ppt on psychology

1. Psychology
CompulsorySubjects in Humanities
History
Geography
English
GoodUniversities forPsychology
Universityof Delhi (NewDelhi)
JamiaMiliaIslamia(NewDelhi)
AmbedkarUniversity(New Delhi)
Banaras HinduUniversity(Varanasi)
PunjabUniversity(Chandigarh)
Various OccupationsAvailable in Psychology
Counsellors
ResearchAnalysts
Clinical Psychologists
ChildPsychologists
Human Resource Specialists
Lecturer/Professors
Life Coaches
CareerCounsellors
Substance Abuse Counsellors
FamilyTherapists
ForensicPsychologists
and so on.

2. Personal Requirements
A veryanalytical mindfordiagnosis.
Excellentcommunicationskillstoeffectivelycounselpatientswhosufferfrommental/behavioural
issues.
A lotof patience,whichgrantsthe psychologistthe abilitytoremaincool underpressure when
dealingwithaparticularlydifficultcase ora challengingpatient.
A genuine passionforhelpingpeople overcome theirownmental/behavioural challenges.
Compassioncombinedwithdrive are the twomostimportantpersonalitytraitsinapsychologist.
Study requirements
Passthe 10+2 exampreferablywithPsychologyasone of the subjects.
Complete aBachelor(BA or BS) in Psychologydegree(the curriculumof whichfocuseson
‘personalitydevelopment,psychotherapy,stressmanagementandneuro-psychology’).
Specializationatthe postgraduate level,where one cangetan M.A.or M.Sc. ineitherPsychology,
Social Work,or Counselling.
Furtherspecializationatthe doctoral level isavailableaswell viaPhDorM.Phil.
The postgraduate anddoctoral programsfocustheirstudiesmore onresearch,whichisgreatfor
pursuingeitheraresearchor teachingjob,whereasthe graduate degrees(Bachelors)emphasize
practice, such as counselling.Inordertopractice CounsellingPsychology,youonlyneedtohave a
BA/BSin Psychology,orina relatedfield(like EducationorSocial Work).Graduate (Bachelors)
degree programsare 3 yearslong,Postgraduate (Masters) degreeprogramsare 2 yearslong,and
Doctoral (MPhil or PhD) programsare 2 yearslong(can extenddependingonresearchandstudies
involved).
Stepsto become a Psychologistin India
First Stepis yourMaster in Psychology (M.A./M.Sc.inPsychology),inorderto become aclinical
psychologist.There are 3Major universitiesinDelhi thatis provide this;Universityof Delhi (DU),
JamiaMilliaIslamia(JMI) andAmbedkarUniversity, Delhi (AUD).TheseuniversitiesofferMastersin
Psychology. Evenstudentsfromnon-psychologybackgroundcanapplyinthese universities.
Once you complete yourMastersinPsychology(RegularMode Mastersispreferredalways),
followingthree coursesare available foryou.Tobecome a registeredclinical psychologistinIndia
youneedto take a licence from RehabilitationCouncil ofIndia (RCI).Coursesmentionedbelow are
approvedbyRCI andafter completionof the anyof the below courses, youcanget a licence from
RCI,and you can start yourpractice as a Clinical psychologistinIndia.Readthe course detailsgiven
below.All three have differentcourse durationsanddifferentranks,buthave similaritiesinworking
area.

3. Professional Diplomain Clinical Psychology
The course isorganizedas a one-yearfull-timetrainingprogramwiththeoretical inputsandhands-
on clinical experience,toprovide serviceswithminimumlevel of competence incore areasof clinical
psychology.Oncompletionof the course,the candidatesare eligible tobe consideredforspecialist
posts(butnot for facultyappointmentsinthe field of Clinical Psychologyteachingandtraining) ina
wide varietyof healthcare settingssuchasshort-termandlong-termmental healthcare facilities,
mental healthinstitutes,private/publicrungeneral ormental hospitals,nursinghomes,
rehabilitation units,schoolsandothercommunitycare centresas Associate Clinical Psychologist.
M.Phil.in Clinical Psychology
The aim of thiscourse isto prepare the trainee tofunctionasa qualifiedprofessional Clinical
Psychologistinthe areasof mental andphysical healthbyofferingDiagnostic,Therapeutic,
RehabilitativeandAdministrative services,andtoworktowardspromotingthe well-beingand
quality-of-life of individuals.
On completionof the course,the trainee isexpectedtoperformthe followingfunctions:
 Diagnose mental healthproblems.
 Theycan applypsychological principlesandtechniquesinrehabilitatingpeople withmental
healthproblemsanddisabilities.
 To undertake responsibilitiesconnectedwithteachingandtrainingincore andallied areas
of Clinical Psychology.
 To undertake administrativeandsupervisory/decision-makingresponsibilitiesinmental
healtharea.
 To provide experttestimonyinthe courtof law assumingdifferentroles.
Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology
The aim of this program is to trainand assistcandidatesindevelopingthe knowledge base,
attitudes,judgment,professionalismandtechnical skillsessentialtofunctionasa consultantclinical
psychologistandtrainer,basedonthe principleof progressivelyincreasinglevelsof responsibilityin
core areasand sub-specializations.
The Psy.D.is appliedclinical doctorate degree anditsoverall objective istoprepare candidatesto
practice at the doctoral level withflexibilitytobe useful invariousdifferentpractitionerroles,make
scholarlycontributionstoprofessional community,andtake leadershippositionsinthe mental
healthfield.