The Path To A Profession

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a week, we would assemble in Dr. David Rousseau's office to receive our dose of “treatment”. I rarely ever said anything during that one hour a week. Dr. Davie as I called him assumed that my silence was a sign of emotional scaring. Truthfully, I never said anything because I thought he was an idiot. Of course I was emotionally damaged by what I had been through the past 18 years of my life. My father committed adultery and my mother knew about it. He emotionally abused my little sister and I. Naturally, I was somewhat perturbed by this. In my opinion, this man was being paid $75 an hour to tell my parents their relationship had problems. Were they not already there because they knew their marriage had problems? After almost 6 months and thousands of dollars, I vowed I would become a Psychologist that would really help people. If a person was having problems, I wouldn’t just tell them they were having problems, I would do whatever I could to help them. I wanted to be the kind of Psychologist that would stand up for the children. I would view them as equals because they were part of the family too.
According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, there are many different types of Psychologists out there who deal with many different aspects of the field such as Developmental, Social, and Research psychology (Occupational 150). Developmental psychologists study the physiological, cognitive, and social development that takes place throughout life. Social psychologists examine people’s interactions with others and with the social environment. Research psychologists work in university and private research centers and in business, nonprofit, and governmental organizations (Occupational 151). Based on my previous experiences dealing with the field, I think Clinical psychology would suit my needs best. According to an article in Professional Psychology, more than three quarters of respondents listed clinical psycho...