I can't find the right degree for me!!!! Psych or Social work???

I would like a job working with people (especially children and adolescents) rather than research/neuroscience.

Have a look at
Education with Psychology - https://www.bath.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate-2024/education/ba-education-with-psychology/
Sociology with Psychology - https://www.city.ac.uk/prospective-students/courses/undergraduate/sociology-with-psychology
Childhood Studies - https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/2024/childhood-studies/
Childhood and Youth Studies with Psychology - https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/ba-hons-childhood-and-youth-studies-with-psychology
etc etc

I took biology, psychology, and sociology at A Level. I have always had my head set on doing a psychology degree but as I look into it more it seems too sciency, and even though I enjoy science I would like a job working with people (especially children and adolescents) rather than research/neuroscience.

I understand that after a psychology degree, you are not a trained psychologist therefore it is much less employable than many other jobs as to get into the psychological field you have to do a master's, Ph.D./ doctorate which are all competitive. You can also not change e.g. from forensic to educational psychology and move around as easily as you can in e.g. social work. where it seems you are pigeonholed less.

I am very conflicted - there are aspects of many degrees I enjoy but want to get one that is employable and in demand at the end of an undergrad, where I can work with children, easily move around, and work in different settings and sectors whilst also feeling like I am making a difference.

I am an academic therefore have always thought I would pursue something medical rather than social but this seems to mean not working directly with patients which I want to do. I want to get into the field of mental health asap and not spend 10 years working to become a clinical psychologist which involves too much research etc.

I understand you can become a psychotherapist with a social work degree which is something I am seriously looking into.

Some careers and courses I've looked at o help get into my head:
- Psychology (w/ neuroscience, w/education, w/coumselling)
- Joint honors in Psychology and Biology
-Education (studies, teaching)
-Nursing
-Social Work
-Paramedic Science
-Occupational therapy
-Physiology

I took biology, psychology, and sociology at A Level. I have always had my head set on doing a psychology degree but as I look into it more it seems too sciency, and even though I enjoy science I would like a job working with people (especially children and adolescents) rather than research/neuroscience.

I understand that after a psychology degree, you are not a trained psychologist therefore it is much less employable than many other jobs as to get into the psychological field you have to do a master's, Ph.D./ doctorate which are all competitive. You can also not change e.g. from forensic to educational psychology and move around as easily as you can in e.g. social work. where it seems you are pigeonholed less.

I am very conflicted - there are aspects of many degrees I enjoy but want to get one that is employable and in demand at the end of an undergrad, where I can work with children, easily move around, and work in different settings and sectors whilst also feeling like I am making a difference.

I am an academic therefore have always thought I would pursue something medical rather than social but this seems to mean not working directly with patients which I want to do. I want to get into the field of mental health asap and not spend 10 years working to become a clinical psychologist which involves too much research etc.

I understand you can become a psychotherapist with a social work degree which is something I am seriously looking into.

Some careers and courses I've looked at o help get into my head:
- Psychology (w/ neuroscience, w/education, w/coumselling)
- Joint honors in Psychology and Biology
-Education (studies, teaching)
-Nursing
-Social Work
-Paramedic Science
-Occupational therapy
-Physiology

I took biology, psychology, and sociology at A Level. I have always had my head set on doing a psychology degree but as I look into it more it seems too sciency, and even though I enjoy science I would like a job working with people (especially children and adolescents) rather than research/neuroscience.

I understand that after a psychology degree, you are not a trained psychologist therefore it is much less employable than many other jobs as to get into the psychological field you have to do a master's, Ph.D./ doctorate which are all competitive. You can also not change e.g. from forensic to educational psychology and move around as easily as you can in e.g. social work. where it seems you are pigeonholed less.

I am very conflicted - there are aspects of many degrees I enjoy but want to get one that is employable and in demand at the end of an undergrad, where I can work with children, easily move around, and work in different settings and sectors whilst also feeling like I am making a difference.

I am an academic therefore have always thought I would pursue something medical rather than social but this seems to mean not working directly with patients which I want to do. I want to get into the field of mental health asap and not spend 10 years working to become a clinical psychologist which involves too much research etc.

I understand you can become a psychotherapist with a social work degree which is something I am seriously looking into.

Some careers and courses I've looked at o help get into my head:
- Psychology (w/ neuroscience, w/education, w/coumselling)
- Joint honors in Psychology and Biology
-Education (studies, teaching)
-Nursing
-Social Work
-Paramedic Science
-Occupational therapy
-Physiology