BEING+A+PSYCHOLOGIST

There are many opportunities for people pursuing the field of psychology. Many of these are listed on pages 18-22 of your textbook. Using these pages as reference, choose 3 and research more information about each. You will use the internet for this research so be sure to cite your sources. You MAY work with a partner for this assignment. What is Psychology?:  [|What is Psychology?] [|What is Psychology? BBC Science: Human Body and Mind]
 * BEING A PSYCHOLOGIST - OCCUPATIONAL POSSIBILITIES PAMPHLET: **
 * 1) Include a title page
 * 2) On the first and second information flaps, include the following :
 * What is the difference between psychiatry and clinical psychology?

 [|What's the Difference Between a Psychologist and a Psychiatrist?] [|Psychology vs. Psychiatry: Which Is Better?] [|Guide to Psychiatry and Counseling] [|What's the difference between a psychologist and psychiatrist?] [|Psychiatrist vs Psychologist] [|The Different Types of Psychology]
 * How does Psychology help to improve people's lives and promote their welfare?

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3. On the three remaining flaps you will need to provide one short paragraph for the three careers you have chosen to explore in more depth, including the following: [|Becoming a Psychologist] [|Licensure (Regulation) of the Practice of Psychology][|Psychologist Salary Canada] [|Psychology Degrees Types of Psychology Degrees] [|Types of Psychology Degrees] 
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">A brief job description in your own words (3-5 sentences)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The educational requirements necessary
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">Anticipated salary
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Psychologist Salary Canada]

[|Careers in Psychology] [|Healthcare Salaries]
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How this field helps society
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Anything else you found interesting

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">4. Ensure that your pamphlet has appropriate headings, use of text, appropriate images, and colour. You may design your poster on the computer or you may complete it by hand.

**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">WORKS CITED: ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Keep an organized list of sources used for your brochure. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">The new copyright laws have given us much more opportunity to use sites and images under the ``Fair Use`` policy. The trade off is that we promise to site all images, print, sites, etc. that we use in our research projects. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">You need to start by opening up a text document - if you are working in pairs Google Docs would allow each partner to add to the bibliography. Each time you find information from a source use [|Easybib] to put the information in the correct format and then paste the created citation into your Google Doc. Remember that you must arrange all your citations in alphabetical order. If you are not sure how to set a bibliography up properly check the following site: How to Create a Proper Bibliography <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Make sure that you avoid plagiarism] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">If you are not sure how to do this check out the link above.