🕑 Stay tuned for Part 2 coming out 9pm (AEST) Thursday night! And until then I'll try my very best to answer any questions posted below so just leave a comment! ⬇️

@cr0ngg

6 ай бұрын

thank you for these videos! I’m starting a clin psych degree next year and am keen to hear your advice! 🙂

@ParampreetBhandohal-vv3kh

6 ай бұрын

Great content 🎉

@cairosilver2932

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the videos. From the getting into masters video, you have a lot of volunteering and extracurricular activities. Do you think this contributed a lot to getting into a masters program and does that affect the variety of backgrounds people in the cohort had? For example, some people come as mature age students and have a family and such to support, they aren't in a position in life to do as many volunteering and extracurricular events. I wondered if that affected the variety of backgrounds of people taken into masters programs (which might affect how psychologists might relate to various clients' backgrounds)?

In the US, you can't call yourself a psychologist unless you have a PhD or PsyD. If you only have a master's you will can be a counselor, clinical social worker, or marriage & family therapist officially, and all of them can use the terms therapist or counselor. There are a few different master's that can get you there: master's in counseling, clinical mental health counseling, counseling psychology, (clinical) social work, marriage and family therapy, and though it's more rare, even some master's in psychology programs can get you licensed as a therapist. Essentially all can do the same and then the path they take (short-term, long-term, type of therapy, types of disorders etc) all depends on their choice and other training. For what you are doing with a master's, you would be a therapist or counselor here, not a psychologist though you would be doing the same. I think the US is the only country that reserves the word psychologist for a PhD or PsyD. This is so annoying as a European. I grew up wanting to be a psychologist. Moving to the US, I had to accept that I never get to use that term (for what I wanted to do a PhD didn't make sense, I didn't want to be a researcher). 23 years later, it still bothers me :D Anyways, I know you are Australian but I wanted to add this, in case Americans (especially HS or college students looking into this path!) are listening to this. Within the field, you can also become a psychiatrist (dr, as you said), applied behavioral analyst (ABA)/ABA therapist, psychometrist (administering psych tests/evals), or a psychiatric nurse (also prescribes meds) in the US. And of course an intake counselor, psychiatric aid or psychiatric tech w/ only a BA or even less.

@thepsychdiaries

5 ай бұрын

This is amazing, thank you for putting in so much effort to explain how it works in the states! So so helpful to know- and on a separate note how confusing for all those who are international students and realise qualifications probably won’t be transferable ☹

@sirbaguette8378

23 күн бұрын

Great comment. I just wanted to add that the US is not the only country that reserves the psychologist title to doctorates only. In the UK (and soon, Ireland) the title "psychologist" is not protected but it's specialisms are (so clinical/educational/counselling/sport psychologist are protected). For the most part (as I'm not sure about sport), you can only get these roles with a Doctorate.

hey! as an aspiring psych student in australia (starting my undergrad in 2024), i was so stoked to find your channel. your consistent uploads mean a lot to me, and you give amazing advice and make great content. keep up the amazing work, you're my inspiration 💕

I cannot tell you how excited and grateful I am for you continuing to make content!! 💗

Welcome back! U are a very Genuine soul. Keep it that way n keep sharing! from Aspiring Psychologist in the making from Singapore

I originally wanted to become a psychologist however it honours is very competitive, so I looked into becoming a counsellor and am happy to say that I am half way on my journey to becoming a masters qualified counsellor, from my experience it is similar amount of time and study, you do research and thesis in the masters, you are dealing with similar mental health patients and you can work in public and private, the reports that you can do with patients/clients are very different though and you don't get to do cognitive assessments, psychology and counselling are similar but different, either way we need both therapists and we need more of them the mental health sector is a necessity

@thepsychdiaries

6 ай бұрын

Oh that's amazing! I'm so glad you commented! I'd love to get a counsellor on this channel in the future to really get in depth on the similarities and differences but it sounds like an amazing alternate pathway for those maybe not wanting the hyper-competitive honours/ clinical masters journey. I completely agree we need both and definitely even more people working in the field ☺️

@cairosilver2932

6 ай бұрын

That's a good direction, where did you study it? I'm considering where to go after surviving honors year but found the odds of getting into a psychology masters program are pretty low.

