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Applied psychology and employability Flashcards

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what are the different professions in psychology?

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  • Clinical
  • Counselling
  • Educational
  • Forensic
  • Health
  • Neuropsychology
  • Occupational
  • Sports & Exercise
  • Research & Teaching
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what is the role of a clinical psychologist?

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  • Aim to reduce psychological distress and enhance well-being
  • Deal with wide range of mental and physical health problems (e.g.,addiction, anxiety, depression)
  • Conduct clinical assessments
  • Create Psychological Formulation
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what is counselling psychology?

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  • Work to improve psychological functioning and well-being
  • Mental health problems
  • Difficult life events (e.g., bereavement)* Work collaboratively with people (people skills!)
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what is an educational psychologist?

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  • Work with children and young people in educational settings
  • Also offer support to teachers, parents, and widercommunity involved with children
  • Tackle issues including learning difficulties,social/emotional problems, issues around disability
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What is the role of a forensic psychologist?

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  • Examines psychological aspects of legal processes in court, e.g. as expert witness
  • Applying psychological theory to criminal investigation
  • Understanding and treating criminal behaviour
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what is a health psychologist?

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Psychological process of health,illness, and health care

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what is a neuropsychologist?

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Assessment and rehabilitation of people with brain injury or neurological disease

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what is an occupational psychologist?

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  • Applying knowledge about behaviour to the workplace
  • Aim: increase the effectiveness of organizations and improve job satisfaction of individuals
  • Intersects with fields of personnel management, time management, and ergonomics
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what do sports and exercise psychologists do?

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  • Sports psychologists help athletes prepare for demands of training and competition
  • Exercise psychologists work with the general public to improve overall fitness levels
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what are research and teaching psychologists?

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  • Evidence-base for psychological theories and applications
  • Help develop professional practice and communicate psychological research to the wider community
  • ‘Grow’ another generation of psychologists!
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what is the BPS

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  • Main learned society and professional body for psychologists in the UK (est. 1901)
  • 40,000+ members
  • Serves to promote excellence and ethical conduct in teaching, research, and practice
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what is the main role of the BPS?

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BPS works to increase influence of psychology in society:

  • UK Parliaments and Assemblies* Consultations
  • Non-government organisations* International links (e.g., APA; European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations)
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how does the accreditation of psychology degrees work? (BPS)

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BPS accredits undergraduate, conversion, and postgraduate courses and training programmes in psychology

  • Accredited degree provides Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC)* Aberdeen’s MA and BSc Psychology degrees (single and joint) are accredited by the BPS
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What is the HCPC regulation of psychological professions?

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  • The HCPC also regulates 15 other professions (e.g., art therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists)
  • HCPC maintains a register of approved practitioners
  • Statutory regulation is legally protected
  • Seven psychology professions are currently regulated by the HCPC
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what are the approved routes to HCPC registration?

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  • BPS accredited undergraduate degree (or equivalent)
  • All psychology professions require a postgraduate qualification Clinical / Counselling / Educational- Professional Doctorate (PhD)Health / Occupational / Sports / Forensic- Approved Masters Degree (MSc)
  • HCPC requires evidence of continuing professional development
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what is employability?

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A set of achievements – skills, understandings and personal attributes – that make graduates more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations

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what is the employability journey for first years?

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  • Making the transition from High School to University.
  • Learning more about a range of topics.
  • Getting a range of volunteer and work experience
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what is employability for final-year students?

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  • Making the transition from student to potential future colleague.
  • Specialising in your key subject area.
  • Building on your work experience with work relevant to your chosen career.
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what does employability mean for the employee?

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  • Taking the initiative, learning about your role and the organisation.
  • Getting hands on experience.
  • Defining your career goal
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why is employability important?

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▪ ‘A degree is no longer enough’

▪ Recruiters look for transferable skills and relevant work experience in graduates, alongside academic achievement.

▪ You will gain many skills during your degree, but you also need additional experience.

▪ You need to ensure you can stand out from the crowd.

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what is academic excellence?

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  • Academic excellence

▪ Knowledge & understanding

▪ Intellectual curiosity

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what is critical thinking and communication?

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▪ Independent creative thinking

▪ Work independently and as part of a team

▪ Problem identification and analysis

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what is learning and personal development?

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  • Learning & personal development

▪ Self directed study

▪ Self reflection

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what is active citizenship?

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  • Ethical & moral issues

▪ Inclusive society

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what are the recommended work experience and postgraduate study for clinical psychologists?

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  • Care worker
  • volunteer (Childline, NHS)
  • Research experience
  • PhD Clinical Psych
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what are the recommended work experience and postgraduate study occupational psychologists?

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  • Administrative assistant,
  • Industrial Placement
  • MSc Occupational Psych
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what are the recommended work experience and postgraduate study for educational psychologists?

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Minimum 2 years experience working with children (classroom assistant, volunteer)

MSc Educational Psych

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what are the recommended work experience and postgraduate study for human resources managers?

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Administrative assistant

MSc Human Resources

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what are the recommended work experience and postgraduate studies for marketing/advertising

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  • Marketing assistant
  • MSc makreting
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what are the recommended work experience and postgraduate study for counselling?

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  • Volunteer (Nightline, Samaritans)Care worker

PGDip Counselling

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what do employers look for? (1)

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Employers are looking for evidence of skill development during your degree:

▪ Psychology-specific knowledge (from theory to practice)

▪ Proficiency in oral and written communication (essays, reports, powerpoint presentations).

▪ Self-management (ability to work independently, able to meet a deadline).

▪ Teamwork and interpersonal skills (group work; practicals and producing group presentations, debate workshops).

▪ Problem-solving (working with others to solve a problem, research process, creative thinking).

▪ Numeracy (statistics, using excel, producing graphs etc).

▪ Awareness of ethical practice (ethics for psychological study)

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what do employers look for? (2)

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Evidence of sustained interest in their area:
▪ A relevant degree topic:
▪ Relevant work/volunteer experience spanning more than 6 months ideally, but any length is good!

Pro-active and independent graduates:
▪ Range of co- and extra-curricular experience
1. Co-curricular activities (clubs, sports teams, societies, school rep – any additional responsibility within the University).
2. Extra-curricular activities (work experience, volunteer work, any outside responsibilities).
▪ Participation in relevant events (networking; student conferences; helping the student union organise events such as freshers week etc.)

Transferable (generic) skills:
▪ Adaptability; flexibility; use of social media; enthusiasm; work under pressure

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