Psychology Careers Traditional Paths Non-Traditional Paths

Psychology Careers Traditional Paths Non-Traditional Paths

Psychology Careers Traditional – career paths include Therapist – Counselor – Researcher – Professor Non-traditional – – This career paths include Careers in Industry Careers in Law presentation focuses on nontraditional paths

Psychology in Industry

Industrial-Organizational Psychology I-O psychology is a branch of psychology that applies psychological principles to the workplace Goals: – – Enhance the quality of life of the employee Improve the efficiency of the organization Practitioner – – direct hire consultant can work as:

There are several sub-areas of specialization within I-O Industrial-Organizational Psychology Personnel Psychology Organizational Psychology Human Factors Engineering Consumer Psychology Occupational Health Environmental Psychology

I-O Psychology Personnel – Psychology Human resource development: focuses on personnel selection, testing and assessment, training and development, performance appraisal Organizational – Psychology Organizational management: focuses on issues related to leadership, motivation, employee satisfaction, organizational change

I-O Psychology Occupational – Health Focuses on physical working conditions, psychological and social issues related to work, workplace safety Environmental – – Psychology Concerned with people’s relationship with their physical environment Goal is to design spaces conducive for optimal comfort and efficiency

I-O Psychology Human Factors Engineering - main Focus is on the design of tools, products, and processes that are intended for human use - human strengths and weaknesses (physical and cognitive) are considered in the design of products and processes - main goal is usability: ease of use, user satisfaction, safety Consumer – Psychology Advertising To learn more about this area of psychology, take Psychology of Business and Industry (Psy 2600)

Psychology in Law and Public Safety

Forensic Psychology Forensic Psychologists apply psychological principles in the legal and criminal justice systems Thy help legal specialists to understand the psychological aspects of a case – e.g., to determine sanity or culpability threat assessment – to predict who is likely to offend or re-offend – i.e., profiling

Forensic Psychology Forensic Psychologists apply psychological principles in the legal and criminal justice systems They serve as expert witnesses and provide informed opinions and clinical analyses – e.g., to determine sanity or culpability They conduct threat assessment – e.g., to predict who is likely to offend or re-offend - i.e., profiling

Forensic Psychology Forensic psychologists also work in social services – e.g., to determine psychological harm from abuse or injury Practitioners – work in private practice, psychiatric facilities, prisons, military, government, academia To learn more about this area of psychology, take Psychology of Law(Psy 2750)

Additional Information Sources Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology http://www.siop.org Human Factors and Ergonomics Society http://www.hfes.org Occupational Information Network (O*NET) http://online.onetcenter.org Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) http://www.stats.bls.gov

Additional Help Resources To discuss career options, please make an appointment with a career counselor: https://www.wpunj.edu/career-center/career-cent er-staff You can also schedule an appointment with your academic advisor - Your academic advisor is listed on Degree Works