Seven Questions with... Seren Alaeddinoglu

This week we meet Seren Alaeddinoglu, a recent graduate from Psychological Sciences who's been learning about Horticultural Therapy, volunteering as a crisis counsellor and doing some translation work from her flat in Camden Town. What are you studying, why are you interested in this subject and what do you plan to do in the future?. I've just graduated from the Psychological Sciences MSc course. I'm particularly interested in child psychology; I started working with children with learning difficulties five years ago and was drawn to work in this field, which is interesting, fun, and challenging by turns. Since then, I've had several other roles (paid and voluntary) supporting children and young adults with cognitive or physical impairments. My dream career would be one in paediatric neuropsychology, which involves first qualifying as a clinical psychologist, and then undergoing further training in neuropsychology to understand the relationship between the brain and behaviour. Paediatric neuropsychologists use this knowledge to help children with brain disorders, injuries, or developmental issues.