Planning for a successful career (SOP35)

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2016

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Succeeding in any profession takes careful planning and skills that may not be obvious to people at the start of their careers. In this episode, psychologist Garth Fowler, PhD, talks about the benefits of having an individual development plan and introduces a set of videos that can help psychologists and other professionals take the next step in their careers. APA is currently seeking proposals for APA 2020, click here to learn more https://convention.apa.org/proposals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.7	Progressing in one's chosen career is not simply about showing up for work every day, so what do you do to succeed?
0:45.0	In this episode, we speak with one psychologist who is helping young scientists create individual
0:49.7	development plans, or IDPs.
0:52.5	He, along with colleagues at the American Psychological Association,
0:55.0	has put together a set of short YouTube videos that spell out how IDPs can get your
1:01.0	career on the right track from the start.
1:03.0	IDPs are a tool that rely upon self-assessment, identifying your career goals, your values,
1:09.0	and your skills and abilities. When done correctly, they provide a framework for developing career milestones that move you towards a desired career outcome.
1:17.5	I'm Audrey Hamilton, and this is Speaking of Psychology. Garth Fowler is the Associate Executive Director for the Office of Graduate and Postgraduate Education and Training at the American Psychological Association.
1:40.6	He has developed and delivered hundreds of seminars and workshops for young scientists who are just embarking on their careers.
1:47.4	Specifically, he is an expert on creating and implementing individual development plans.
1:51.7	These are programs that help students and postdoctoral scholars achieve their career goals.
1:56.0	Welcome, Dr. Fowler.
1:57.0	Thanks for having.
1:58.0	What exactly is an individual development plan and how does it help a student successfully launch a career?
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