ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book is, along with the other six titles in the series, intended to provide people who are at the beginning of their careers, or those who are thinking about making a change, with an insight into the different areas of professional psychology. It shows an overview of what the specific domain of psychology entails, but also a sense of what it is like to work as a practitioner on a day-to-day basis. The book explains how to become qualified to practise in the area of professional psychology, right from school until being fully qualified. It also provides an idea of how careers in the different areas of psychology can develop over time and how the profession of psychology might change as it continues to develop in the future.
