To be a Psychologist - Taster Programme for Psychology Study

This programme will give you a glimpse of what it’s like to be a psychologist. You will have a chance to talk to psychologists and find out about related careers.

Upon completion of the programme, you will understand:

• different aspects of psychology
• the role of psychologist among clinical, educational, occupational, sports and forensic areas.
• careers opportunities in psychology

Day 1: Clinical Psychology

• Introduction to clinical psychology
• Difference between psychologist and psychiatrist
• Treatments for common mental disorders
• Clinical techniques for preventing mental disorder
• Conducting research for therapies towards certain mental disorders
• Career prospect: clinical psychologist (providing treatment), researcher, university or college lecturer
• Pathway to become a clinical psychologist

Day 2: Educational Psychology

• Introduction to educational psychology
• Exploring the most suitable teaching methods for students
• Cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and social influences on the learning process.
• Career prospect: educational psychologist (focusing on children’s learning and development, providing psychological and educational assessment)
• Pathway of becoming an educational psychologist

Day 3: Occupational Psychology

• Discovering one’s personality
• Introducing the relationship between personalities and the different types of career
• Ways to seek your ideal career
• Career prospect: occupational psychologist( identifying people’s ability and potential in career counseling)
• Pathway of becoming an occupational psychologist

Day 4: Sports Psychology

• Introduction to sport psychology
• Mental skills training for performance enhancement and participation satisfaction.
• Counseling intervention for athletic motivation
• Career prospect (coach/sport psychologist): working with athletes and improving their mental and physical health especially during competition
• Pathway of becoming a sport psychologist/ sport mental coach

Day 5: Criminal Psychology

• Relationship between social status and crime
• Mindset of different types of criminals
• Effective Psychotherapy for criminals
• career prospect (criminal psychologist): providing treatment for criminals, studying criminals’ behavior and thoughts, prevention of crimes
• Pathway of becoming a criminal psychologist

* The tentative schedule is subject to change.