Hey! I always wanted to know this and guess what? i was just about to search for this and your video popped up on my recomendation page! and as someone else said, i am so so grateful for continuing to make content :)

@thepsychdiaries

6 ай бұрын

Perfect timing! ☺️☺️

Thank you Ro your content is both informative and energising. I have been called sensitive by a practitioner, and too sensitive by a narcissist, so your t-shirt strikes a chord.

@thepsychdiaries

6 ай бұрын

You know what you've just sparked an idea. I'm tossing up whether to do a whole video on being "too sensitive" (which I totally relate to)... hmm stay tuned!

Interesting - we include Hons into our 3 yr degree here in UK. Counselling is also a confusing term, as you can be a pastoral counsellor say working in a school, and it’s just a safe space as you say. But then there’s the legally protected term ‘Counsellor’ which is the same as ‘therapist’ (you can call yourself either), and they do everything other than prescribe medicine or deal with pointy end aspects like psychosis/schizophrenia. For those we have Psychological Counsellors who cross both boundaries and work on wards, but mostly focus on the person as a computer.

It’s good you’re letting people know the reality of the situation on how competitive it is. People like me have hopes and dreams ruined when finding out they will never become a doctor. Quite ironic when uni is preparing doctors and psychologists to help society but at the same time knowingly accepting students that won’t make it. Wasted my early 20s. They gotta make money somehow I guess. I commend you for spending half your week for a noble cause. That’s an opportunity to die for. Good work.

@thepsychdiaries

5 ай бұрын

Argh that seriously sucks :( Yea the lack of transparency about the bottlenecks in the pathway mean so many people have to change their goals halfway through studying. I appreciate you sharing, thank you.

@batuayde2074

5 ай бұрын

@@thepsychdiaries No worries, it’s my pleasure. Yea I might switch to teaching, as I pursued medicine so that patients are able to get maximally subsidised for my services. I don’t want to charge a penny for my service. I’m not selfish about it, I’d rather have the best of best become doctors. The false promises and Bussines sense really turned me off and I fell for it since I’m not intelligent enough and I’m going to go into even more debt trying to become a teacher. Really turns me off. My father has a successful bussiness and I could’ve tacken over that instead of going through all this. If only I known. As a psychologist you would know the impact of pursuing something continuously that only brings pain with no reward/pleasure. That Continuous stick with no carrot, has caused a chemical imbalance in my brain to the extent my confidence and discipline has suffered. It’s time to bounce back and solve the root of the problem rather than band aid it with medication.i wish you the very best and disregard any negative energy I’m gigivng off. Take care.

Amazing content as usual! Side question where did you get your shirt from 😊

@thepsychdiaries

6 ай бұрын

Omg yes I love it! I got it from this mental health pop-stall in Portugal- they're called Ivory World ☺️

Hey! It’s so great to come across all of your videos. I was wondering if you find there is much difference in the field between clinical psychs vs Ed and dev psychs? Job opportunities, clients seen etc? I’ve been given an offer for master of Ed and dev but also clinical, however the clinical program is online and you must source your own placements which is very daunting given the clinical psych supervisor shortage.

@thepsychdiaries

6 ай бұрын

Hello! Hmm tbh I haven't met too many Ed & Devs so I would just say there are fewer of them out compared to clinical. You'd also be focussing mainly on young people and their families (which is such a high demand field you will never lack for clients) but say if you wanted to work in a specialised adult field such as adult trauma or women's health you might want to take the clinical pathway. I do remember at my old clinic we were dying to find someone to run Autism and cognitive assessments and when the Ed&Dev started everyone was so relieved and they were fully booked from the start! But yea unfortunately I don't know the exact pathway so I would recommend a bit of a google deep dive (and give people already working in the field a bit of a stalk on LinkedIn and even message them if you have questions!)

Hi Ro, I’ve been bingeing your videos for the past couple days and they are incredibly helpful!! I was wondering, you mentioned in another video that clinical and general psychologists do more or less a very similar style of work. So, are people mainly interested in clinical for the higher pay? The training, or wanting to go into leadership positions in the future? Would love to hear your thoughts on this. Thanks so much!

@thepsychdiaries

Ай бұрын

I think a little bit of all of the above! The rebate is also higher (so people get back around $137 if they see a clin psych and only get $93 back if they see a gen psych so the medicare system incentivises seeing a clin psych). But personally I don't see any noticeable difference in the day to day work :)

@macadamia_78

Ай бұрын

@@thepsychdiaries Oh okay makes sense, thank you!

