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BA in Psychology

BA in Psychology. Good news for grads. Post-graduation plans. Go to work or go to grad school? Post-graduation paths for BA psych majors from 4 yr institutions. Based on 1998 APA survey. BA Career Paths. %. Grad school or not?. Top student. Great grades and test scores.

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BA in Psychology

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  1. BA in Psychology Good news for grads

  2. Post-graduation plans • Go to work or go to grad school? • Post-graduation paths for BA psych majors from 4 yr institutions. • Based on 1998 APA survey.

  3. BA Career Paths %

  4. Grad school or not? • Top student. • Great grades and test scores. • COOP experience. • Recommendations. • Applications. • Employment fair. • Filenes Dept Stores. His future not mine.

  5. Grad School only one choice. • 50% go directly into employment with psych degree. • Psychology great major for the BA grad. • Develop abilities and skills not fostered by other majors. • As or more important than the knowledge base of major.

  6. Basic skill set with BA. • General education at CCSU. • Study areas and skill areas. • What are in skill areas? • Composition and communication. • Data analysis. • Computer skills. • Modern languages. • Intercultural (international)

  7. Career pyramid Level 1 • Level 4 • Level 3 • Level 2 • Level 1 BA skills and knowledge

  8. Level 2: People skills • Howard Gardner. • Multiple intelligences. • Linguistic, mathematical. • Interpersonal (others). • Intrapersonal (yourself). • Emotional intelligence. • Important decisions require both head and heart.

  9. What employers want: Based on survey of employers, they want new hires to have: Listening skills. • Ability to work on teams. • Getting along with others. • Focus on customers/clients. • Interpersonal relationships skills. “People skills”

  10. What employers want: • Desire and ability to learn. • Willingness to gain new, important skills. • Adaptability to changing situations. • Ability to suggest solutions. • Problem solving skills. Flexibility and creativity

  11. People skills highly valued. • Employers know they can teach you the skills you’ll need for job. • Hard to teach people skills. • New majors come to psych because of these abilities. • Peer counselors. • Psych major helps you develop these skills.

  12. Appreciation for diversity. • Tolerance and compassion for people who are “different”. • Cultures and languages. • Physical and mental abilities. • Sexual orientation. • Life style choices. • Sensitivity nurtured.

  13. Career pyramid Level 2 • Level 4 • Level 3 • Level 2 • Level 1 People skills BA skills and knowledge

  14. Helping professions • Many people select psychology as major because they “want to help people”. • Can do that in any career. • People have all kinds of problems. • Many things need fixing. • Lots of ways to help. • Get satisfaction in many careers.

  15. Human services • Many options with BA. • Child and adult care. • Mental health interns. • Social work. • Program directors for crisis centers, helplines, residential treatment centers.

  16. Career pyramid Level 3 • Level 4 • Level 3 • Level 2 • Level 1 Human services People skills BA skills and knowledge

  17. Try out the career path. • Tale of two psychiatric interns. • Dave and Joe both got entry level jobs. • Within a year, both starting planning move. • Dave got a MA in counseling in order to be a resident hall director. • Joe went to nursing school and later became nurse therapist.

  18. Career pyramid Level 4 Graduate School • Level 4 • Level 3 • Level 2 • Level 1 Human services People skills BA skills and knowledge

  19. Grad school in diverse areas • Counseling (Schools of Education) • Social Work • Law • Business • Medical professions (PA’s and nursing) • Education (post bac certification) • Work first and then grad school

  20. Post-graduation plans • Go to work or go to grad school? • Post-graduation paths for BA psych majors from 4 yr institutions. • Based on 1998 APA survey.

  21. Many different options • Only making the first choice. • Life will have many surprises. • For example, friend started as teacher. • Guidance counselor. • Therapist. • Seminary to become priest. • Now a bishop.

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