A Beginning Psychologist And Is The Age Of A Specialist Important?

2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43

In my experience, I often come across the fact that a young specialist cannot help. The experience and age of the psychologist is important. If a psychologist is in the age category of 20-30 years, then he will not be able to understand a person who is 40-55 years old. He has no life experience and is just young. I hear that sometimes.

I am 25 years old and people from 18 to 35 years old turn to me with various requests: when you need help or a solution to a specific situation. Just support, and sometimes you need to share with someone about what happened. And when this happens, I understand that age does not matter. A competent specialist will be able to help you.

This can be compared to child psychology. There is an opinion that if a psychologist is without a child of his own, then he will not understand you and will not help. I believe that, rather, on the contrary, he can be more objective and will rely on professional knowledge.

It is important that a psychologist has a higher education. He graduated from college not tens of years ago and clearly remembers everything related to education. It is not obscured by different theories, practices and clients. He remembers exactly the ethics of a psychologist. He attends all courses and grabs every opportunity. He has advanced training. He also thinks about his reputation and his competence as much as possible. This is a clear plus for the young specialist.

Also a plus in financial capabilities. Such a specialist is not so expensive and you will definitely find money to solve your difficulties.

But in the modern world, the age of the psychologist or the age of the client does not matter. Of course, there is a difference between a specialist who has years of experience and a beginner specialist. But it is also important how the specialist works, whether he helped you. Does he adhere to anonymity, the quality of work and whether he is improving his qualifications.

I am for competence. I am for the fact that psychologists should not give advice. We can only help to understand the problem situation and accompany in its solution.

In my professional activity, I adhere to the principles:

- valuelessness

- empathy

- confidentiality

My professional experience is over 3 years and I am at the very beginning of this path. But I am for competence, I only take on the fact that I know that I can help. I do not take on everything at once. I work for results and quality.

Choose a specialist not by age, but by the availability of professional training, his effectiveness and comfortable work with him.