I/O Psychology Personal Statement

As a psychology graduate, with a BSc in Applied Psychology and MSc in Health Psychology, I’m currently seeking a role as ‘Assistant Psychologist’. It is for this reason I’m contacting you, as I believe my experience and education would make me the ideal candidate to work at Oakfield Psychological services in Altrincham. Studying psychology for four years has quipped me with the core skills needed to successfully conduct research and to apply psychological interventions. During my time as an undergraduate I focussed my research on personality dimensions and psychological well-being. This gave me an in depth understanding of the topic areas and provided me with report writing and data collection skills needed for further study.

* Predict: Offering predictions (or hypotheses) about how a given condition or set of conditions will affect

Your memory of your first day of high school would be an example of which of the following types of memory?

On March 15th, I conducted an interview with Mrs. Jennifer Santiago, a 911 dispatcher at the Broward County Sheriff’s Office (BSO). She has been employed for the past ten years. She started out as a Community Service Aide (CSA) where she responded to non-emergency calls such as accidents or property damage. She remained in this position for two years where she was later promoted as dispatcher. Mrs. Santiago obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and is state certified to dispatch police, fire and medical emergency vehicles to scenes.

Lawrence fiddled with a toy while listening to the radio. After the broadcast was over, he softly mumbled something, though he generally kept to himself. I listened closely since his autism typically prevented Lawrence from stringing even two words together. He had recited the entire radio program, virtually word for word, even mimicking the tone of the broadcaster's voice. My jaw dropped. At that moment I knew that I wanted to learn more about Lawrence’s autism condition so that I could help him grow, but I also hoped to dedicate myself to studying the brain both from a physiological and psychological standpoint.

Personal Statement For as far back as I can remember I have always had a positive outlook on life. As a child, I was not fully aware of the troubles and hardships people faced. I always assumed that the people around me were, for the most part, content with their lives. It was not until my freshman year of high school when one of my closest friends disclosed to me that she did not want to live anymore, that this image I had of the world was challenged.

Having pursued employment opportunities that allowed me to make a positive difference on the lives of the less fortunate, the Counselling Psychology course at University of East London is an obvious field that will allow me to continue these desires. Ultimately, this course allows me to change the lives of people and obtain my goals.The course prepares me for employment as a professional clinician, and grants me the ability to continue the promotion of well-being.

“It takes a village to raise a child.” I never quite understood that saying when I was growing up, but my experiences teaching and working in school settings have showed me how true it really is. Obtaining a degree in school psychology will allow me to give the support that students, families and educators need to ensure that every student will thrive.

It is my strong desire to attend Fielding Graduate University APA (American Psychological Association) accredited doctoral program in clinical psychology. I have always been intrigued by the human mind for as long as I can remember, specifically the psychopathology of it. I truly enjoy conducting psychological research, learning about psychopathology and how to treat it. While conducting research and learning, it is important to remember that the purpose of psychology isn’t to predict a person’s thoughts, actions, and behaviors, but to understand them. There are dozens of events that occurred in my twenty-five years of life that led me to this meaningful choice of pursuing a doctorate. The two most significant events were when I was in the

When I initially switched my major to psychology, it was not to peruse a specific career field. I am and always have been very interested in the study of psychology since high school, but I was not quite sure what I wanted to do with it. Although, allowing myself to be involved in the psychology department and being introduced to several professors at North Carolina A&T State University, I got the opportunity to learn about their studies as well as join clubs. I quickly became interested in several different things, but I am most interested in forensic/criminal psychology. This career field has a lot of sub fields, but no matter what path, it requires a degree and license.

The overarching goal I have for pursuing a degree in Industrial/Organizational psychology is to gain experience from specific areas of research in the I/O psychology field. I have had the opportunity to take part in the research of this field throughout my undergraduate degree but have not been able to explore it as in depth as I could through a graduate degree. Completing a Master 's of Applied Science in I/O psychology at the University of Waterloo will allow me to reach this goal as I know that research is an integral part of the program. As such, my current interest in career choices are focused on the teaching and research aspects of being a professor. My recent experience as an Honours Thesis student has demonstrated my passion for research and teaching as I have had the opportunity to conduct my own research and present it in order to teach my classmates about my thesis topic. My previous experience in research has demonstrated that I have the ambition to pursue graduate studies in order to reach my career aspiration. I know that a Master 's of Applied Science in I/O psychology at the University of Waterloo will guide and challenge me to achieve my long-term goal. Throughout my Master 's degree my objective is to work with people and conduct impactful research. I enjoy collaborating and learning from others which will allow for personal development and well-rounded learning. I also aspire to work with people who share the same passion as I do in I/O psychology.

I graduated from high school in 2006 and I didn’t have a clue in the world exactly what I wanted to major in when I went off to college. In August of 2006, I left Georgia and went to Jackson State University in Mississippi as an undecided major with a band and academic scholarship. During freshmen advisement, my counselor persuaded me to major in Biology. He said that it would be a great field to go in and the job opportunities would be endless, so that’s why I decided to major in Biology. My first year, I was sure that this was the right major for me but then in the Spring of 2007 I became ill and had to have emergency surgery and it happened again in 2008.

Module 1 Assignment: Careers in I/O Psychology For most adults, work takes up the majority of their time until they have the ability to retire. Most people need to work to be able to survive and live a comfortable lifestyle and companies need individuals to work so they can make a profit and grow. With expanding infrastructures becoming more diverse and globalized, understanding human behavior and how it relates to work is important to take consideration of.

At the beginning of this semester I thought that I had the field of Psychology entirely figured out. However, I have learned that my knowledge of the field is actually very limited and distorted by many of society's misconceptions. Although, a lot of my viewpoints have changed throughout this semester, my reasoning for choosing the field has not. I still have a thorough fascination of people and their behavior. I have also realized what aspects of the field I like and do not particularly care for. Due to this course I now have a deeper and more extensive understanding of Psychology and the possible career paths I can take.

My future career goals are for me to become a clinical psychologist. I have been striving to work with disorders for a long time now, and feel this occupation is best suited to my goals. Before my current course, which is Psychology and Psychotherapy with Counselling, I did a year of psychology with The Open University which acted as an access course and allowed me to be accepted into UCLAN. My course at UCLAN will guide me in achieving the knowledge, skills and experience I need to get to my goals as a clinical psychologist.