No Assistant Psychologist Role? How Job Crafting Can Shape Your Psychology Career

Worried you're falling behind because you haven’t secured an assistant psychologist (AP) role yet? You’re not alone - but don’t panic. In this episode of The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast, Clinical Psychologist Dr Marianne Trent explores how job crafting can help you shape a successful psychology career even without a formal AP title.

Learn how to adapt your current or future roles to gain relevant clinical experience, boost your psychology CV, and prepare for training or assistant psychologist job applications. Whether you're in support work, education, admin, or healthcare, this episode will empower you to create opportunities, build confidence, and progress on your path to becoming a psychologist.

⏱️ Highlights & Timestamps:

• 00:00 – Introduction: Why we need to talk about job crafting
• 02:18 – What is job crafting and why does it matter for aspiring psychologists?
• 04:40 – You don’t need a psychology job title to build psychological experience
• 07:15 – Real-world examples: from receptionist to AP-level skills
• 09:52 – Spotting psychologically meaningful tasks around you
• 12:34 – How to have empowering conversations with your manager or supervisor
• 14:58 – Being ethical and staying within role boundaries while still growing
• 17:21 – Community stories: creative ways others have job crafted
• 20:07 – When job crafting isn’t enough — how to know when to move on
• 22:45 – Reflecting your job crafting in applications and interviews
• 26:12 – Fighting imposter syndrome when your experience looks different
• 29:40 – Seeking support and community to help you stay the course
• 31:58 – Final thoughts and where to go for further help
• 34:12 – Outro: Your journey still counts, even if it doesn’t look typical

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