Dream Jobs: Clinical Psychologist
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- Dr. Vinita Mehta is a psychologist in Washington, D.C. She showed Newsy's Chance Seales around her dream job.
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Honestly, seeing someone like her in the field just inspired me to continue with it. She's so confident and composed. You can tell she really cares.
I'm 24, never went to college, but I realize I'm passionate about 4 things in particular: Music, physical fitness, literature and writing, and the human mind.
I've made up my mind that my main career choice is to be a doctorate psychologist, if not just a baseline therapist. I really want to help people improve their lives, not to mention the demand for psychology is growing every year, and is one career that cant be ousted by technology. Psychology is a beautiful thing and the ones who really care make a huge impact on the world, like the woman in this video.
Glad to hear it. it's a long journey but for people who would say to you "you will be in your 30s by the time you finish" you can tell them you will be in your 30s anyway! Best do what you want.
@@vincentescolano So true. I appreciate the encouragement🙏🏼
I believe you may be a distant twin lol..i love music..found a new passion for physical fitness and nutrition and speech..but it all boils down to Psychology..i start fall classes this year.
@@drayda0 Thats awesome! I pray you can achieve your goals🙏🏼
@@Le-Monade Never give up on your dreams now, never falter. See you on the bright side.
She gives off such confident boss vibes you often see in men 💯
No she doesn't.
Yes, she does.
Agreed ! We need to see more women like this !
Or just in a confident woman
***often see in confident human beings.... it seems like men have more of that vibe because it's more advertised/talked about. I know so many boss people.
i really want to be a clinical psychologist but all those years scare me
Siss me too
It's the journey that matters
How many years total?
@@Daniela-zw3go minimum 6 years
Good things take time ! 💯
Omg, I want to come in her office and read all the books, my happy pill
She's counseling me ,right now.
statistic, psychological personality theory and brain functions to behavior these three basic pivot of clinical psychology for who need to graduated. Good luck!
Wonderful. Would you talk more about it ? 🙏🏼
The gentleman guiding the interview would make an excellent psychologist / therapist himself.
Thank you mam.. u r very inspiring...
I want to be a clinical psychologist but my parents have hold me back from attending college and I'm willing to put in X2 effort to become one. But I find it hard without any guidance or mentorship. I envy you all. And I genuinely hope you all who have dream be able to achieve them in the best way ✨❤️
Hope your dreams come true 💕
@@helingunes955 Thank you 🥺🥺 I'll try to make my dream come true
Sorry to hear that. Perhaps reaching out to practices near you, explaining your interest in the field of study. And possibly wanting to pursue it. Maybe could blossom into a type of mentorship. 🤷🏻♀️A phone call, and or an email to as many practices you can find. Hopefully, at least one person could get back to you? Best of luck in you future endeavors.
Hey kinda similar. My parents disapprove on my dream to be a Psychologiest. I’m about to graduate with an engineering degree but in the future I may do my masters in clinical psych. Good luck with everything! Be resilient and follow your heart 💜
@@zahavasantos902 parents expectations on their kids 😅
I know a man who is entrepreneur, student of knowledge (something related to his religion), author, couch, public speaker neuro-recondtioning master and therapist.
Honestly he made me realise that a human have high possibility to be more than one thing and almost everyone can do it. I hope things goes well for you after graduation! Let's get it!
Thank you Dr. Mehta! I will be starting my PHD in February 2023 and am excited!
I love her laugh.
Great video!
Thank you so much for being able to differentiate these career paths! Really reaffirms my current path to go to graduate school!
Hey Jason! How are things going now?
this is my dream job!! im starting uni this year and hopefully in a couple of years, ill be a successful clinical psychologist treating people :)
Which college
Me too 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 good luck for us
@@lensworld3576 no, regular college
Good luck!
I wish you luck! I dont know how it is in different countries, but in America, it takes about 10 years before you finally get to the position you want to be at, let alone done with school.
I am planning on becoming a clinical psychologist in the future, what should I take in community college in order to better prep myself?
