Friday, April 17, 2009

What's the career path way for a psychology major in US? How much is it to be different compare to in Asia?

Are music therapy and hypnotism a form of clinical therapy? Are music therapy and hypnotism common in US?

which institutions provides the best sources of learning method and training for music therapy and hypnotism, preparing oneself for a career in those related fields, both in the states and asia?

What are the requirements to enroll in such schools or signing up for the program? to what extend it is applicable as a professional and helping profession?

What are the spesific job positions and descriptions like? how's the renumeration like?

what are the affiliates for music therapy and hypnotism, both in the states and asia?


You can work for yourself in private practice (very hard I have heard) or work as part of a larger clinical practice. Typically psychology majors get their Ph.D or at least a Masters degree (M.A or M.S) which allows them to become licensed as Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs). The licensure issues vary from state to state in the U.S. so this might be different for you.

You might find yourself working in a rather low paying and highly stressful drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility as someone who has only a Bachelors degree in psychology. With your Masters you would get a promotion, and maybe move into management.

In counseling you would probably need to be in graduate school or have your Ph.D and become a rather low paid member of a clinic to get your experience.

The process of getting licensure once you've graduated usually involves getting a certain amount of hours of training and experience. This is sometimes unpaid initially and then moves into a low-paid position. This may run into thousands of hours before you can get your license (MFT) and that still assuming you pass the MFT examination.

As far as music therapy and hypnotism they are not what I have heard of as "typical" forms of clinical therapy but there are many unusual forms of therapy out there with their own niche followings. If you have an MFT and provide services you can provide them in any way that is considered to be reasonable and effective (i.e. if your therapy is totally ineffective you may be open to malpractice lawsuits and losing your license).

You may want to open a yellow pages and find advertisings for counselors and ask them what their experience is like. Most of them should be willing to give you a few minutes on the phone, and one or two - if you are persistent - might make an appointment with you to talk things over.

Good luck.

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