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My boyfriend recently finished up his B.A in Psychology in U.C.D, and the graduation ceremony will be in December. The problem is he can't seem to get a job anywhere because nowadays most places are looking for 4+ years experience in a certain field. I can understand that a certain level of experience is needed for the more sensitive or difficult aspects of the job, but I can't understand how he is ever going to be able to get experience as a psychologist if he needs experience to get the job in the first place! Does anyone know of any places at the minute who are prepared to hire graduates with little or no experience? My boyfriend says that maybe he will try to do some volunteer work as a way to get some experience which is a really good idea, but in reality he can't really work for free for 4+ years especially in the current climate.....
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Your boyfriend isn't considered a psychologist yet, he isn't qualified to do anything at all with only an undergraduate degree. It's not a question of getting years of experience, it's a question of getting qualified to do a job. He needs to do postgraduate study if he wishes to become a psychologist.
What does he actually want do? Even if he sets his heart on becoming, say, a clinical psychologist he has pretty much no chance of getting onto such a programme straight out of college as an undergraduate. It's harsh but that's the reality. The truth is his degree as it stands qualifies to do about as much as an English or history degree would. He needs to do postgraduate training in a particular field. |
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Your boyfriend isnt a psychologist but he can get work in social care. There is loads of jobs that he can apply for, work with people with disablilities, in the community, homeless sector (where i am currently working while i build up a decent portfolio for further study!!), drug treatment, with the elderly.
Tell him to check out activelink.ie they have a good few jobs advertised at the moment. But important not to be too picky, its all experience. And like anyone leaving college the wages are not going to be briliant straight away. Tell him best of luck!!! The hard work will pay off. Last edited by sambuka41; 09-08-2009 at 12:59. |
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im about 2 start a long road of psychology and my fathr is an educational psychologist in the west... one thing is for certain u wont get any where in the field without extensive education.... would he consider doing a mastrs???
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I disagree....
I recently got a masters in clinical psychology and one in educational psychology. I disagree with everyones advice, because right now I am not finding any jobs in Ireland and have to move to england. Depending what
mark your boyfriend got, he should consider doing a phd. Voluntary and experience is a must he should be doing that job or no job. I did a lot during my degree, and helps u getting into masters etc. I hope this helps x |
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suppose thats true of all areas,wonder sometimes whether ireland puts too much emohasis on formal education and not enough on the practical stuff. Given my experience at the time i was lucky to get my current job, but the organisation is all about giving people chances.I learned on my feet and i'm not half bad at it. But if they were going based on my CV i prob shouldn't have got it. |
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On the quallification side on things, I hate the idea of preventing people from gaining experience. However, I have seen so much damage done to clients by ill informed unqualificated support/project workers that I really think its a good thing, I would suggest even raising the bar further. Now I now some excellent people in those positions, but I gernerally left picking up the pieces, if the person is luckly.
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I understand the catch 22 situation and I worked as a support worker then project worker whilst studying for my degree, I was already qualified as a counsellor before I started my masters, but to be honest I think the IAAAC is too at accepting people, the have tightened it up significantly, but I think a bit more is needed. However, then I get concerned about being seen as a academic snob, and I do hate the idea of making it too difficult for people to get started, but I may be going too far off topic here. So in relation to the ops question the degree in psychology does not qualify him for anything in my understanding, it will allow him to study at post-grad level, and will open other doors, but even if he is not going to go down the long road of clinical psychology, if he wants to work in a particular area he is going to need either some form of further training or experience in a similar area, especially in this climate, maybe both.
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