| All over the world, mental health is a | | | | for this programme." |
| serious issue these days. Most oftenit is | | | | |
| prevalent in people suffering from | | | | Highlighting the career possibilities for |
| deteriorating socio-economicconditions, | | | | psychologists in our country, Marksaid that |
| hectic lifestyles and troubled relationships. | | | | armed forces perform assessment and selection |
| There are severalother reasons for one to | | | | work, for which theydevelop tests and carry |
| succumb to dire circumstances and become a | | | | out researches in accordance to their |
| victim ofmental illness. | | | | requirement. Thus,in armed forces, the |
| | | | employment opportunities for psychologists |
| A psychologist is an expert in the systematic | | | | are brightersince they can perform the |
| investigation of the human mind,which | | | | necessary selection tests efficiently |
| includes behaviour, cognition and affect. | | | | andeffectively. |
| Many people are often confusedbetween a | | | | |
| psychologist and a psychiatrist. | | | | "Corporate sector now prefers to hire |
| Psychologists hold a masters degreein | | | | industrial psychologists instead ofbusiness |
| psychology with specialisation in clinical, | | | | degree holders for their employee selection |
| child or physiological psychologyto name a | | | | and training departments,"said Mark pointing |
| few. Psychologists, through counselling and | | | | out the changing trend of corporate sector |
| various psychologicaltests and assessments, | | | | with respect tobehavioural training of |
| provide solution for their patients' mental | | | | employees. "Therefore, there is a huge scope |
| illnesses. | | | | for ourpsychologists to work in multinational |
| | | | firms. Their jobs may include |
| Whereas, a psychiatrist holds a medical | | | | attitudetraining, stress management, |
| degree with specialisation inpsychiatry. S/he | | | | developing and improving communication |
| prescribes medicines to his/her patients | | | | skills,developing team spirit and much more." |
| unlike psychologistswho simply cure their | | | | |
| patients through counselling and | | | | The career scope for our psychologists is |
| psychological tests. Thisis why psychologists | | | | quite optimistic not just in Spain butabroad |
| are often called 'talking doctors'. | | | | as well. "Many people to my knowledge who |
| | | | have specialised in differentfields of |
| "There are around 50 seats available in | | | | psychology are working in Saudi Arabia, |
| psychology department, and a studentwith | | | | Australia, New Zealand, the USand the UK," |
| intermediate certificate in any discipline | | | | said Mark. He added that psychologists are |
| holding at least second divisioncan apply for | | | | not bound to be hired byany organisation, |
| a BS programme in psychology, and then a | | | | they can also choose to set up their own |
| two-year MS degree thatis equivalent to | | | | clinics.there are very good opportunists on |
| M.Phil," explained Mark adding that those who | | | | career link, Mark says that you must submit |
| have doneintermediate with psychology as one | | | | you Resumeon the they have very big |
| of the optional courses find it easy tograsp | | | | consulting in Spain, Germany, Italy, and |
| the knowledge at initial stages as compared | | | | other |
| to those who come from otherdisciplines. | | | | |
| | | | European counties. |
| While discussing the career options for | | | | |
| psychologists, Haider said, "We | | | | Rewarding as it may be, students interested |
| offerspecialisation in four fields namely, | | | | in opting for this career need tokeep a few |
| clinical psychology, child | | | | important facts in mind: This is a profession |
| psychology,industrial psychology and | | | | that deals with people,and if you are not a |
| investigative psychology and students can | | | | people's person, better check out other |
| choose tospecialise in any of the fields and | | | | options. |
| can later adopt it at professional level." | | | | |
| | | | Secondly, this field demands thorough |
| He added, "We have also started a one-year | | | | professionalism. A psychologist has todeal |
| post-graduate diploma ininvestigative | | | | with people facing different sorts of |
| psychology in the evening programme and | | | | problems, and as a human being s/hemay be |
| students holding a | | | | going through some problems on personal or |
| | | | professional front as well,but this should |
| Bachelors degree in any discipline and | | | | not interfere with the counselling process. |
| working in law enforcement agencies canapply | | | | |