Psychology Careers Traditional Paths Non-Traditional Paths
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Psychology Careers Traditional Paths Non-Traditional Paths
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Psychology Careers Traditional – career paths include Therapist – Counselor – Researcher – Professor Non-traditional – – This career paths include Careers in Industry Careers in Law presentation focuses on nontraditional paths
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Psychology in Industry
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Industrial-Organizational Psychology I-O psychology is a branch of psychology that applies psychological principles to the workplace Goals: – – Enhance the quality of life of the employee Improve the efficiency of the organization Practitioner – – direct hire consultant can work as:
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There are several sub-areas of specialization within I-O Industrial-Organizational Psychology Personnel Psychology Organizational Psychology Human Factors Engineering Consumer Psychology Occupational Health Environmental Psychology
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I-O Psychology Personnel – Psychology Human resource development: focuses on personnel selection, testing and assessment, training and development, performance appraisal Organizational – Psychology Organizational management: focuses on issues related to leadership, motivation, employee satisfaction, organizational change
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I-O Psychology Occupational – Health Focuses on physical working conditions, psychological and social issues related to work, workplace safety Environmental – – Psychology Concerned with people’s relationship with their physical environment Goal is to design spaces conducive for optimal comfort and efficiency
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I-O Psychology Human Factors Engineering - main Focus is on the design of tools, products, and processes that are intended for human use - human strengths and weaknesses (physical and cognitive) are considered in the design of products and processes - main goal is usability: ease of use, user satisfaction, safety Consumer – Psychology Advertising To learn more about this area of psychology, take Psychology of Business and Industry (Psy 2600)
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Psychology in Law and Public Safety
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Forensic Psychology Forensic Psychologists apply psychological principles in the legal and criminal justice systems Thy help legal specialists to understand the psychological aspects of a case – e.g., to determine sanity or culpability threat assessment – to predict who is likely to offend or re-offend – i.e., profiling
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Forensic Psychology Forensic Psychologists apply psychological principles in the legal and criminal justice systems They serve as expert witnesses and provide informed opinions and clinical analyses – e.g., to determine sanity or culpability They conduct threat assessment – e.g., to predict who is likely to offend or re-offend - i.e., profiling
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Forensic Psychology Forensic psychologists also work in social services – e.g., to determine psychological harm from abuse or injury Practitioners – work in private practice, psychiatric facilities, prisons, military, government, academia To learn more about this area of psychology, take Psychology of Law(Psy 2750)
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Additional Information Sources Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology http://www.siop.org Human Factors and Ergonomics Society http://www.hfes.org Occupational Information Network (O*NET) http://online.onetcenter.org Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) http://www.stats.bls.gov
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Additional Help Resources To discuss career options, please make an appointment with a career counselor: https://www.wpunj.edu/career-center/career-cent er-staff You can also schedule an appointment with your academic advisor - Your academic advisor is listed on Degree Works