There are plenty of amazing jobs that will go underappreciated in society for sure, but you can be sure that if those jobs just never got done, the world would start to fall apart. Many of these jobs are often considered to be blue collar jobs like garbagemen, construction workers, and butchers. However, plenty of psychology careers are underappreciated as well.
But this article is going to call attention to them and ensure that they get appreciation. Who knows, you might even decide to take on one of these jobs yourself!
Phobia Specialist
Whether you are afraid of the dark, bees, water, or that little piece of lint at the end of your shoe, there are plenty of phobias out there. However, outside of ‘sucking it up’ and ‘facing your fear’ there aren’t that many ways to treat a phobia. And phobias are often legitimate medical crises that need to be medically treated. That’s where a phobia specialist will come in.
Many phobias start in the mind and can often be treated in the exact same way. Working with a phobia specialist can make experiencing phobias much easier, can give people their life back, and can also be extremely beneficial for people who have a high chance of being around their phobia a lot.
A Men’s Counselor
With men’s loneliness and mental health issues on the rise, it can be a great time to be a male counselor. Getting help as a man often isn’t as promoted as it is for women, but a good male counselor who is able to help men step back from the brink and become better men can often be life saving.
Being a men’s counselor can be very underappreciated because most men don’t go seeking out help, but for those men that do, having a counselor is often the best thing that ever happened to them.
Forensic Psychology
Forensic psychology might be extremely underrated and underappreciated, but it can also be extremely helpful when crimes need to be solved. This branch of psychology can be used to understand the behavior of humans and how it relates to the law, as well as to how the law is broken. These professionals use tools in order to assess criminals in order to discover why they do what they do, and can be a wonderful asset when it comes to stopping crimes.
If you have decided that you want to become a forensic psychologist (or you chose to binge watch Criminal Minds and thought it looked cool), then you need to start with getting a Ph.D in forensic psychology, which will set you on the path.
School Psychologist
Special needs students are mandated by law to have treatment plans and individualized diagnoses in order to be placed into the right environments and given what they need to succeed. School psychologists do everything from talking to the students, fighting for them and making sure they are treated fairly in the classrooms, and preventing problems before they arrive.
If you love working with children and want them to have the best education possible, then you might want to see if the schools in your area need a good psychologist!
Don’t Shy Away From A Job Because It Is Underappreciated.
Your work, if you take pride in what you do and do it right, will make your work fully appreciated and the people you help will certainly see the value in it. So don’t be afraid to take on some of these jobs, because there are people out there who need your help and you might just be the best one to help them!
