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Apa: Interesting Careers in Psychology HandoutApa: Interesting Careers in Psychology Handout
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Apa: Interesting Careers in Psychology

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Focus on non-academic careers for scientific psychologists. Provides links to several scientific psychologists who explain how they secured a job in a nontraditional setting outside the "lab" or "university setting."

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employment, scientists

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careers in psychology, jobs, mental health professionals, nonacademic, occupations, post-doctoral, post-doctorate, postdoctoral, postdoctorate, psychologist, psychologist careers, researchers, science, scientifically-trained psychologists, students, psychological science agenda
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Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Handouts & References
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For Administrator Use
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0L

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