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Stewart Bell Stewart Bell
Course Studied Honours (Psych)
Year 2007
Campus Hobart and Launceston
Student Bio Psychology was one of the subjects I enjoyed at college, did well in and wanted to continue studying. I was attracted to the variety of psychology subjects on offer as they covered so many areas within the discipline (e.g. clinical psych, educational psych, community and environmental psych, psychological testing).
Wanting a break from study for a while, I applied for jobs that allowed me to work with young people, yet also enabled me to utilise the skills I had developed in Psychology. I accepted a job at the West Tamar Council as Youth Development Officer. My duties involve the co-ordination of youth clubs, organising youth events, maintaining a youth website, and maintaining a youth council.
Studying Psychology has helped me has me find work that is always interesting and rewarding. It has also equipped me with skills I need on a daily basis when dealing with members of the community, engaging with young people, undertaking Council duties, and report writing.
   
Libby Walker Libby Walker
Course Studied Honours (Psych)
Year 2003
Campus Hobart and Launceston
Student Bio By the end of her first year at University, Libby knew she wanted to be a Psychologist. In 2003, she was one of the first students to graduate with Honours in Psychology on the Launceston campus. She now works as a Guidance Officer within the Education Department. “I love working with children and within a school environment, and I hope to continue within the field of Educational Psychology. I was a year 12 student who was unsure of what I wanted to dedicate my life to. I am now working to help young people reach their potential, both academically and socially in a job I love.“ “What I studied at Uni not only helped me gain a solid theoretical basis for my career, but it gave me the opportunity to learn how to interact with a wide range of people from a variety of disciplines. I may even return to study my Masters in Clinical Psychology.”
   
Michael Taylor Michael Taylor
Course Studied Honours (Psych & Microbiology)
Year 2007
Campus Hobart and Launceston
Student Bio First year psychology really grabbed my attention and second year drew me away from my biochemistry goal although I did complete by biochemistry major. In second year I particularly enjoyed clinical psychology, individual differences and surprisingly research & statistics. Apart from that there was also a great boy/girl ratio! Currently I am working for the Commonwealth Rehabilitation Services where I help people who are on government income support and have suffered an illness, injury or disability, get back into the workforce. I do lots of counselling and case management for my clients and I also do job capacity assessments which assess how many hours a person can realistically work after suffering an illness, injury or disability.
How has psychology studies helped you in you job: Certainly with being able to counsel clients, I do a LOT of counselling. Also my studies have helped me understand the psychological issues that affect my clients, particularly depression and anxiety. I also may be beginning a casual position with a organisational psychology company where will be marking survey and writing reports and I will get to use my 3 years of statistics.