Psychologists are one the major employment in the 29 listed employment category under the federal skilled worker list of Canada. Most of the people get over stressed and start losing their mentality and intellectual towards the analyzing of the situations and due to this they start facing problems with health and other mental disorders and there is where we need and Psychologist , they are the one who treats on the behavior of a person, their treatment entirely depends on how the patient would be best treated and made well soon. Psychologists assess and diagnose behavioral, emotional and cognitive disorders, counsel clients, provide therapy and research and apply theory relating to behavior and mental processes. They work towards the maintenance of the clients/patient mentality and other intellectual orders so that he/she is stable. Many individuals make career as Psychologist from well reputed Institutes/Colleges and have excelled in their career. These career developments as given a path for many immigrants in Canada and number of them have excelled and are well settled with their living hood.
Under this section of Psychologist we have number of sub categories such as clinical psychologist,
experimental psychologist, associate psychologist etc. Each sub title is major and has advantages in its own ways.
There are some main responsibilities that a Psychologist does such as:
- Examine and assess behaviour, diagnose behavioural, emotional and cognitive disorders, counsel clients and provide therapy
- Help clients manage physical illness and disorders
- Counsel individuals and groups to achieve more effective personal, social and vocational development and adjustment and offer mediation services
- Use standard psychological tests for assessment
- Plan intervention programs and conduct program evaluation
- Apply psychological theory and principles regarding behaviour and mental processes such as learning, memory, perception and language development
- Formulate hypotheses and experimental designs, review literature, conduct studies and publish research papers, educational texts and articles
- Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
- Provide consultation services to government and other organizations.
- Psychologists may specialize in applied psychology or experimental research. Sub-specialties include behavioural psychology, child psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, educational and school psychology, industrial psychology, neuropsychology, social psychology or sports psychology.
Qualification Requirement
- Masters in psychologist degree from recognized Medical Institute
- A period of supervised practical experience is required in most jurisdictions.
- Successful completion of the written Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) is required in most provinces.
- Oral examinations and board interviews are also required in some provinces.
- Membership in the provincial professional association for psychologists is mandatory in all provinces.
- Psychologists become specialized in a particular area through training and experience.
- A person must have experience of around 2-4 years; actual number of years of experience to apply under this occupation is dependent on many factors such as whether the applicant is married and his English language skills.
The Job responsibilities differ with respect to each Hospital, Clinic, Medical Institute. When any immigrant applies for Psychologist job under the sector of skilled worker it takes a minimum period of 9 to 12 months to travel to Canada for employment.