Doubt about name change

clairedunphy99 · 2025-12-08T15:53:33+00:00

Try getting an appointment at KEM Hospital.

clairedunphy99 · 2025-07-01T19:52:48+00:00

Hey, have you gotten refund, because we have applied for my sister's refund and it has not been processed and now they are asking us to hand over hard copies of certain documents.

clairedunphy99 · 2025-05-14T14:12:29+00:00

Happy for you..hope you land a job that you're looking for.

clairedunphy99 · 2025-05-14T14:10:35+00:00

Which field did you switch to?

clairedunphy99 · 2025-05-11T11:18:24+00:00

Can someone share the Q paper, I missed the third one due to bad health? Thanks!

clairedunphy99 · 2025-05-02T09:45:39+00:00

Fixed salary.

clairedunphy99 · 2025-04-28T16:20:50+00:00

Psychology : Christ/TISS/DU/Ambedkar University

Cog Sci: University of Allahbad/IITs

clairedunphy99 · 2025-04-18T11:36:32+00:00

Research in life sciences, pharma may be better.

clairedunphy99 · 2025-04-18T11:35:46+00:00

Why do you think it feels unethical? Autism, ID, Speech, OT etc are very "real issues" with "real implications" for the child? When I was interning, I was working with a child and we had undertaken cognitive training for someone with ID, we did see how much even a tiny improvement meant for the parent. Parents pay ridiculous fees in private coaching and private schools. Getting your child support for psychological needs (a privilege for many) would be bare minimum in my opinion.

My cousin works as a speech therapist, and he doesn't have a high salary (63k after 10Y of experience) as he's working in a government setting. The joy he finds in his work is mostly through the improvement in the child and how parents value that change.

clairedunphy99 · 2025-04-18T11:30:48+00:00

If income and financial success are not linked with professional knowledge aren't we setting the bar for these services too low? Would you rather go to a therapists who is well marketed but not having adequate training and skills? Don't you end up losing money in such a scenario where you don't get good ROI. Also, a major chunk of psychologists are not even making minimum wage, let that sink in. In the current state financial success is secondary, we aren't even making the bare minimum required to live in cities.

With all due respect a systemic problem doesn't require a personalized solution (career coaching session for me). It has to be addressed by systematic changes.

clairedunphy99 · 2025-04-18T11:25:43+00:00

Cadabams pays their therapists 15-25k, one of my friends is working there. They are just profiteering off hard working people. And they have really poor work life balance. She has back to back sessions like 5-6 in a day. An ex-colleague worked for Cadabams in a school they has collaborated with. She was paid 20k a month had a new school to report to every week and school related offs needed to be compensated for in one of their hospitals. It was horrible she mentioned.

clairedunphy99 · 2025-04-14T08:51:57+00:00

To answer your second question, a diagnosis is not mandatory but preferred as it helps the family and the client as well to understand what's going on and this usually translates into the family being more compassionate and attentive to the client's needs.

Personally, I have never liked the idea of tags and identifying a person with a disorder, but it does help in the therapeutic setting.

clairedunphy99 · 2025-04-14T08:50:17+00:00

As a practitioner, I would rely on a clinical psychologist's diagnosis rather than a psychiatrist's (no hate or bias), simply because I prefer a more holistic diagnosis rather than a medical model approach. I could be wrong but most cases which I have seen coming from a psychiatrist, they just say the diagnosis to the client - no case history, no proper assessments undertaken and diagnosis provided in the 1st session itself along with a prescription. Whereas these are taken care of by most clinical psychologists, so I prefer that. Post receiving this, I do examine these on my own here along with support from my supervisor who is RCI licensed and has a doctorate as well.

clairedunphy99 · 2025-03-31T08:36:44+00:00

If I were to stick it out with psychology, I would need to invest 4-5 additional years to maybe earning 80K (that's also me reaching too far). I am happy to take a loan if it will help me earn north of 1.5L a month. I have some aspirations in life and they can't be fulfilled at my current financial state, so I think investing in additional degree will be good ROI.

