1. Psychology’s Many Fields
PhD Specializations

2. PhD Psychologists 16 14 6 12 37 6 5
1997 data
PhD areas

3. PhD workplaces 17 34 11 10 6 22
PhD Workplaces
1997 data

4. Three primary areas Psychologist’s interests often overlap. Clinical
Research
Applied

5. Clinical Settings Clinical Psychology 4-5 years beyond BA
PhD with research
Clinical internship
Licensed by state
Hospital, clinic or private practice
“Psychologist”

6. Psychiatry Started with Freud Medical degree MD – 4 yrs
Residency – 4 yrs
Prescribe drugs
Diagnosis and treatment
Little time to do therapy

7. Psychiatrists need help
Too busy and expensive to be therapists
Employ MSW’s
2-3 yrs beyond BA
Clinical social workers
Case management

8. Clincial Psych vs Psychiatry
PhD or Psy D in Psychology
Talk therapy
Most cannot prescribe drugs
Non-Freudians
MD with psychiatric residency
Drug therapy
Can write prescriptions
Only 1 out of 5 Freudian

9. Counseling Psychology
MA or PhD
“Adjustment problems”
Fewer clinical skills
Marriage and Family, School, Rehabiliation
Schools of Education as at CCSU

10. Research Specializations
Science of Psychology
May be clinicians
More interested in testing theories
Developing new ideas
Many different interests
Chapters in Intro Psych book

11. Biopsychology (PSY 450) Biological Basis of Behavior
Brain injury and recovery
Parkinson’s disease
Schizophrenia
Neuropsychology

12. Developmental (PSY 236) Life-span development Early childhood
Adolescence
Adulthood
Aging
Death and Dying
Geropsychology

13. Social Psychology (PSY 372)
Group influences on behavior
Social bonds
Prejudice and violence
Obedience to authority
Bystander intervention
Cults, hate groups
Cooperation and kinship

14. Experimental Psychology
Broad term includes faculty interested in
Learning and Memory (PSY 200)
Cognitive (PSY 281)
Motivation (PSY 440)

15. Applied Specializations
School, Work and Community

16. School Psychologist MA or PhD
Help teachers promote learning and social development
Tests and interviews
Develop individual plans
PPT (Parent, pupil, teacher)

17. Guidance Counselor MA (CCSU) Schools of Education
Don’t need to have been teacher
Activities vary
Some counseling
Some career/college work
Some administration
PPT’s (parents and teachers)

18. Community Psychology MA (CCSU) or Phd Help communities solve problems
Prevention of crime and illness
Organizing, mobilizing
Determine needs
Locate resources

19. Industrial/Organizational
IO (PSY 234)
MA or PhD
Workplace
Personnel
Consumer Relations
Human factors

20. Emerging Areas Health Psychology (PSY 241) promotion of wellness
prevention of disease
stress reduction
Forensic Psychology
legal issues
jury selection
eyewitness testimony
victim advocacy

21. Do I need an advanced degree?
Yes, If you want to be a counselor, clinician, teacher, or researcher
Master’s degree sufficient in many cases
Lots of interesting careers in human services with just a BA
Here are some workplaces for BA grads

22. Post-graduation plans
Go to work or go to grad school?
Post-graduation paths for BA psych majors from 4 yr institutions.
Based on 1998 APA survey.

23. BA Career Paths %

24. What employers want from psychology majors
Listening skills
Ability to work in teams
Getting along with others
Interpersonal relationship skills
Focus on customers or clients
Desire and ability to learn
Willingness to gain new, impt skills
Adaptability to changing situations
Ability to suggest solutions
Problem-solving skills