely have enjoyed playing a part in it some more, and that’s one of the things I enjoy doing.
Since then, my life has been pretty much going through its ups and downs, but recently I have found out a lot more and am really ready to go. That’s because I want to help others do a better job of creating and enjoying what they do so that they can also achieve their own goals.
So that’s why I am currently playing with this subject of Psychology, to help others be better at developing a sense of self, to go through the process of how to successfully achieve their own growth goals, and to be able to do so in a way that encourages self-expression. All this is because I’m willing to take a step back and reflect on what I do, and how I feel when I do it, and how fortunate and kind of proud I feel now that I’m done with it.
So I feel it really makes me happy to finally be doing the things that are so important for myself, and why I wanted to make this whole world possible. I hope to make other people feel better too, because I still feel like it does take timeā¦ but I’m glad I asked, and here’s my vision for my life:
1. Get into the field of psychology
It seems like people do find the field a hard one, and have to contend with all the different challenges as well. For the most part, they focus on just a few of the disciplines to gain a sense of “you can do what you want”, and many people have no idea what those things are. I spent a lot of time and effort just studying the various disciplines in my personal life, but it’s often hard to do an extensive search, so I decided to go for a look. I searched for the specific disciplines and I was able to gain some valuable useful knowledge such as:
Understanding Behavioural Systems
Behavioral Psychology
Social Psychology
Psychology of Decision Making
Social Cognition
Social Cognition & Emotion Regulation
Social Cognition & Anxiety
Social Cognition & Behavior
You can also find more information on all of these and much more.
2. Find mentors and mentors
I can easily see how many of the people I knew in my academic career turned out to be very successful in their areas of expertise. I started learning about all of these areas, because I got the feeling that many of them had similar goals to my own and I was able to get them over to them with some great encouragement and encouragement. Because I was able to focus on my own interests while still being able to make some very meaningful connections with these other people, if any, then I felt it was possible for them to reach a place where they couldn’t do “anything other than the stuff that I did”.
I went into the field of psychology because I wanted to get more into psychology and explore a lot of different fields. I did the first of my second psychology research, but most people then didn’t realize what I was doing. So they didn’t know what I was doing at that point. I think this is the first time that I’ve experienced that myself.
I began thinking about what it was like to go through all these different areas because
[quote=Norman_Viella]>I have had the pleasure to play a lot with the subject of psychology.
[quote=Schrutiger]>I spent most of my working life doing psychology in my late teens and early 20s, which is when I began the profession. Even though I’m not so far away from my career at that age, I definitely have enjoyed playing a part in it some more, and that’s one of the things I enjoy doing.
Since then, my life has been pretty much going through its ups and downs, but recently I have found out a lot more and am really ready to go. That’s because I want to help others do a better job of creating and enjoying what they do so that they can also achieve their own goals.
So that’s why I am currently playing with this subject of Psychology, to help others be better at developing a sense of self, to go through the process of how to successfully achieve their own growth goals, and to be able to do so in a way that encourages self-expression. All this is because I’m willing to take a step back and reflect on what I do, and how I feel when I do it, and how fortunate and kind of proud I feel now that I’m done with it.
So I feel it really makes me happy to finally be doing the things that are so important for myself, and why I wanted to make this whole world possible. I hope to make other people feel better too, because I still feel like it does take timeā¦ but I’m glad I asked, and here’s my vision for my life:
1. Get into the field of psychology
It seems like people do find the field a hard one, and have to contend with all the different challenges as well. For the most part, they focus on just a few of the disciplines to gain a sense of “you can do what you want”, and many people have no idea what those things are. I spent a lot of time and effort just studying the various disciplines in my personal life, but it’s often hard to do an extensive search, so I decided to go for a look. I searched for the specific disciplines and I was able to gain some valuable useful knowledge such as:
Understanding Behavioural Systems
Behavioral Psychology
Social Psychology
Psychology of Decision Making
Social Cognition
Social Cognition & Emotion Regulation
Social Cognition & Anxiety
Social Cognition & Behavior
You can also find more information on all of these and much more.
2. Find mentors and mentors
I can easily see how many of the people I knew in my academic career turned out to be very successful in their areas of expertise. I started learning about all of these areas, because I got the feeling that many of them had similar goals to my own and I was able to get them over to them with some great encouragement and encouragement. Because I was able to focus on my own interests while still being able to make some very meaningful connections with these other people, if any, then I felt it was possible for them to reach a place where they couldn’t do “anything other than the stuff that I did”.
I went into the field of psychology because I wanted to get more into psychology and explore a lot of different fields. I did the first of my second psychology research, but most people then didn’t realize what I was doing. So they didn’t know what I was doing at that point. I think this is the first time that I’ve experienced that myself.
I began thinking about what it was like to go through all these different areas because
Vision and GoalsMy goals and vision that I have established as a practitioner scholar in Psychology directly relate to children and youth. The prospect of practical experiences seems both exciting and valuable. As an undergraduate, I was provided with the opportunity to perform volunteer/intern work with a nonprofit in South Bay in Carson. The exposure to low-income, diverse population, and the services provided at the center inspired my desire to work in a field that aims for well-being of children and their development. My objective would be to attempt to improve the quality of life for all those at risk or living in the more rural areas of their community