Movie Industry, Internet Spur Growth in Psychology Industry

Online, July 30, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Movies, Television programs and the Internet helped spur the growth in the number of people who are pursuing a career in Clinical Forensic Psychology. According to experts, this is a good sign because the industry is starting to hire psychology professionals.

Experts said that the growth in the number of students who are pursuing a career in psychology can be a good sign in the increasing demands for these professionals on the industry. It is said that movies, television programs as well as the Internet greatly affected the decision of students who will be taking up college courses in the future.

Basically, a lot of people are blinded by the depiction made by movies and television programs on forensic psychologists. They are often depicted as heroes that make use of their knowledge and expertise to solve crimes and track killers. However, these are only exaggerated and these professionals are not actually the people who solve crimes.

Forensic psychology is probably the interaction between the practice or study of psychology and the law. The professionals who are interested on this kind of career can work inside prisons, jails, rehabilitation centers, law firms, police departments, government agencies, schools and more. These professionals can also work directly with defendants, offenders, victims, attorneys, families, patients and students.

Another factor that affected the increase in the number of students who want to pursue a career in psychology is the Internet. There are websites like www.ClinicalForensicPsychology.org that helps build awareness to people by providing information about forensic psychology. The website provides fresh news and updates about the psychology career. They provide news that is related to forensic psychology to help build awareness to people about the possible jobs that they can have once they enter the industry.

The website also offers information about the career and salary of these professionals. Basically, they are providing information about this to encourage students to consider this career. The salary and the job opportunities for these professionals are probably increasing especially the Doctoral-level degree holders. They are also providing some education and training information that the students need to accomplish if they want to have a good job on the industry. The main goal of the website is to build awareness on the possible opportunities that this industry can provide to students who want to pursue a career on the industry.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment of forensic psychology professionals will have an increase of more than 15% until 2016. This fact is the main reason why the Internet is trying to build awareness about this kind of career.

Experts said that even though movies and television are not providing accurate information about the work of these professionals, they can still be a big help to increase the number of students who are entering the industry. They said that movies and television programs do not directly tackle this issue but they are considered as one of the factors that affect the decision of students. The participation of the Internet and the movie industry is very important for this issue.