1. Careers in psychology

2. What do psychologists do?
Psychologists study mental processes and human behavior by observing, interpreting, and recording how people and other animals relate to one another and the environment. To do this, psychologists often look for patterns that will help them understand and predict behavior using scientific methods, principles, or procedures to test their ideas
Conduct research at universities, government agencies, and private organizations
Promote physical and mental health as a health care provider

3. Schooling for Psychologists
Degrees are offered at these levels:
Bachelor’s (B.S. or B.A.)
Master’s (M.A., M.S. or M.Ed.)
Doctorate (Ph.D. or Psy. D.)
The degree you need depends on which field of psychology you want to go into

4. Bachelor’s Degree Sales associates Administrative support
Public affairs
Education
Human Resources
Health care professions
Employment counseling
Corrections counselors
Personnel analysts
Probation officers

5. Master’s Degree
Some find jobs in health, industry, and education, the primary work settings for psychology professionals with master's degrees
Jobs for persons with master's degrees in psychology become available in community mental health centers (e.g. case management, licensed clinicians
Graduates with a master’s degree in Psychology may conduct research and data collection and analysis

6. Doctoral Degree
Those with a doctorate in psychology are the highest paid and have the widest range of opportunity
Usually work in health service provider subfields, industrial–organizational psychology, educational psychology, and other fields with applications in these settings

7. Fields of Psychology Art therapists Clinical psychologists
Cognitive and perceptual psychologists
Counseling psychologists
Developmental psychologists
Educational psychologists
Engineering psychologists
Evolutionary psychologists
Experimental psychologists
Forensic psychologists
Health psychologists
Industrial/organizational psychologists
Neuropsychologists
Quantitative and measurement psychologists
Rehabilitation psychologists
School psychologists
Social psychologists
Sports psychologists

8. Forensic Psychology
Forensic psychology is the intersection between psychology and the criminal justice system. It involves understanding criminal law in the relevant jurisdictions in order to be able to interact appropriately with judges, attorneys and other legal professionals.
The psychologists can, for example, help a judge decide which parent should have custody of a child, evaluate a defendant's mental competence to stand trial, or evaluate the relevance and validity of psychological assessment results
Forensic psychologists also conduct research on jury behavior or eyewitness testimony, and some forensic psychologists are trained in both psychology and the law

9. Clinical Psychology
Clinical psychology is an integration of science, theory and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development
Clinical psychologists treat those with chronic illnesses as well as short term conditions
Focus on specific problems as well such as: phobias, eating disorders, PTSD and clinical depression

10. Developmental Psychology
Studies the stages of a person’s psychological development throughout the lifespan
Focus is usually on childhood and adolescence
As life expectancy increases, developmental psychologists are becoming more prominent

11. Experimental Psychology
Wide range of focus including cognitive processes, comparative psychology, learning and conditioning
Work with the empirical method and the manipulation of variables to understand particular phenomena

12. Health Psychology
Health psychologists specialize in how biological, psychological, and social factors affect health and illness
These psychologists may study how patients handle illness, why some people don't follow medical advice, and the most effective ways to control pain or to change poor health habits
Often team up with medical personnel in private practice
Also studies issues like teen pregnancy, substance abuse, dieting, exercise and risky behaviors

13. Psychology at URI Join the psychology club
Apply for Psi Chi- the honors psychology program
Apply for a relevant internship in your field of interest
Participate in research on campus
Connect with professors involved in areas you are interested in

14. Resources http://www.apa.org/divisions/div12/aboutcp.html