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Forensic Psychology CareersAnybody interested in pursuing forensic psychology careers would benefit from studying psychology in general to start with. Many specialist postgraduate courses in forensic psychology will assume that the student has completed a course in general psychology prior to applying. This makes sense whether you want to pursue forensic psychology as a potential career choice or whether you'd simply like to learn about the topic in greater detail. A basic understanding of the main perspectives and schools of thought within psychology would allow you to reflect upon their application within a legal context in a much more focussed and theoretically driven manner. The ability to compare and contrast a range of approaches and evaluate their respective strengths and weaknesses in relation to the issues raised is a key factor in effective learning.
Forensic Psychology Careers UK Guidance
To find out all you need to know about forensic psychology careers in the UK look no further than the British Psychological Society. They have produced an extremely useful and detailed guide, including answers to the following frequently asked questions: What do forensic psychologists do? How do I become one? What is relevant experience and how do I get it? How much will I get paid? Where are jobs advertised? Where do I find out more? To access this great forensic psychology careers guide click here Forensic Psychology Careers Within The NHS
The following forensic psychology careers information is taken from the NHS careers website. Forensic psychology is one of the fastest growing areas of employment of psychology graduates. Forensic Psychologists deal with the application of psychology in the criminal and civil justice field. They can work for Academic Institutions, Prison Services, the National Health Service, Probation Services, Police Services and Social Services. The largest single employer of forensic psychologists in the UK is the HM prison service. However forensic psychologists are increasingly working with a wide range of agencies. The work is varied both within and across forensic settings and may include both occupational and clinical elements, for example, part of the role of forensic psychologists in both the health and prison services may include providing a consultancy service to managers. Work is undertaken with offenders, victims, criminal and civil justice staff and managers. Two key areas of development in recent years have been "risk assessment" procedures with offenders in general and interventions with sex offenders in particular, with a focus upon reducing the risk of re-offending. Also, forensic psychologists are increasingly becoming involved in child protection work with social services. Key tasks can include: Forensic Psychology Careers USA Guidance
The American Psychological Association has produced an indepth careers in psychology brochure. Although not exclusively related to forensic psychology, it is still a very worth while read full of useful career information. You will need Adobe Reader (the latest version is recommended) installed on your computer in order to open and read the careers brochure. It's completely free and very quick and easy to install. You can get Adobe Reader here (a new window will open so you can download without leaving this page). If you want to open the file in your browser window, you can just click on the link. However if you want to download the file to view later, then right click on the link and choose "Save Target As" or "Save File As." Then select where you want to save the file on your hard drive. Once you have saved the file, locate where you saved it, and double click to open.
Click Here To Access The APA Careers Brochure
Best Career Advice Books & resources: If you're thinking about/going to be majoring in psychology or criminal justice, or considering the FBI as a career option, then the following books are a must read. Great Jobs for Criminal Justice Majors: (Stephen Lambert and Debra Regan).
Click FBI Careers: The Ultimate Guide to Landing a Job As One of America's Finest:(Thomas Ackerman).
Click Majoring in Psych? Career Options for Psychology Undergraduates: (Betsy Levonian Morgan, Ann Korschgen).
Click Career Paths in Psychology: Where Your Degree Can Take You: (Robert J. Sternberg).
Click Wider International perspective: If you live outside the USA/UK and have any information relating to pursuing a forensic psychology career in your own country, let me know via the contact me menu button on the left and I'll be happy to post the details here.
General career advice: In addition to providing information on specific career paths and options within forensic psychology, this page will also provide links to quality websites that provide information on career advice in general. Onelife is a great career advice site from the BBC. Here you'll find information on everything from working out what you want to do, to getting your dream job. Click here to visit the site. Change career with purpose is a detailed site examining many useful aspects of career change. Among other things, the site focuses on careers in ministry, chaplaincy, health care, social work, and education. Click here to visit the site.
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