Hello everybody,
In September I will start my clinical psychology master in the Netherlands. As part of the master I have to do an internsip (6 months, 3 days a week), and I want to do this at an english speaking clinic/hospital/university in Japan. This is because I am planning to stay in Japan to work and live there. I have a few contacts in Japan (did my minor there in my bachelors) so I already have some options to write to, however I was curious if somebody here knows something/has any tips. I already have some experience in clinical settings (youth care, 4 years). When I finish that internship, I also completed my masters. There are no strict regulations other than the fact I should learn about diagnosis and treatment, supervisor should be fluent in english. Happy to hear from you guys!
note: currently learning Japanese, but still N5ish
Edit: I am focussing on working with an english population, also for work in the future because of obvious reasons.
Edit 2: to become a psychologist I need a license from Japan, which means I need to do a Japanese test which is very difficult. if I understand correctly a counselor at an university is still an option!
by Sevenstarts-11
2 comments
>I want to do this at an english speaking clinic/hospital/university in Japan
You’re aware that the native language in Japan is Japanese, right? It thus stands to reason that pretty much every hospital in Japan operates in Japanese.
>I am planning to stay in Japan to work and live there.
Have you done ***any*** research on what would be required to work in Japan as a psychologist? The first step is getting licensed in Japan. Which requires taking a licensing exam. *In Japanese*.
If you are a self-assessed N5 you are nowhere even remotely close to the level of Japanese that would be required to even sit the licensing exam, much less actually practice in Japan.
Why not USA/Canada or Europe ?