Careers in Occupational

PsychologyPsychology

Dr. James Barr, C.Psychol

Careers in Occupational Psychology

• What do occupational psychologists do?

• Where do they work?

• Overlaps with other fields

• Good and bad points• Good and bad points

• Qualifications

• Finding a job in occupational psychology

What do Occupational Psychologists do?

• Selection and

Recruitment

• Leadership Development

• Coaching

“Application of psychology to improve well-being and

effectiveness in the workplace”.

• Career Development

• Learning and Training

• Statistical analysis

• Human machine interaction• Coaching

• Performance Management

• Team Building

• Employee Engagement

• Organizational Change

• Workplace Stress

• Job Design

• Human machine interaction

• Consumer Behaviour

• Behavioural Finance

• Sensory Psychology

What do Occupational Psychologists do?

What do Occupational Psychologists do?

Where do they work?

• HR departments in large companies

• The government

• Consultancies

• The academic world• The academic world

• Psychometric test publishers

• Employee Assistance Programmes

The Government

Business Psychology Consultancies

Psychometric Test Publishers

Employee Assistance Programmes

Overlaps with other fields

Occ

HR

Management

ConsultancyTraining

Occ

PsychCounselling

Psychology

Ergonomics

Human

Computer

Interaction

Clinical

psychology

Health

psychology

Good Points Bad Points

• Scientist practitioner

• Evidence based

• Commercial

• Variety of work

• Lack of effective

regulation

• Can be repetitive

• Competitive

• Salaries can be • Variety of work

• Can be financially

rewarding

• Salaries can be

relatively poor early on

How do you become an Occupational Psychologist?

1. BPS accredited psychology degree or conversion

course (graduate basis for chartered membership

(GBC))

2. Chartered Occupational Psychologist

- Stage 1: BPS accredited Masters in Occupational - Stage 1: BPS accredited Masters in Occupational

Psychology i.e. 8 core knowledge areas,

statistical methods plus research.

- Stage 2: At least 2 years’ supervised practice

(assessment by logbook).

3. Register with the Health Professions Council.

How do you become an Occupational Psychologist?

Masters courses:

• Birkbeck

• Buckinghamshire

• Chester

• City

• Cranfield

• East London

• Liverpool John Moores

• London Metropolitan

• Manchester

• Middlesex

• Northumbria

• Nottingham• East London

• Gloucestershire

• Goldsmiths

• Hertfordshire

• Kingston

• Leeds

• Leicester

• Nottingham

• Sheffield

• South Bank

• Strathclyde

• Surrey

• University College London

• Wolverhampton

Finding a job in occupational psychology

• Internships

• Networking, Volunteering

• Entry level jobs

• The ideal: Finding an employer to sponsor • The ideal: Finding an employer to sponsor

chartership

Any questions?

jbarr@self-insight.com