Directions

Directions: This assignment is designed to introduce you to the breadth of the field of psychology and the diversity of topics of interest to psychologists.  Please visit the website of the American Psychological Association (APA), by clicking this link: https://www.apa.org (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. 

Then click on the “Education & Career” tab along the top.

Scroll down to, “For students interested in psychology.”  Under that, you will see several links.  Click on the “Psychology subfields” ink. https://www.apa.org/education-career/guide/subfieldsLinks to an external site.

Click on the various subfields and read about what the subfields do.  

For this assignment, please answer the following questions.  

1. After looking at the Subfields, identify one that sounds most interesting to you (Provide the Subfield Name). What about this subfield is of interest to you personally?  What types of careers could be connected to this subfield?  In 1-2 paragraphs, explain what it is about this subfield that interests you.
2. Conversations related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are occurring in all segments of society. Over the past couple decades, the APA has begun to advocate for an increased focus on multiculturalism with respect to the practice and research of psychologists. What follows is a link to the APA’s Race and Ethnicity Guidelines: Click here for APA’s Race and Ethnicity Guidelines (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Read this short summary page and then, in 1 – 2 paragraphs, explain how the subfield you selected above is addressing, or is related to, the APA’s overall focus on DEI advocacy. If you cannot find any explicit discussion of DEI issues on the subfield page, offer your thoughts on how those connections could be made and why they are important.