Why Psychologists are Good for Humanity

In this video, we'll talk about why psychologists are good for humanity.
1. global mental health crisis
2. individual mental health
3. recovery and resilience
4. sociopolitical upheaval
5. stress management
6. mental health stigma
7. child and adolescent mental health
8. workplace mental health
9. suicide prevention
10. digital mental health
11. advocacy and policies
12. research and innovation
Looking forward to your thoughts in the comments!
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[@bilalpilgrim4177]

As someone who’s been fascinated with a field of psychology since I was 18 and having done my undergrad I thought I wanted to be a psychotherapist, but then let go of that dream as I saw it came from a place of trauma and realised I wasn’t mentally in the place to be one but then a year after graduating, and having worked a few roles, I’ve become facinated by the roles of psychologists and the many things a psychologist can do, as I feel like it suits how I can be creative and don’t like to be tied down to doing one thing. And now having had a realistic understanding of how it works and the intention to do the work on myself continuously. This was a needed video. Love your videos they’ve given me clarity and just in the process now of looking at the direction. You’re a beautiful woman both internally and externally, thank you for your intelligence.

[@drkristencasey]

thank you so much for taking the time to share this, i'm so glad the videos have helped. i am humbled by this comment - how sweet! i also have to thank all of the bright psychologists / supervisors who came before me who took the time to train and teach me these things. the field can be a truly rewarding place - thanks for being here!

[@sanguivora7593]

Thank you so much for being open and honest about your personal experiences with mental health issues. It blew me away to hear you say so openly that you've struggled with suicidal ideation and attempts in the past. Hearing that from someone I've been subscribed to and have looked up to since the start of my studies just relieved so much pressure off my shoulders. Starting studies made me think "I better get my shit sorted before I start suggesting to others how to sort their shit" and so I've been in trauma therapy for two years now and let's just say what I thought would be a quick fix is turning into a full-on healing journey. Some days I question whether I'm cut out for this industry because of it.
It's lovely and so important to hear you talk about the "why". I would love to see more content on how you keep in touch with your "why" to keep the passion/interest alive and prevent burnout. Sometimes when there are those systemic issues that are out of our control, it can feel like we're putting bandaids over open wounds so it must get frustrating seeing client after client experience the same systemic issues that cause so much distress. Or maybe like a "Things I wish I knew as a freshly graduated psychologist" or "things I wish I knew after x years of being a psychologist" Thank you so much, love all your content and get so excited everytime I see a new video from you pop up. Much love

[@drkristencasey]

i appreciate your kind words so much, and i've always been concerned about chatting about my own struggles. in light of reducing the mental health stigma, i'm happy to put myself out there. and you know what, we all have our own unique struggles, and they are all real. and mental health professionals are no different than humans in the fact that we all experience the weight of being human

[@lillidreamhouse]

This re-affirmed my long haul commitment to break into this field. I’m finally seeing rays of hope with part time work. I graduated with my BS in Psych 4 years ago. My goal is primary care psych/behavioral medicine. Ty for sharing this ☺️

[@drkristencasey]

you got this! love that this helped. working in primary care is a great way to reduce the mental health stigma and provide services to people in ways that can be more manageable too. if they see their primary care doc, they can see you too. thanks for commenting and sending you love for this journey!

[@lillidreamhouse]

@@drkristencasey ty so much! If someone hasn’t asked already or I missed a video. Book recommendations especially with the current climate of the world.

[@RyanH_2]

Kristen, I see you can get a Bachelor’s in Clinical Psychology from a college In my state called Franciscan University is that a good idea to go get a undergrad degree since the clinical psychology is both Undergraduate and Graduate level majors
Is it worth it for just go to a college for the regular undergraduate Psychology degree or the clinical since I want to become a psychologist- PsyD is what path I’ve decided is for me I don’t feel like a PhD is for me

[@drkristencasey]

great question, and if i'm understanding correctly you are asking if a clinical psychology or a general psychology undergrad is better. i honestly don't know the answer - i've only known undergrad degrees to be general psychology or "psychology" rather than clinical psychology. i'd love to learn more about that program, can you send a link? thank you!

[@thememesandbox8054]

Hey Kristen, this really isn’t related to this vid but, I wanted to ask if it’s true that you need like a really high IQ to become a psychologist. I see all of these videos saying that and I’m starting to doubt myself lmao. Can someone with an average IQ become a psychologist?

[@drkristencasey]

Hey thememessandbox! great question, glad you asked! i don't know any research or initiative that shows that psychologists necessarily *need* a high iq to succeed. if anything, you will be a lifelong student, so the desire to continue learning is essential, if that makes sense. humility and the ability to know when you need to learn more, is better (in my humble opinion) than knowing it all. plus, nobody knows it all :) i hope this helps!

[@thememesandbox8054]

@@drkristencasey thank u so much for the reply. Tbh I didn’t expect u to respond because of how old the vid is lol. One last thing I want to ask you, what’s one piece of advice you would give an up and coming undergraduate student majoring in psychology? Or something u learned while u went through the journey of psychology?