i want to get a degree in child psychology, but what steps do i take?
i want to go to school to get a degree in child psychology. what do eventually want to do is help children that have been taken away from abusive parents. does anyone know what kind of classes should take to get the best job, and what degrres will i need to make me get ahead?
brokerstorage said,
Wrote on September 13, 2010 @ 10:03 pm
Speak to your counselor.
Joe C said,
Wrote on September 13, 2010 @ 10:04 pm
Here’s the thing. You should be a decent, sensible person to go into that field, but if the universities discover that you have those qualities, they might not accept you.
So, you might have to go along with them and pretend that you’re a liberal socialist as they are.
Annie said,
Wrote on September 13, 2010 @ 10:45 pm
First off, you will need at least a master’s degree for most jobs like the one you describe. The best place to start is with a degree in psychology or child psych (not all colleges offer such specific degrees at the bachelor level). You will need to take a course load the covers general psych, family dynamics, developmental psych and socology. Once you have decided on a college, the counselors there can help you tailor your program of study towards your goals and towards what you will need to apply to graduate school.
pinkbuttrfly2004 said,
Wrote on September 13, 2010 @ 10:48 pm
You have to get your Bachelors degree in Psych or a related field. To be a psychologist, you then must get your masters in the specific field and then get licensed in your state.
lefty_1006 said,
Wrote on September 13, 2010 @ 11:18 pm
You need to contact someone in the admissions department at you local or closest college or university and they can advise you on the classes you will need to take. Sometimes it easier to start with an Associates, then a Bachelor and then a Masters degree. The higher your degree the more you should be able to earn.
Danielle R said,
Wrote on September 13, 2010 @ 11:47 pm
It depends on what part you want to be involved in. There is a degree you can get called Human Services that qualifies you for the same type of things. Do you specifically want to be a child psychologist or one that just talks to kids who have been in abusive situations?
If you decide to go for the human services degree, i believe you have to have at the very least a bachelors degree to even be considered for a job with the state. I have other job experience and life experiences that helped me with this. I have completed my first semester of my human services degree and am already certified in my state to work for health and human services. Of course i am only certified for entry level stuff, but once you get your foot in the door some place will even pay for all of or at least part of your schooling if you want to go for a higher degree.
You learn how children grow from conception on, the developmental processes. You learn about the different “famous” psychologist through out history and what they said to be true etc. You learn about mental illness, physical handicaps, etc.
Most every Technical college has a human services degree. There are some psychology courses involved with this degree as well.
If you are just looking for Child Psychology in general check out the schools you have in your area or that you want to go to, including technical schools, for child psychology. It’s a fairly common degree so you should be able to find something.
Technical schools are good if you have been out of school for a long time and if your grades were not the greatest in highschool. This way you get your first year or maybe less with good grades then you can apply and transfer credits to a university or bigger school.
Good luck! You have picked an exciting field, i love psychology!
Lauren said,
Wrote on September 14, 2010 @ 12:17 am
i want to be a child psychologist too! take psychology, child development, family studies, etc. im looking at colleges right now, im going into 12th grade, i just dont know which ones are strong in psychology.
green said,
Wrote on September 14, 2010 @ 1:01 am
It sounds like you want a Social work degree as opposed to Psychology. Anyway, you best source of information is to ask professors in Psychology and Social Work. Find their e-mail addresses and phone number online and call/e-mail them. You may even step in DCFS and ask the receptionist if there is anyone you can talk to about your needs in this regards. Plus, read up on it by doing a google search. You can learn a lot and it can help focus your questions.