Preparing Psychology Majors to Enter the Workforce Then, Now, With Whom, and How

Undergraduate psychology programs have not always provided the same level of support for their job-seeking students than they have for those preparing to become psychologists. This is a particularly unfortunate situation because, according to the American Psychological Association's Center for...

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Published inTeaching of psychology Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 14 - 23
Main Author Appleby, Drew C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2018
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Academic Advising
Association (Psychology)
Bachelors Degrees
Business
Career Awareness
Career Counseling
Curriculum
Education Work Relationship
Employment Potential
Guidelines
Health Services
Human Resources
Job Search Methods
Job Training
Labor Force
Majors (Students)
Professional Development
Psychology
Referral
Resistance (Psychology)
Social Services
Teaching (Occupation)
Undergraduate Students
academic advising
workforce preparation
career advising
psychology majors
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Summary:Undergraduate psychology programs have not always provided the same level of support for their job-seeking students than they have for those preparing to become psychologists. This is a particularly unfortunate situation because, according to the American Psychological Association's Center for Workforce Studies (American Psychological Association, 2017), only 13% of the 3.4 million people in the United States who have earned a bachelor's degree in psychology have gone on to earn a higher psychology degree. The first part of this article uses quotations from seven national reports on the psychology curriculum to identify the genesis and gradual amelioration of this unfortunate situation. The remainder of this article focuses on strategies that psychology faculty can use to help their job-seeking students successfully accomplish Goal 5: Professional Development of the APA Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major. These strategies include referring advisees to professionally trained advisors and becoming aware of careers in which baccalaureate-level psychology majors have entered or can prepare to enter and the sets of knowledge, skills, and characteristics important for success in these careers.
ISSN:0098-6283
1532-8023
DOI:10.1177/0098628317744944