This document provides instructions for a career research project and paper. Students will research a career from their career interest survey and create a PowerPoint presentation on the job description, responsibilities, education requirements, and personal characteristics needed. They will then have nine weeks to write a research paper on the topic. The document includes examples of slides to include in the PowerPoint, such as job description, education requirements, and sources. It also provides checklists for the required elements in the PowerPoint and research paper, including formatting guidelines for the paper.

1. Career Research Project
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2. For this project…
you are going to research one of the careers revealed in the Career Interest Survey
that you took. You will find and take notes on
a job description, the job responsibilities, the education/ training requirements,and
the personal characteristics a person must have to be successful in the career.
Remember to record the web address where you find your information.
You will create a PowerPoint based on your research and next nine weeks, you’ll
write an actual research paper.
Following is an example.

3. Forensic Psychiatrist

4. What is a Forensic Psychiatrist?
● Dr. Huang from Law and Order: SVU
● Combines Forensics and Psychiatry
● Forensics, according to the Merriam-Webster
Dictionary, means “relating to the use of
scientific knowledge or methods in solving
crimes.”
● Psychiatry, according to the Merriam-Webster
Dictionary, is “a branch of [the medical field]
that deals with mental or emotional disorders.”
● Essentially, a Forensic Psychiatrist is a medical
doctor who applies their speciality of
mental/emotional disorders to help in the legal
system.

5. What exactly does a Forensic Psychiatrist do?
Legal and medical research
Parental competency evaluations
Psychiatric disability evaluation for worker's
compensation or personal injury cases
Psychiatric malpractice and negligence
evaluation
Assessment of acquittal for insanity plea

6. How does someone become a forensic psychiatrist?
Educational Requirements:
● Bachelor's degree (4 year degree)
● Medical degree (4 year degree)
Practicum:
● Psychiatry residency (3 -4 years)
● Forensic psychiatry fellowship (1-2 years)
Licensure & Certification:
● State medical license required to practice
medicine (Board Certification)
Other Requirements:
● Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit
to maintain licensure and board
certification after residency
● DEA registration to prescribe controlled
substances

7. What personal traits does a Forensic Psychiatrist have?
● Open -minded
● Objective
● Critical thinker
● Resourceful
● Detail-oriented
● Thorough
● Good communication skills

8. Sources
● http://www.aapl.org/org.htm
● http://www.americanforensics.org/what.html
● http://study.com/articles/Forensic_Psychiatrist_Job_Description_Duties_and_Req
uirements.html
● http://www.shirleyfeldmansummers.com/blog/what-are-the-qualities-of-a-good-
forensic-psychologist/

9. Career Research Project Checklist:
● Title slide (Career Research Project)
● Career title slide (i.e. Labor and Delivery Nurse)
● Job description slide
● Job responsibilities slide
● Educational requirements slide
● Personal Characteristics slide
● Citations slide
● Relevant graphics
● Proper spelling and grammar

10. Research Paper Checklist (for next nine weeks)
The Paper
Introduction (3-5 complete sentences)
• Hook
• Thesis
Body Paragraph 1 (minimum 5 complete sentences)
• Career description
• Career responsibilities
Body Paragraph 2 (minimum 5 complete sentences)
• Educational requirements
• Additional training requirements
Body Paragraph 3 (minimum 5 complete sentences)
• Personal attributes/traits
Conclusion (minimum 5 complete sentences)
• Five sentence summary

11. Research Paper Checklist
Formatting
• Font Size is 12
• Font Style is either Times New Roman or Arial
• Double-Spaced
• Heading in top right-hand corner
• Title
(If you need help with any of the formatting, let me know.)

12. Questions?
You will have less than a week to get the PowerPoint finished,
and it WILL be a major grade.