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Clinical or Counselling Psychology route

  • 22-11-2017 11:01AM
    #1
    pink12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭


    I'd really appreciate any opinions. I'm 39, have a PSI accredited psychology degree, and a masters in organisational psychology. I feel disillusioned with the lack of specific roles in the Occ psych area and after much thought, I am thinking of trying to gain relevant experience for either clinical or counselling psychology. I have time spent volunteering with a mental health phone support line and some indirect one to one work experience but that's it. Is it realistic for me to get onto a clinical course if I do a mental health masters and 1 to 2 years of relevant experience, if I can get it? Is this a more secure career path in terms of jobs than counselling?


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    [Deleted User]
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    pink12 wrote: »
    I'd really appreciate any opinions. I'm 39, have a PSI accredited psychology degree, and a masters in organisational psychology. I feel disillusioned with the lack of specific roles in the Occ psych area and after much thought, I am thinking of trying to gain relevant experience for either clinical or counselling psychology. I have time spent volunteering with a mental health phone support line and some indirect one to one work experience but that's it. Is it realistic for me to get onto a clinical course if I do a mental health masters and 1 to 2 years of relevant experience, if I can get it? Is this a more secure career path in terms of jobs than counselling?

    If you google psychology jobs most specify either educational/counselling or clinical training as prerequisite so technically all are equivalent - I however see more clinical jobs advertised. I am surprised to hear your organisational psychology masters didn’t work out that’s very disappointing after I’m sure a lot of work, time and money.


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