Reviews for Careers in Psychology: Opportunities in a Changing World

The average rating for Careers in Psychology: Opportunities in a Changing World based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-03-28 00:00:00 Victor Robichaud It's been a while since I read this but it's an example of the stupidity of the modern higher education system. The book recommends a 4-year psychology degree for retail salespeople and real estate agents--please, if you want to go into sales, ignore this book and begin earning money immediately rather than saddling yourself with a degree that is relatively useless unless you intend to do graduate work. It also recommends a psychology degree for actuaries--get a degree in math instead. If you ever encounter this book in the real world, burn it and laugh over the embers.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-06-11 00:00:00 Melinda Haner For my day job, I help people with disabilities maintain jobs in the community. Some of my co-workers, meanwhile, match people to jobs and try to get them those jobs. We serve a few people with an autism diagnosis, so I thought this might help as a resource. It contains a lot of perspectives I hadn't considered before, and is absolutely packed with vocational information, for such a short book. Temple Grandin is best known for her autism diagnosis, either because you've seen her HBO-produced movie where she's played by Claire Danes, or because you've read about her in Oliver Sacks' Anthropologist on Mars. She's also a brilliant woman, and has served as something of a translator between the neurotypical and autistic brain. This book is mostly addressed toward those with mild autism: questions to ask oneself about learning style, talents, and things to start thinking about. The book is divided into short sections about preparing oneself for the working world in various ways, and pointing out factors many neurotypicals take for granted. People with intellectual disabilities aren't prepped for a career the way neurotypicals are, or at least they weren't when Grandin was writing the book a decade ago. The final section includes details about various professions, including the training and skills needed, how to prepare, and accommodations that may be necessary. Each career is explained through a person who works in that field. I was rather surprised to find that I knew one of the people discussed in that section, and not through my job, but from childhood. This book seems like it might be useful, especially for kids with a mild autism diagnosis who are in middle school or just entering high school, or for their parents. It raises a lot of good questions to think about when preparing for the wider world, and anyone equipped with this information early on would have a greater shot at success. It discusses a lot of factors I've seen in my capacity as job coach, but it also brings up a lot of things I hadn't thought of. I was glad I read it.