you will selectthree professional psychology sub-specialties from a list at the end of these instructions and submit areport addressing the below from theAmerican Psychological Association websiteat http://www.APA.org and one otheroccupation-relatedwebsite (e.g. the U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Outlook Handbook Online) related to the sub-specialties (the latter must be professional and not commercial sites):
The type of work in which professionals within a particular sub-specialty engage.
The educational preparation and training the sub-specialty requires.
Any professional license or certification required and how it is obtained before one may practice within the sub-specialty (if these are not required this must be noted in the paper).
A description of a professional organization supporting the sub-specialty (e.g. National Council on Family Relations NCFR supports the sub-specialty of Developmental Psychology).
A brief paragraph at the end of each paper explaining the students interest or lack of interest in the sub-specialty based on learning obtained while researching it.
You may choose which three sub-specialty areas from the list below to investigate and report on during this week and Week 5 but all of the sub-specialties must be covered.
This assignment must be completed per the course general writing standards in addition to the above instructions. Required page length is 3 pages
Sub-specialties in the field of psychology for the What Psychologists Do Week 3 and Week 5 assignments.Choose three for each week’s assignment.
Clinical Psychology
Counseling Psychology
Educational Psychology
Experimental Psychology
Health Psychology
Industrial/Organizational Psychology