Dream, dream, dream… Isn’t it the dream of every aspiring young psychologist to be in private practice? Working for yourself, building your own legacy? But what does this really mean? As incredible as it might sound at first glance, a private practice can be an expensive and lonely endeavour, at least in the beginning. If you truly desire that independence, it may still be worth it though! From personal experience, I can say that the independence is a definite plus. I’ve personally been lucky enough in most of my jobs to…
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So you’re finally considering the EPPP…
(This post is for clinicians preparing to start studying for this monster licensing exam) Take a few deep breaths…. Stretch your arms… Roll your head from left shoulder to right. And Breath… You CAN do this! If you graduated a while back, and you’re now working full time and finally considering the EPPP, this article is for you. After practicing as a school psychologist for 4 years, I moved provinces for work opportunities and was required to write the EPPP to become registered in the new province. Needless to say,…
How to lose those pesky EPPP/ grad school pounds
We all know it’s true. And you know what? Embrace it! The EPPP or grad school pounds helped us through those rough days of studying and grinding over way too much information. Sure, sure, some might call it stress eating, but I prefer to call it Feeding Baby Neurons. Food helps our bodies operate, and it’s well known that the ideal body weight is a bit of body fat for many things, which includes thinking! Too much fat can slow us down. Yes, I admit it. But there is a…