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What about helping professions outside of psychology?

There are of course several careers that are considered to be helping professions, and although they are not classified as subdisciplines of psychology, they spark the interest of many psychology students, and undergraduate training in psychology is relevant for these professions. Below, we provide additional information on some (but not all!) professions outside of the traditional disciplinary boundaries of psychology that students are often curious about.  For content reviewing careers related to psychotherapy, please see the section on Clinical Psychology which reviews adjacent career paths including psychotherapy. 

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Behavioural Analysis

Occupational Therapy

Social Work

Speech Language Pathology

 

 

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