1. What Do Psychologists Do?
Unit 1
Lesson 1

2. Objectives:
Students will recognize that psychology has many subfields that emphasize both research and application of psychological issues.

3. Warm Up:
Why did you sign up to take a psychology course?

4. BRAINSTORM! What kind of work do psychologists do?
Where do psychologists work?
What’s the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist?
What’s the difference between a school guidance counselor and a psychologist?

5. BRAINSTORM! What kind of work do psychologists do?
3 classifications:
Practitioners
Academics
Researchers
Where do psychologists work?
Hospitals, universities, labs, private practice, schools, govt agencies, businesses, correctional facilities

6. BRAINSTORM! Difference between psychologist & psychiatrist?
Psychologist – PhD in psych
Psychiatrist – MD, can Rx meds
Difference b/t school guidance counselor and psychologist?
Counselor – Ed background, Master’s
Psychologist – Advanced degree in psych

7. Handout – What Do Psych’s Do?
PART A: Review special fields.
Research: Study to know more (basic science).
Applied: Use what we know to solve problems.

8. Activity– What Do Psych’s Do?
PART B: Partner Activity
PART C: Individual Completion

9. Explore! Visit http://www.apa.org/about/division/index.aspx
Select & view the websites for 5 of the 56 divisions (by # or topic) that you find intriguing – what do these psychologists do?
Share out

10. Closure
What’s the difference between research and applied psychology? Provide an example of each from today’s lesson.

11. Homework
See board!