Soo useful and I'm glad too see this video,As a person who soon gonna complete my 3rd year undergraduate in psychology and planning to doo my post graduate program in addiction and mental health in abroad country canada I'm very excited and facing a lot of confusions, whether i should do that or not still preparing all the needed things to go abroad,do you recommend this? Wanna know your idea about it too.You're truly an inspiration;)

Thanks so much for this insightful video Ro!! I learnt so much in such a short time compared to other podcasts haha, your style and choice of video ideas really help us aspiring psychologists have a clearer idea of how everything works! If you don't mind, I also had a few extra questions that I wanted to ask if that's okay :) - How true is it that a degree in psychology is versatile, would you be able to easily go into other fields such as social work/business/museum education after completing 3 or 4 years of uni? You've previously mentioned that a lot of your male friends went into research fields as opposed to clinical, what is the pathway for this and what do their job roles look like? Is the pathway for becoming a school counselor the same as a clinical psychologist? If you are unable to get into honours or masters, is that the end of everything? Is re-applying the following year a common occurrence/what are the available jobs/pathways after failing to apply? Sorry for so many questions, I hope it's okay as I have been trying to do more research about psychology as I'm still very uncertain. Anyway, thank you so much again, your personal and professional KZread content is really fun and inspiring! 😊

@thepsychdiaries

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! ^^ Alrighty 1. How true is it that a degree in psychology is versatile, would you be able to easily go into other fields such as social work/business/museum education after completing 3 or 4 years of uni? Yes, actually a minority of psych students end of doing therapy. Lots do end up in research (a huge part of the degree is learning statistics and research methodology but heaps go into HR and work in big companies). Not sure about museum education but honestly unless that job requires a separate degree psych is a great foundation and most employers appreciate it! 2. You've previously mentioned that a lot of your male friends went into research fields as opposed to clinical, what is the pathway for this and what do their job roles look like? Still 3 years undergrad psych + 1 year honours --> then into a PhD (which is basically a huge research project for 2-3 years. Then you can be a tutor at uni, a lecturer, you can become a full time researcher in different instituations (Black Dog, the government, Hospitals etc) 3. Is the pathway for becoming a school counselor the same as a clinical psychologist? I've seen job ads and clinical psychologists can defintiely apply but I"ve also seen some for counsellor, general psychologist or even teacher. 4. If you are unable to get into honours or masters, is that the end of everything? Is re-applying the following year a common occurrence/what are the available jobs/pathways after failing to apply? 100% getting straight in is the abnormal pathway- most people in my masters were much older than me (like 5 years older)!

@zanitan4283

6 ай бұрын

@@thepsychdiaries Ohhh that makes a lot of sense, thank you so much Ro!! It really helps clarify things, I'm very interested in psychology, but very scared of failing to get into further studies like masters 🥺

Hello! Could I ask what your WAM was or if you had experience that helped to get into masters?

Great info, thanks Ro, I'm in my second year next year. I just wondering what are the pros and cons of a General Psychologist?

@thepsychdiaries

6 ай бұрын

Hello! Right so a pro is that you basically do the exact same work as a clinical psychologist and you don't need to enter the clinical masters pathway (which is super competitive) and you can do the 5+1 pathway instead- further down the track you're able to do some sort of bridging course where you can get the clinical title anyway if you want it. A con would be a bit of a pay gap and certain managerial roles only recruit for clinical psychologists (but that's like late career).

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Hi did you take remedial coursers in your college journey because am nervous taking them they are scary, and also I am planning to be forensic psychologist do you think it is a good career to follow?😇

@thepsychdiaries

6 ай бұрын

Hi I personally didn't take any remedial courses however I do know people who didn't pass a unit and they just had to retake it. I think forensic is awesome! However quite niche so I've never actually met a forensic psych!

4 years for undergraduate damn, mine was 2 years

hi can u make video about attraction towards your therapist. please

@thepsychdiaries

6 ай бұрын

Hi! Such an interesting ethical topic- I think feelings of attraction are completely fine, we can't help who we're attracted to. However we can control our actions and knowing it's a professional relationship some people might choose to find a different therapist if it gets too confusing or we feel an urge to act on those feelings. It's actually not uncommon in some types of therapy and with a good therapist it would even be helpful to have it out in the open.

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