CAREER ONE

Name: Sukh Chohla

Career Name: Clinical Psychologist (Suggested by careerinsite)

1. Education required and or recommendations: BA or BSC in Psychology, MA or MSC in psychology (not

required) and Ph.D. in psychology or PsyD.

2. Suggested Post-Secondary Institutions: University of Victoria and KPU.

3.Cost of training in Canadian $ (full program cost for all years): $28,000.

4. Salary range: $60,000 to $130,000 in British Columbia

5. Job description: Administering and interpreting cognitive and personality tests, diagnosing mental
illness, creating treatment plans, and conducting psychotherapy.

6. Number or people employed in this occupation (indicate whether the number refers to BC or Canada)
163,000 in Canada.

7. Employment prospects: Number of clinical psychologist in Canada is expected grow by a large number
in the upcoming years. The demand is getting high and high.

8. Related Jobs (list at least 3):

• Clinical Psychology College Professor.

• Clinical Case Manager.

• Clinical Social Worker.

9. Skills or characteristics required: Communication, Numeracy, Research, Ethics, Patience, etc.

10. Disadvantages of occupation: Extensive education and training, Evening and weekend hours,
Emotional strain.
11. Describe how your values, skills and interests relate to this career option: My communication skills
and willingness to learn and apply my knowledge for a good cause makes me capable of pursuing this
career.

12. What courses and grades are needed to enter this occupation? For the undergraduate program the
requirements are Bio 11, Physics 11, Chemistry 11 English 11 and 12, Math Pre-Calculus 11 and 12,
Social Studies 11 and 12, Two Grade 12 Science courses.

13. Working conditions: Working in different environments such as hospitals clinics schools etc.

14. Typical hours of work: Usually around 34 to 40 hours per week.

15. Describe what has influenced your choice of this occupation: People struggling with mental illness
has motivated me to pursue this occupation and help them out in every way possible regardless of the
money made in this occupation.

16. What are the future trends of this occupation: Psychologists are playing a pivotal role in overall
health care, research is opening up, with more sharing of data and research methods. Technology is
revolutionizing psychological practice.

17. List 2 points of information you felt were important and were not covered.

1. The overall costs including books, supplies etc. for the program.

2. Bachelor of Science in psychology is more advanced than in the Arts.