What is a Clinical Psychologist?
What a lot of people don’t know is that clinical psychologists have the ability to work in a variety of roles. For example, you can be a teacher, a professor, a therapist or even an evaluator of some sort. In essence, evaluators conduct research on a variety of groups to try and find a solution to their proposed hypothesis. For example, Corporate Minority interviewee, Dr. Josia Augustine, conducts her research with ethnic minority groups, to determine how culture impacts their ability to function in other societies.
How Can I Become a Clinical Psychologist?
Firstly, becoming a psychologist professional requires a doctoral degree, from a university in clinical psychology. During your education, you’ll have the opportunity to conduct research projects and work in supervised internships settings. To obtain your official state license, you must conduct 3,000 hours of supervised clinical work and pass a professional exam. After, you may decide what field you’d like to apply your clinical psychology license to. For example, if you wish to work in education as a teacher, you often have to obtain a teaching credential to be employed. The requirements will vary depending on what field you’re interested in joining.
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