There are many different branches of psychology. There is the branch that deals with children and families. There is also criminal psychology and then there are the branches of rehabilitation and psychiatric hospital. Psychology is a very complex part of the medical field as we deal with the human mind and learn how it works. In family and child psychology you work with a variety of families, couples, and children dealing with different things. Some are couples who have difficulty conceiving or are unable to conceive. They may be dealing with the loss of a child. Some may help children and family deal with the illness in the family that has taken or will take away a loved one. In some cases you may be able to help children who are victims of abuse or children who are being abused and are being bullied or bullied themselves. With family and child psychology the journey is endless. One of the largest areas is mental disorders in the family, especially among children. For example, in December 2008, Rebecca Stancil was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. That's according to ABC News correspondent Jay Schadler, who interviewed the 9-year-old girl and her family. At the age of 9 it is very nice to see this type of diagnosis. This little girl has the urge to kill her mother, she sees and hears things that aren't real, but she thinks they are. These are the children who need help. These are the children, as a psychologist, you could help and get to know them and their families. One of the sites I came across while doing my research is The American Psychological Association (APA), the Society for Child and Family Police and Practice. The focus of the Division 37 Newsletter, The Advocate states that their main concern is "with professional and scientific matters r...... half of the paper ...... you enjoy doing it and are willing to work hard so nothing else really matters. Works Cited Chearuil, NN (2009). The negative stereotypes of single mothers: Limerick Student Journal of Sociology, 21, 4–17 on memory and psychological responses • Helen M. Paterson, • Keenan Whittle, • Richard I. KempAuthor Affiliations• 1. School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, 2006, Australia• 2. School of Psychology, University of New Wales South, Sydney, AustraliaWebMD Mental Health CenterBy: Richard Sine. Reviewed by: Louise Chang MD©2005-2014 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved.WebMD does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatmentABC NewsBy JAY SCHADLER, CLAIRE WEINRAUB and ELISSA STOHLERJAY SCHADLERMORE BY JAY »Correspondentvia