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"Becoming a psychologist"

Dear Andrea:

--Psychologist To Be

Dear Psychologist To Be:

Your schooling depends on the position you want. A clinical or counseling psychologist-they make up the largest specialty and work independently, in group practice, hospitals or clinics--usually require a doctoral degree, according to The Big Book of Jobs. With a Ph.D., you'd qualify to teach, research or have a clinical or counseling position in a university, elementary and secondary schools, private industry or government.

A master's degree in psychology allows you to work as an organizational or industrial psychologist or a psychological assistant under the supervision of a doctoral-level psychologist.

A bachelor's degree in psychology qualifies you to assist psychologists in community mental health centers, vocational rehabilitation offices and correctional programs.

You usually need at least two years of full-time graduate study to earn a master's degree in psychology and practical experience in an applied setting or a master's thesis based on an original research project, says the book. Plan on five to seven years of graduate study to earn a doctoral degree that includes a dissertation based on original research.

For more information contact the American Psychological Association, Research Office and Education in Psychology and Accreditation Offices, 750 1ST St. NE., Washington, DC 2002.

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