Question: what would you say motivates you to further study clinical psychology, and why is it important to youudy

p answered on 19 Nov 2020:

Hey, thanks for your question! I found out about what psychology and what a Clinical Psychologist was when I was in primary school, and I became fascinated watching Professor Tanya Byron’s ‘Little Angels’ which was a TV series at the time looking at child emotional and behavioural functioning. I decided that’s what I wanted to do with my career and just focused on working towards that goal for many years, so when I started secondary school I started volunteering in different settings to gain experience of working with people with different mental health needs, and went on to study Psychology A-Level and then at university too. I continued volunteering alongside my studies and then worked in a variety of mental health roles when I finished university too, before being offered a place on my doctorate. When I qualify I hope to work in child and adolescent mental health, as that’s the area that first drew me to clinical psychology. What keeps me going is my motivation to work in this field as it’s something I am very passionate about, and I am constantly learning new parts of human behaviour and new approaches and ways of supporting people through difficult times which is really interesting and inspiring. I think everyone should have the opportunity to learn about psychology and mental health in particular, as it’s something we all have and can affect any one of us at any time so if we all had some understanding of what goes on in our brains and how to manage when things get tough, I think it would be really beneficial. I hope this helps to answer your question and please feel free to send another one through!