Hey what up, this is my sophomore year of my undergrad degree. I'm studying psychology and that's probably a good place to start. In college, pretty much your first two years are generals but if you know which degree you want to go for then you can focus some of your classes for that. So, I would recommend studying psychology. Honestly, you don't have to get a degree in what you want to do for your life. For example you could major in Biology, and still go to med-school and go into psychology. As long as they are similar fields, it really doesn't matter too much (especially with your undergrad degree). But if you are wanting to go into the Psychology field, probably best to just major in psychology Hope this was helpful.
Statistics
I'm currently doing postgraduate studies in psychology. I'm not sure how things work in the US, however, beyond psychology subjects, I would suggest statistics (as many people find this challenging, it would be good to get a head start), and also philosophy subjects pertaining to logic and reasoning proved extremely helpful for critical thinking and formulating arguments when analyzing prior research and writing lab reports (which is a large component of psychology). Best of luck!
@@samc2612 Thank you sir, I will try to find out if my college offers such classes
hi. From what I know, for example in the Uk, you can simply study psychology at college first and then do a master or a doctorate in clinical psychology.
Awesome thank you for this
What is the scope of psychology in Australia?
im studying my Honours year now, trying to get motivated to keep going! it really is difficult especially when the study is very research based and you want to eventually do clinical work.
Hi Dee, I have completed my 4th year in psychology, in deed the research base did take time and was challenging in a sense. Good luck with yours
i am looking to apply for honours, any tips ?
@@madhumitaathaley551 i was lucky enough to be in a course where i was guaranteed entry if I achieved a 70 average in 3rd year core units. My main advice would be to get good grades - even try a personal tutor to help you do it. Start early on assignments and ask questions! If you're not in a guaranteed course, my other advice would be getting lots of volunteer/work experience in psychology.
@@nileytrueluv1 Thanks a ton, my course required a 70 % Average in addition to a 70 % average across Stats courses. i don't quite make the 2nd cut hence they are accepting me for graduate diploma, i am in two minds whether i should accept it or try my luck at honours in another Uni..... any opinions ?
@@madhumitaathaley551 So you've been accepted for Grad. Dip? I think apply for everything and see what you're accepted in! im not super familar with grad. dip but it is a longer pathway
This is beautiful. I'm a psychology student
Hi mam..I was previously graduated in psychology for my bachelor's degree and got honor for my degree..however, due to my personal experience in working..I continued my master in English Language for the sake of my job..my question is..can I just continue my PhD in clinical psychology after my master in English? Would it related to the field? Or can I continue with cognitive neuroscience or else? Still finding my interest anyway..
shaffiq haikal my BA is in English and Writing
I have a masters in education specifically for english lit, language, and writing
Then I went and got my MSW to become an LCSW- honestly having my background in English and writing has been invaluable because I write so much as a therapist- like 2-5 25page biopsychosocial assessments a week plus progress notes and treatment plans
You definitely could go on to a PhD or PsyD - a PhD will be research heavy and a PsyD will focus more on direct clinical care
I'm gonna be a successful psychologist. I will add that Ph.D. at the end of my name.
Me too🤎
Really into this field
This IS my dream job. ☺️
You forgot to mention licensed marriage and family therapists. Therapist is an umbrella term for PhD, PsyD, LMFT, LPCC, LCSW. Doctorate and master level. Emphasis in training and orientation is different. But all are qualified to provide therapy.
i hate our alphabet soup. I wish it was more consistent so consumers could make a truly educated choice.
@@turduckenwrath6110 Agree
So what are all these degrees? PhD, PsyD, LMFT, LPCC, LCSW? If you get any of these, you can provide therapy?
Jeff yes- they just have different theoretical backgrounds, requirements, and orientations
An PhD or PsyD will most like have a license in clinical psychology
an LMFT or LPCC has a masters in a social service or psychology background and has a license based on the type of post graduate supervision they did
an LCSW has a specific masters in social work and has completed post graduate hours specifically in clinical social work
How many years we have to spend in clinical psychology . Plz tell me because I'm very confuse
God this hit me so deep down inside 🌇
4:41
I feel the same w u
Thinking of switching nursing to this. My heart lies here
Exactly what i did. I realized nursing was not my dream not my passion. And I haven't never been happier.
