Mainstream Careers

• Clinical psychologist   clinical psychologists help people with mental health problems.

• Educational psychologist   educational psychologists provide support for children, parents, and teachers in the school system.

• Counselling psychologist   counselling psychologists help people with personal and relationship problems.

• Health psychologist   health psychologists help people to stay well, and to adjust to, or recover from, physical illness; they also foster understanding of the relationship between mental and physical well-being.

• Forensic psychologist   forensic psychologists help to understand and change criminal behaviour; often they work alongside the police.

• Research psychologist   research psychologists carry out research in academic, industrial, or other settings.

• Consumer psychologist   consumer psychologists work with businesses and other organisations to understand their customer behaviour.

• Sports psychologist   sports psychologists assist in the enhancement of individual performance; they work with organisations, teams, and clubs; they work alongside coaches; and they teach and research.

• Occupational psychologist    occupational psychologists help to enhance performance of people at work; they also try to improve their training.