out if work/wanting to srudy please help

l21ynz

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sweaty_betty

Hi there - if you want to be a child psychologist, this could be either a clinical psychologist or educational psychologist.

This link takes you to the British Psychological Society page which tells you how to go about training to be a clinical psychologist:
http://www.bps.org.uk/careers-education-training/how-become-psychologist/types-psychologists/becoming-clinical-psychologis

and this one is for educational psychologist:
http://www.bps.org.uk/careers-education-training/how-become-psychologist/types-psychologists/becoming-educational-psycholo

For both of them you need a degree in psychology, then you need to get on either a clinical or educational psychology course (I believe the educational psychology courses are slightly different for Scotland). There's quite a bit of demand for the courses, so you often have to get work experience in that area to stand out.

Or if you're not sure about so much studying before you're sure, you could try to get work/work experience alongside either type of psychologist, perhaps health care assistant work or teaching assistant with special needs. This would give you a feel for whether or not you'd enjoy work in this kind of environment.

Hope this helps.

WhiteHorse

l21ynz wrote: »

I have always wanted to become a Child Phycologist but have no idea where to start looking for the information to study/train. Would the jobcentre help with my training?

If you can't answer a basic question like this for yourself, then a BSc is not for you. It might be better to explore another avenue.

wornoutmumoftwo

I would recommend the open university, they do psychology degrees.

copa_feela

l21ynz wrote: »

I have always wanted to become a Child Phycologist

l21ynz wrote: »

I have checked out the local college courses for social care there are 3 different levels and they all cover psycology

You really need to learn the correct spelling before you go any further.

ohreally

l21ynz wrote: »

I have checked out the local college courses for social care there are 3 different levels and they all cover psycology, I would have to start at the bottom to get into the second and then the second to get into the HNC but I have no decent standard grade results for any of them

I think you need to take a step back and reflect on what you're asking.

Although Social care HNC contains psychology, this is only a unit - psychology for social care practice DH3M 34, the syllabus can be found here http://www.sqa.org.uk/files_ccc/DDH3M34.doc

You need to give a lot of thought into where you want to go and how to get there.

Good luck.

dizzyrascal

I think what people are trying to say is that the career you have chosen is not an easy one to pursue so the advice is to really think about what you are prepared to do to get it.
You will need a degree as a minimum. Is that a possibility? It is likely that you will then need some post graduate training and qualifications, possibly a PhD but certainly a Masters (after some work experience in your chosen field).
It is a highly competitive area, lots of graduates chasing very few NHS funded places (for a child psychologist role) so you need to be really passionate about this career choice. You need to be aware of how long the training will take and what you are taking on.
If you really want to do this I would consider doing a personality type dynamics test to see what your strengths and weaknesses are. Then you should be able to see if this is the route for you.
You could look at this link for a job description and some case studies http://prospects.ac.uk/educational_psychologist_job_description.htm