Hope life is treating you well?
Marvelous
Can I become a clinical psychologist if I earn a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling or do I have to get my Master's in psychology?
in the us, you need your phd
@@bellahotz2876 you can practice in either under someone with a PH.D , you just cant have your own practice without a PH.D (in the US)
I like this job because this is my really future Im never Give up ❤✌
What kind of chairs did she buy I want to write this down.
I believe hugs are important :3
Good luck everyone ✌
You are hypnotising me
this is my dream job too! I want to be a clinical psychologist when I grow up :p
P.s. : I’m only 15 so i’ve got a long way to go lol
The reason mothers are a bigger issue for most people isn't evolution - it's society. We evolved in communities where children were raised by many adults and breastfed by multiple women. The way society is structured today means that if your biological mother is unable to consistently meet your developmental needs (and kids have a lot of them!) then in many cases you have no one else to go to, especially if your father abandons you or is unavailable. Children born today are robbed of the community that once raised them and collectively ensured their needs were met - and those were the conditions that shaped our evolution.
You must have a PhD in psychology. :)
Please tell do psychologists wear white coat while internship or working in hospitals.?
they don't, they wear regular/professional clothing
I’ve met many kids with this degree and they can’t seem to find work.
Do clinical psychologists diagnose things like depression, adhd, bp, bpd and all that jazz? Or is that some other psych related field? Im okay with counseling, but the diagnosing part is what excites me
Yes they diagnose too
What's the salary of clinical psychologist per moth approximately ?
In USA? You can search it up in Google!
this varies greatly in every location. your best bet is looking up job postings in areas that you want to live and seeing those salaries
Thinking about switching my major from marketing to this. Nervous to make that step
It’s your life. Do what you can, not what you want.
Go for it! I am just about to leave everything behind and do it!
@@niviamaeva I'm also thinking of going for bs in psychology. Should i do it? I mean are there enough jobs or do psychologists make a good amount of money?
@@AbdulRehman-xx1sj I have got no idea about your country. I intend for doing my undergraduate in the UK but work in Brazil my home town.
Go on! Because that’s one of my regret. Right now I want to become Psychologist but because of Marketing it makes my life draining.
I’m in high school right now and I was wondering if I need to take physics in order to study psychology in university??
nope!
And math and science do I have to?
@@stephanieodubunmi849 I think it depends on the university but you usually just need bio, chem, English and math. I suggest checking the admission requirements for the program you want to go into!
Not unless you want to. :) Biology is a must, though.
Who is the best psychologist or psychiatrist?
Depends. Psychiatrist needs to go to med school and are allowed to prescribe, but psychologist aren't allowed to prescribe and they do more counciling related work. Depends on what you prefer and how much passion you hold. Also the fact the salary difference is kinda big.
In terms of salary alone, psychiatrists make more money
Psychiatrists have to study a lot of pharmacokinetics, pharmacology and math. If you don't like those, it might not be for you lol
Psychiatrist if you care about the medicine and want to be a medical doctor and a psychologist if you want to do mostly talk therapy and/or psychology related research
PsyDs are not "exclusively" clinical. There are a number of PsyD programs that require empirical dissertations and many willl provide education in statistics and research methods. The big difference is between focusing on production of research for the majority of school (PhDs) and learning how to consume and, in some cases, produce research on a more limited scale in favor of clinical work (PsyD)
Is there a path to just focus on research and not do interships for counseling?
@@journeyoflight7412 If you're purely looking to do research check out experimental psychology PhDs. As for clinical psychology, even the most research-heavy PhD programs will likely have at least some sort of clinical component. If you have a specific area of research interest, you can also go for PhDs in cognitive, developmental, or social psychology, which are purely academic. They'll likely limit what you can do in the future, though.
Is the money you earn in the end worth the 7 years or more?
