Specific Career Options
Investigate rewarding psychology careers from clinical work to research, organisational roles, and beyond. Learn what each path involves and the qualifications you'll need to succeed.
Academic careers in Psychology
The initial stages of a career as an academic psychologist are very similar to the training to work as a researcher. Thus you may also wish to refer to that...
Careers in Child Psychology
It is worth noting that there is no specialist child psychology division within the British Psychological Society (BPS) or particular career and training rou...
Careers in Clinical Psychology
Clinical Psychologists tend to work within the NHS or in private practice. The work involves helping people (both adults and children) with a range of mental...
Careers in Counselling Psychology
Counselling Psychologists tend to work in a wide range of settings including the NHS, private companies, the prison service or in private practice. The work...
Careers in Educational Psychology
Educational Psychologists tend to work for Local Education Authorities and are concerned with issues such as helping children with learning difficulties. The...
Careers in Forensic Psychology
Forensic psychologists work as part of the wider criminal justice system. This can be as varied as researching the psychology of crime, working with individu...
Careers in Health Psychology
The focus of health psychology is seeking to change people's attitudes on a range of health related issue such as diet, smoking, safe sex or even matters as...
Careers in Marriage Guidance
There are a number of options available for people looking to have a career in marriage guidance, with NHS, private sector and organisation-based positions a...
Careers in Mental Health
The vast majority of mental health counsellors in the UK worth within the NHS, although there are several strands of potential ranging from being part of an...
Careers in Neuro Psychology
Neuro Psychology is a very specialised discipline with an interest in the working of the brain. This involves studying the biological basis of issues such as...
Careers in Occupational Psychology
Occupational Psychology involves helping individuals and organisations to cope with the demands of work. The focus can be on designing recruitment tests, sta...
Careers in Organisational Psychology
Organisational Psychology does not have a formal training programme. Instead, as with child psychology, it is more about the focus of your work (in this case...
Careers in Sexual Psychology
A career as a sexual psychologist tends to happen many years into a career as a psychologist. As there are very few sexual psychology roles within the NHS, t...
Careers in Sports Psychology
Sports and Exercise Psychologists work on helping individuals or sports teams to improve their performance. Alternatively the work may involve encouraging pu...
Lecturing in Psychology
Working as a lecturer in psychology offers a secure and rewarding career choice. As understanding human behaviour in all aspects of life becomes ever more im...
Ongoing Professional Development as a Pyschologist
The British Psychological Society (BPS) has always taken the view that ongoing professional development (CPD) is essential for psychologists. This can includ...
Private Practice as a Psychologist
The majority of psychology posts in the UK are within the public sector. However, a considerable number (from all disciplines) work in private practice. In s...
Psychology in the Military
Skilled psychologists are an integral part of the British military. A number of roles are available for psychologists in the military as the mental wellbeing...
Psychology in the NHS
The NHS is probably the single largest employer of psychologists in the UK. Many work in multi-disciplinary teams that deal with mental health issues. The wo...
Psychology in the Private Sector
The majority of psychology posts in the UK are within the public sector. However, a number of psychologists do work in the private and voluntary sectors as:...
Psychology in the Public Sector
The great majority of psychologists employed in the UK work in what could be broadly defined as the public sector (if this is seen as the Civil Service, Loca...
Research Careers in Psychology
The initial stages of a career as a research psychologist and seeking to become an academic are essentially similar. If you wish to make a career in research...
Working as a Movement Psychologist
Movement psychology is a relatively new school of psychology, even though its core beliefs often centre round ancient ideas. Not widely accepted as a type of...
Working as a Speech Psychologist
Speech psychologists are much in demand in both the public and private sectors as people appreciate the important of good communication for a successful adul...
Working in an Early Intervention Team
Working in an Early Intervention Team is certainly not an easy career choice. It is very demanding and difficult to compartmentalise into ‘work life’ and...