On 5th September 2022, SG Psych Stuff began sign-ups for its 2023 run of its annual mentor program. This program is Singapore’s first and only mentorship program oriented for tertiary psychology, counseling, and social work students. The mentors involved are professionals from various sectors within the fields and provide invaluable exposure and knowledge for students before they embark on their [...]
Since 2018, SG Psych Stuff has been conducting annual mentor program runs for psychology undergraduates. Students selected to be mentees are paired with professionals who have been in the field for at least two years and come from various sub-disciplines in psychology. Mentees are able to learn about the diverse psychology scene in Singapore by interacting with psychology professionals and [...]
Switching careers can be tough. It is venturing into uncharted waters; it is facing a steep learning curve; it is taking a potential pay cut. Good news is: it brings along more meaning, opportunities, and growth. Best of all, it is not impossible. This article is directed at my fellow aspiring psychologists out there, who are toying with the idea [...]
It can be a pain not being able to commemorate the end of our school lives with a bang by attending a convocation ceremony or going on a graduation trip with our friends and family! Despite the setbacks forced upon us by a deadly virus, we can still make a productive use of our time. To make this period productive, [...]
Some students doing their psychological studies may be working a full-time (FT) job at the same time. This is quite common especially for those doing their studies in a PEI (private education institute). The question is: Can you handle all the load??? Often it is assumed that if you are studying in a night course, you are doing a part-time [...]
I have been asked before: Is this school better than this other one?? I should answer this question here for a reminder for those who have asked me before, and also for those who are planning to ask this question. This post may or may not cover the local universities, as most people who have asked were comparing amongst the [...]
When we are going through our school days, we often perceive it as one of the most stressful times of our lives. The tsunami of unthinkably complex tasks, assignments and long-drawn-out projects that we must complete can push us to our emotional, physical and psychological ends. Nevertheless, time stops for no one, and soon we realise that our school days [...]
In your early years of psychology training, all you probably would be doing is studying theories and textbooks, writing essays and reporting, understanding how psychological research is done, and analysing SPSS reports, and other things, which are more towards the "scientist" (or researcher) side of the scientist-practitioner model. Rarely or little chance you will be doing more of the practitioner [...]
Dealing with Rejection After understanding more about why rejection hurts, we will now explore what we can do to deal with rejection more positively. Firstly, acknowledge your feelings. It is absolutely normal to feel sad or embarrassed after a rejection, and we should give ourselves space to come to terms with those emotions. Many psychologists also said that the best [...]
I believe one of the things many of us fear or hate to receive in our mailbox would be, “Sorry to inform you that…”. As a second-year undergraduate applying for internships, rejection is almost becoming a daily occurrence for me. Despite how many times I tell myself, “It’s okay”, “Don’t let this define you”, I still find myself sinking into [...]