Psychology salaries - Is my friend right?

melancholly

Errata wrote: »

I take your point, but I know which type I'd send for if I had a broken leg and which I'd send for if I was suffereing from PTSD.

send for drfluffy, as i think they'll have one of each in a year or two! (or did i get that completely wrong!!)

MissMuppet

I work in the Psychotherapy department at a University, we have some Postgraduate programmes running and they are extremely popular. In fact many of the Psychology graduates apply.

Many people think that they can practice psychotherapy after just doing the Diploma course, but in fact they have to go on and do the Master of Clinical Science which can take about 6 years to complete, and then there's the Doctoral after that dealing with the research side.

I'm not sure what the difference is between a psychologist and a psychotherapist, I've only been in the job for 8 months so still picking the information up as I go along.

My Mum was a psychotherapist though and she wasn't earning huge amounts, I'd say around the £30k mark... but she did used to see private clients which usually pay around £35 for 50 minutes therapy, so that's one way you could potentially earn a lot more.

dinosaurg

Wow, lot of replies. Sorry I haven't been back to the thread, I have been without internet for absolutley ages.:mad::mad: I wasn't meaning to post and run, so apologies.

Well after looking at the salaries it seems my friend is talking rubbish. He thinks if he is good enough, he can earn "as much or more than a dentist" or 125k. I think it may be time for a reality check. At least I have a little bit more grounding for my argument now.

meema

dinosaurg wrote: »

Wow, lot of replies. Sorry I haven't been back to the thread, I have been without internet for absolutley ages.:mad::mad: I wasn't meaning to post and run, so apologies.

Well after looking at the salaries it seems my friend is talking rubbish. He thinks if he is good enough, he can earn "as much or more than a dentist" or 125k. I think it may be time for a reality check. At least I have a little bit more grounding for my argument now.

Yeah..maybe you should have that chat..it's definately not a career you go into for the money (see SOA on my signature for proof)!!

:rolleyes:

Obe1

candyflossing wrote: »

Xara you need 1-2 years experience. It depends on other aspects of your life: charity work, clubs & social activities etc.

You need a 2.1 or above to get onto a course - regardless of whether it is funded or not.

Not necessarily. Some Uni's accept a 2.2, if you have some relevant experience or you can demonstrate your interest in Psychology in other ways.

What is essential criteria for entry is that you have BPS recognition; this has recently changed from at least a third class honours degrees to at least a 2.2 for recognition.

schueys_girl

Sorry if this has already been posted but just a warning: a lot of people do psyhcology degrees nowadays....so your will have a lot of competition...to get a job straight after, to go onto a masters, to go onto teaching...

A degree does not gurantee you an excellent wage at all anymore

Obe1

schueys_girl wrote: »

Sorry if this has already been posted but just a warning: a lot of people do psyhcology degrees nowadays....so your will have a lot of competition...to get a job straight after, to go onto a masters, to go onto teaching...

A degree does not gurantee you an excellent wage at all anymore

I totally agree but not everyone goes for a degree for a top wage, maybe because they like the subject. Also, not having a degree or no skills set and training would gurantee to a poverty line wage.

tigtag02

Obe1 wrote: »

Also, not having a degree or no skills set and training would gurantee to a poverty line wage.

Absolute nonsense

Obe1

tigtag02 wrote: »

Absolute nonsense

How strange, this thread has not been active since the 30th of March and which TigTag02 has never posted in it. TigTag02 decides to make a generalising sweeping rude comment to one of my recent posts in this thread. TigTag02 is a regular in a message board in which I recently made a post, first post ever on this site. Someone had woke up, probably in a bad mood and felt the need to make an insult. This was because I had wrongly posted a 'discussion piece' in there. However, I did share my thoughts back and I was given an apology to which I accepted. TigTag02 also made a comment to me, saying !!!!!! blar blar, don’t do this and think like that blar blar. There’s like a little cosy 'in-group' in there, all speaking in jobecenterplus and other similar jargon. Perhaps melancholly can explain what I mean by 'in-group', although indicating that TigTag02 saying 'Absolute nonsense' is a 'Useful post' to a non-offensive evaluative post I made, may suggest otherwise. If I was a 'Fantastically Fervent MoneySaving Super Fan' I wouldnt think I was better or had more right to say and do as I please over a 'MoneySaving Convert'

I think this is really sad behaviour, by intentionally looking at someone’s profile for the sole purpose of making a rude, pointless remark to one of their posts, probably trying to provoke a situation. I will be taking note of any future 'message stalking' for the purposes of causing trouble, and will make a complaint about if it happens again.

However, I will entertain your remark. First of all, it is not 'Absolute nonsense' in any sense of your meaning, literally, theoretically or meteorically and being a 'professional' who is educated, should qualify you to understand and pass that.

There maybe some circumstances were not having a good degree, training or skills in which you can get an above poverty line wage, say £14.000 upwards a year. To do this you would have to work unsociable or long hours. I know this because I've done it and been there, doing an unskilled job, working silly long hours earning £19k.

You may not have heard of the 'labour Market'. This is where millions of employees in this country work for a low wage (unless they work all hours under the sun) because of the very fact; they have 'not' got a decent education, training or skills.

If you have got anything to say, like making a counter point, please say it. If you just want to be rude and have an argument, please GO AWAY!

Thank you.

DrFluffy

tigtag02 wrote: »

Absolute nonsense

Agreed. I have 3 brothers, none of them have degrees, all are in very well paid jobs, and like to remind me (at a regular interval) of where my degrees have got me salary wise I can probably catch one of them up when I qualify, but the other two... Probably no chance!