Dad doesn't like my major!

peter_parker_1
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:21:41 +0000

“Each of the professions means a prejudice. The necessity for a career forces every one to take sides. We live in the age of the overworked, and the under-educated; the age in which people are so industrious that they become absolutely stupid.” -OW



To get a job in psychology one has to get into a graduate PhD or Psy.D. program (no easy feat), complete difficult coursework, research protocols (masters, dissertation, etc) an internship (also very difficult to land these days) and then, maybe get a salaried job as a psychologist (and pass the licensing exam).



Why are you telling me this? I know all of this and more. At what point in my post did you somehow think I was claiming a BA in psychology qualified someone to call themselves a psychologist or work as one? A psychologist is just one of many career paths in the field of mental health - and a BA or BS in psychology is a great place to start if you are interested in that path.

Another interesting option for someone interested in a related pathway but wants less years of schooling is to become a psychiatric nurse practioner. Excellent pay and can prescribe meds.