Careeristic Psychology And Forensic Psychology

There are many benefits in majoring in psychology from personal to career reasons. As a French philosopher named Paul Valery said, “The purpose of psychology is to give us a completely different idea of the things we know best.” From a personal perspective you are able to understand on a deeper level your own thinking patterns and actions. You are also able to have a better insight when trying when trying connect with others, such as friends or family and will be able to aid them during troubling times of need. From a career perspective, having an education foundation in psychology opens up the doors to a wide variety of career opportunities. Earning a psychology degree can also be extremely rewarding because it allows you to help make an inspiring

Even though both are in the fields of psychology and have similarities, they also have many differences. “Forensic psychology are involved in analyzing crime and aiding law enforcement agencies in criminal investigations.” (http://www.psywww.com/careers/specialt.htm) “Developmental psychologists study how we develop intellectually, socially and emotionally over the lifespan. Some focus on just one period of life such as childhood or adolescence. Developmental psychologist usually do research and teach in academic settings but many act as consultants to day care centers, school or social service agencies.” (http://www.psywww.com/careers/specialt.htm) Forensic psychologist and developmental psychologist would be able to work together when cases such as troubled adolescences that has committed crimes. Some of the similarities between these two specialized psychology fields are that both look at client’s actions throughout their lives to gain a prospective on how to aid them to become an improved member or society. From a salary approach, around ten percent of people in both of these fields are able to make over $100,000 a year. Differences between both are that forensic psychologist normally work in a crime environment while, developmental psychologist normally work in an academic environment. On a deeper level, forensic psychologist work along the side of law

Well, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics, “the average salary for forensic psychology is around $59,440, ranging from $45,300 to $77.750 annually” (http://www.psychologycareercenter.org/forensic-psychologist-salary.html) and “the average annual earnings for developmental psychology in 2009 ranged from $69,000 to $91,000” (http://www.apa.org/action/science/developmental/education-training.aspx). If you are wanting to pursue one of these careers you will need to require an education of a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or Ph.D. in psychology along with a license in most states and certification in forensic psychology to become a forensic psychologist. Doctorate is required in developmental psychology and a state license required to work with patients in counseling or clinical