consulting?

[The2abraxis]

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I was wondering if a Ph.D or Masters in Clinical Psychology can allow you to do consulting jobs, like those in I/O. For instance, instead of going into a buisness to work on leadership and training, one could look at the interpersonal relationships between coworkers, personal problems effecting work, etc... Has this ever been done before, or is it practical?

 

[Therapist4Chnge]

Yes.

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[Ollie123]

Yes, its been done. Obviously harder to "break into" with a clinical degree since you won't have networked as much in that area (most likely), but that doesn't mean you can't.

My big reason for going clinical was that I COULD do things like that with a clinical degree, whereas I couldn't really do clinically-oriented stuff with an I/O degree.

Some business even have on-site "Employee Assistance Programs" (under a variety of names) to help deal with problems with coworkers, family conflicts, and various other things that may affect work productivity. Sometimes managed by HR folks, but sometimes they actually have on-site psychologists at large corps. Becoming increasing popular, so I think its a good area to get involved with.

 

[Therapist4Chnge]

My big reason for going clinical was that I COULD do things like that with a clinical degree, whereas I couldn't really do clinically-oriented stuff with an I/O degree.

That's also why I chose clinical....as I will most likely go back to doing work that is more closely related to I/O, while still staying active with a couple more clinical activities (small private practice and some exploratory research).

 

[The2abraxis]

so in theory, one could work with a consulting firm AND have their own private practice? that is pretty awsome. I was thinking of going to I/O because I wanted to help people with their problems at work/interpersonal relationships, but then I found out I/O was mainly teamwork and training oriented (bleh :-\).

How is one hired (if you have an idea)? Are there firms that one becomes hired to do this, or can be it be through a certain private practice, or is it only the company hires a slew of psychologists for a certain period or for a full time job, or even something else??

 

[TMS@1987]

Would one have similar options with an MSW? (with or without the LCSW license)

 

[Therapist4Chnge]

so in theory, one could work with a consulting firm AND have their own private practice? that is pretty awsome. I was thinking of going to I/O because I wanted to help people with their problems at work/interpersonal relationships, but then I found out I/O was mainly teamwork and training oriented (bleh :-\).

How is one hired (if you have an idea)? Are there firms that one becomes hired to do this, or can be it be through a certain private practice, or is it only the company hires a slew of psychologists for a certain period or for a full time job, or even something else??

I/O is very stats heavy and (from my brief inquiry into programs) has no therapy aspect to it. There are consulting firms that place people into positions, but the real money is running your own business.

Would one have similar options with an MSW? (with or without the LCSW license)

Consulting is such that anyone can do it (hypothetically), but you would need to show your expertise and be able to meet the needs of your client. It is an umbrella term that can mean many things, so you can take it where you want.