Grantham University Psychology Essay
Careers in Psychology Essay
One of the best resources on the web is the American Psychological Association’s website which can be found at:
http://www.apa.org
This extensive website has a plethora of information on psychology from the largest professional organization in psychology. Your textbook author discusses 15 areas of study within the field of psychology. This will often pique the interest of the beginning student and often leads to the question, “What career opportunities are there in psychology?” The APA website can help answer this question. Access the website at the above address. Once there, click on the “careers” link. Then you will be able to click on the several different links including brochures. You could go directly to one of the brochures by accessing:
http://www.apa.org/careers/resources/guides/careers.aspx
Once you access this site you will see career options listed and short explanations of each. Please select one of the career options that interest you and explain why. You will be using this internet resource and /or Section 1.4 – Careers in Psychology (in your textbook).