No ... you should learn coding along with your studies
Here in the UK a clinical psychologist will make anything from £30-70k, with consultant clinical psychologists making up to £150k. So it's a potentially profitable path, just something you have to be dedicated to.
@@nia.j.h alright, understood 👍🏽
lol, studying ain't a sacrifice for some and salary ain't everything for some
@@nia.j.h they make 30k per month??
What should you take in highschool?
chemistry,biology and pre-calculus ( 12th grade math ) if you’re applying for BSc. If your school has psychology take it , not a requirement though.
@@mirandasinn thanks so much!
English literature is also a good one
Sociology could be helpful if ur school has it too
@@charlotte8659 thanks!
hahhaha i have all those books in my office 🤣
I want some
The length of her training seemed to be a sensitive issue...
Oh god yeah, absolutely. I’m currently in my Bachelors studying Psychology, and here’s one thing; before beginning this course I wanted to become a Clinical Psychologist and get my Honours, Masters, and possibly a PhD. I’m scrapping that plan as if for now 😂
It’s SO exhausting! Even being a University student studying psychology, it’s extremely difficult. When graduating I don’t plan to continue my education due to all the exhaustion and mental energy I need especially as a student, I hope to get a job in any human recourses, counselling, or childcare type field lol. But who knows, maybe I’ll get motivated again!
Jamez JAMEZZZ YOURE SCARING ME IM A SENIOR RIGHT NOW AND I WANT TO DO ALL THAT TOO
brittany alex Don’t worry, it’s really not that bad at all. Just do your readings, learn how to think critically, learn how to love statistics when everyone else complains about it and know the steps it takes to get to your goal (what grades you need for post grad, etc).
@@brittanyalej Don't listen to negativity. If you want to do it, do it. A Ph.D is not easy, but if you work hard and study, you can accomplish your goal. You don't need a master's in psychology. Most programs go from Bachelors to the Ph.D. Surround yourself with positive people that have the same goals as you. Avoid negative people. You can do it.
Doing a grad dip psych. It was suppose to take me three years part time, I am in year six. Things happen, in my case my mother ended up dying after a long battle with cancer. I had to have two surgeries. Etc. With only three subjects left, I ain't stopping though. I want to do research. I'm 56. I'm doing it for the love of the subject, I first started reading psych books when I was 13/14, Freud's works and assuming I live another 20 years, got to have a hobby.
Me wanting to be a clinical psychologist because my favorite character is so manipulating
Johan Libert?
He knew he was gonna be on camera and that's the shirt he wore??
You can tell she is struggling herself.
I'm clinical psychologist i didn't know that a lot of people interested to it everyone keep telling me that it is a useless degree
Same... But iam going to take psychology after 12th
Could you please tell me how long did it take for you to become a clinical psychologist?
Their is an energy imbalance that comes with nearly all professionals in this field.
They have taken on an identity through their belief that our education system is correct. They believe that they know more and can offer the help needed to a client. They are the professional and the client is the patient.
Simply in this very simple identity and exchange, it becomes impossible for the professional to be a pure and open vessel for change. In other words, ego get in the way.
Their 8+ years of education has solidified in them that they are correct in their assessments.
“What if” they’re not?
Could they allow their ego to dissolve and be open to this?
I’ve found it a very rare thing for these professionals to be able to practice what they preach and leave their ego at the door.
In saying this, perhaps this lady is one of them x
All individuals have egos it won’t just “go away” Bc you work in a certain field. The main focus is the client and what will help them most in the future
I don't understand what you said. Just because you do not practice what you preach does not make you not credible. These professionals are people and are specialized in helping but that does not mean you will always be okay emotionally too. It happens to the best of us. Every single profession has rotten apples though.
where you can get a master degree in psychology?
He license has expired lmao
this license has to constantly be renewed. this is to make sure you stay as a competent professional in the field and continue to read and learn up
Talk to a priest
Dream job? 😅 I have witnessed Clinical Psychologists’ workload and the impact on their own mental health and wellbeing.
