| "Don't use your psychobabble on me." -Author | | | | and professionals who choose to view, understand, |
| unknown | | | | and problem solve using a particular lens. |
| If you are a student of psychology, then there is a | | | | The applications of psychology vary and extend far |
| really good chance that you have heard someone say | | | | beyond personal growth and exploration. |
| the above to you. | | | | Today, psychologists and mental health professionals |
| The transformation happens somewhere around the | | | | work in schools, corporations, govertment agencies, |
| middle of your first year and lasts for years to come. | | | | think tanks, and serve on boards of directors, among |
| There are some who liken an understanding of | | | | other positions. |
| psychology to Jedi powers of the "force." | | | | Traditional therapy is but one method of delivering the |
| To many people, the study of psychology is an unfair | | | | training, knowledge, and skill we learn over many years |
| advantage that allows people to peer inside a special | | | | of focused study. |
| window that reveals a person's soul or inner being. | | | | Mental health professionals and therapists can offer a |
| Nothing could be further from the truth. | | | | wide array of services through various different |
| Mental health professionals are largely understood | | | | delivery methods: |
| these days. | | | | Teaching |
| To many of us, there is still the century old imagery of | | | | Speaking |
| Sigmund Freud. We see an older gentleman wearing a | | | | Writing |
| three piece tweed suit, smoking a cigar, sitting in a | | | | Coaching |
| smoker's chair, asking you about your mother as you | | | | Consulting |
| lie with your back on a couch. | | | | Mentoring |
| While this image is powerful and still exists today, the | | | | Research |
| field of psychology is changing. | | | | The days of relying solely on individual treatment are |
| Psychologists and students of psychology are not | | | | gone. |
| mythical creatures with special powers. | | | | Although mental health professionals can still thrive by |
| There is no hidden formula or universal trick that | | | | offering this one to one service, many are finding |
| reveals the mysteries of the universe. | | | | success in reaching more and more people at one |
| Instead, therapists and psychotherapists are students | | | | time. |