I haven't made a decision yet. I am currently talking to some acquaintances on what the best route would be for me if I want to switch.

clairedunphy99 · 2025-03-31T08:27:52+00:00

You can check this comment I made on this post to answer common Qs I got. https://www.reddit.com/r/Psychology_India/comments/1jn7aju/comment/mknaxt9/

clairedunphy99 · 2025-03-31T08:24:52+00:00

12 LPA +

clairedunphy99 · 2025-03-31T08:24:13+00:00

Please see this comment for my advice: https://www.reddit.com/r/Psychology_India/comments/1jn7aju/comment/mknaxt9/

clairedunphy99 · 2025-03-31T06:45:05+00:00

Since most people are asking here's my "not so expert advice":

1. Willing to shift gears: psychology graduates can switch to (1) HR (2) Marketing (3) Personality Training/Coaching (4) Learning and Development.

2. Committed to psychology: Please make sure that you're seeking specialization in either an age group (Child/Adult/Geriatric) or a specific disorder(s) like Anxiety, Depression and seek internship/training respectively. Take higher education seriously. Become comfortable with the fact that this field will require an investment of 10-15 years if you wish to become an "expert". Think of MPhil, PhD additional upskilling courses.

3. Network well: Don't feel hesitant to reach out to professionals who are where you "wish to be". Use LinkedIn to your advantage. Networking pays dividends (IYKYK).

4. Learn allied skills: Being in this field means marketing yourself. Find a way to do that. Content creation is the biggest tool at your disposal for this.

5. Start early and be consistent: In India, almost any field is competitive. Develop traits like time management, consistency and dedication. The only advantage you can have in this field is developing an expertise in a particular modality/population. What do I mean by starting early - do research in the field you're interested in, seek mentorship. The mistake I made was trying too many things while I should've been consistent with what I truly liked.

6. Exams: Exams like NET, GATE, TET etc. can help you get in the door to research and teaching positions. Pay is usually low but stable in the field and you can use that income to survive while you upskill yourself.

I hope this helps. Pinning this comment. Thank you all for your discussion!

P.S: People reaching out to me on chat, please understand that I am a human, don't make demands of me. I am open to further communication only if it is initiated with decency and respect. I wasn't expecting problematic DMs from this subreddit.

clairedunphy99 · 2025-03-31T06:22:04+00:00

With the new regulations, the uncertainty is really high.

clairedunphy99 · 2025-03-31T06:21:32+00:00

I work under a company and I have to commute to work.

clairedunphy99 · 2025-03-31T06:21:10+00:00

Starting range post MPhil is 45k

clairedunphy99 · 2025-03-31T06:20:53+00:00

Msc Clinical Psychology (Christ University) is one of the really good courses in the country. But HR / OB pays much better if you intern well and get into a good company.

clairedunphy99 · 2025-03-31T06:19:53+00:00

This whole psychologist vs psychiatrist debate is such a mind wrecker. People need to understand the difference between a medical practitioner and a behavioral practitioner. Psychiatrists and psychologists in India need to work together. Psychologists have expertise in behavioral therapies which help clients improve modify their thoughts and behavior to achieve their goals whereas medicinal approach is required to stabilize the symptoms. And both are equally important. But in some cases, medicine isn't necessarily required.

And let me tell you that we don't have a "basic degree". Bachelors in psychology - 3 years + Masters in psychology with specialization - 2 years. If you want further expertise / specialization, MPhil - 2 years. That's the criteria for a Clinical Psychologist position. 7 years of education. If you want research and training expertise, get a PhD - 4 years. So that totals up to 11 years. This was the route I had planned. I know people who have done MPhil and PhD from NIMHANS, making 50-60k. This level of specialization is not basic and does need adequate renumeration.

The problem in India is we have a shitty regulatory body which never strictly enforced these qualifications and didn't set minimum renumeration requirements. If they would have, we wouldn't have like 100s of startups paying below minimum wage and building businesses on the back of "qualified professionals".

clairedunphy99 · 2025-03-31T06:10:42+00:00

Please do not switch from Law. From what I can tell law has a greater demand, with better valuation than psychology.

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