Their fault for choosing the wrong job. You must demand full emotional capacity from your brain daily for the sake of others mental health. It’s a dream job for those who understand and can handle the requirements.
That's why i am self employed and chose my work load as a private practitioner.
Thats why the career isnt for everybody. Although if you want to do it, go for it!
Dream Job! HaHa!
You Take Money From People For Fake Worry!
Your Fired!
She's hot.
she seems too impersonal to be a therapist
clinical psychologists, by definition, treat and diagnose mental disorders. not at all the same as a therapist
@@brittanyalej She should still at least be approachable in that kind of environment.
Individuals respond differently to different clinicians; I know a few people that prefer a more analytical and "impersonal" clinician. It's just about finding the right match for you!
she seems professional, not impersonal
Contrary to popular belief, being a therapist requires a good capacity of emotional distanciation in the right circumstances. Treating people with depression and suicidal tendencies, for example, requires one to be able to be able to empathize with the client’s emotions and suffering yes… but it also requires one to be able to stay composed, think critically and logically about the best steps to take and treatment plan when there is a crisis situation.
The therapist to cry and get emotional when the client opens up to them, may hinder the therapeutic process by dissuading the client from further seemingly “causing suffering” to somebody else, feeling like a burden for example, or by shifting the attention from the client’s needs and situation to the therapist’ reaction. At least according to modern Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, it is deemed counterproductive and unprofessional, that’s why you see therapists and psychologists in movies often offer Kleenex to their clients who end up being emotional and letting their emotions show… while the therapist themselves stay clam and composed in that scenario, no matter how tragic what the client might be going through.
In order to solve complex problems in someone’s life and make a proper analysis of the situation, they need to remain calm and think rationally and effectively about actively solving the situation, it is their role… The client can be perturbed or emotional to the point of not thinking as clearly, so it wouldn’t be helpful for the therapist to enter the same overly emotional state and start crying and hugging the patient, since they wouldn’t be helping in a constructive way by overshadowing their client’s emotional state with theirs. A good friend might act like that and it can be cathartic to have someone relate to your pain and empathize without restraint, but yet again, a good therapist is not just a “friend” or “a shoulder to cry on”, that is a misconception. They are somebody with extensive knowledge of human psychology and evidence-based structural therapeutic frameworks, some of which are proven to help enormously X type of psychopathology but not Y, and other therapeutic frameworks are proven scientifically and statistically to help Y type of psychopathology and not Z type.
Yes, some therapists can empathize and share a deeper bond/transfer with the patient at some point, usually past numerous sessions with their client. But it isn’t 100% of the encounters that are like that, and catharsis has its limits as so far as healing trauma or curing phobias for example. You need structured frameworks of behavioural activation, CBT journaling, deconstruction of problematic thought patterns, guiding the client towards self-realizations about their views in the world and distorted cognitions, etc. In that role, one needs to remain calm and think critically and do structural analysis very often.
I don't trust her for some reason.
Mr Ordell Robbie Probably because you couldn’t find someone from your own breed.
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a lab? did she do animal experiments? yuck
They are regulated. We're not torturing animals, there used to have non-ethical studies back in the days which actually were necessary regarding all the theories we now have but it's now prohibited. It's the kind of experiment for example putting rats in a room with different exits and see which one they are taking. It's all about studying the behavior. At least here in Europe there is a strong ethic around research and labs
SceeppyMU confining an animal to a cage is torture in itself .. everything else you do to that sentient being , restraining, experiments, isolation , and removal from natural habitat , is just added torture. The system is set up that way. Isolation and torture. The animal therefore has a low immune system due to stress of being tortured. I will never consider animal studies to be accurate or validated. It’s a criminal fraudulent industry
SceeppyMU study their behavior in their natural habitat not in a lab
A psychology lab does not necessarily have to involve experimenting with animals. We call it a lab because that where we conduct most of our study like interviewing human participants, running statistical analysis, writing manuscripts, etc.
@@minarose3193 is the life of an animal that would only live for a year anyway more important than curing illness and helping people