How do I become a clinical child psychologist?

I want to major in psychology and minor in English. I am interested in working with children and possibly become a high school or college teacher. However, I am more interested in clinical psychology because I would rather work one on one with children rather than research.

How do I become a clinical child psychologist?
Becoming a psychologist of any kind is a lengthy and challenging process. Majoring in psychology and getting your bachelor's degree is the first step. You would do well to try and get an honours degree. Getting into graduate school in clinical psychology is very competitive. If you succeed you are looking at 4-6 years of additional education in order to get a doctoral degree. It is at this point that you can begin to specialize with children. You will also need to complete a one-year residency - again, this provides an opportunity to get speciality training with children. Finally, in order to get licensed as a psychologist, you will need to take additional exams and go through a period of supervised practise.





This is not the path you would follow if you want to become a high school or college teacher. To teach at the high school level, you would need an education degree. You may be able to teach at the college level with a Master's in psychology, but you would not be able to practise as a psychologist (unless you lived in West Virginia or another jurisdiction that licenses at that level).





Although becoming a psychologist is a lengthy process, if you have such a calling, it is a very rewarding career. Good luck.
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