Thursday, January 28, 2010

Making the jump to psychology...


I have been an "amateur" counselor for most of my life. So, for those who know me well, my recent decision to pursue an advanced degree in psychology came as no real surprise.

For others, however, it seemed like a shock.

It appears that most people can't understand the connection between journalists and psychology degree holders. They seem to forget that everything that they have ever read about psychology, emotional development and even self help, were all WRITTEN.

In order to help people, you must first understand them, then you must be able to make them understand you. This is where the journalism background can come in handy.

As a journalist, you are routinely asked to take a complicated or cumbersome idea and translate it in to something that the public at large can understand.

Can you think of anything more complicated or cumbersome than psychological theory?

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