Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists
On the Job
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists diagnose and treat problems like mental disorders, learning disabilities, and behavioral issues. They work with children, families, and groups. They help people learn to change their behavior.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Collect archival data.
- Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys.
- Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys.
- Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys.
- Conduct scientific research of organizational behavior or processes.
- Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations.
- Record research or operational data.
- Diagnose neural or psychological disorders.
- Review professional literature to maintain professional knowledge.
- Diagnose neural or psychological disorders.
Typical Working Conditions
- Having face-to-face discussions.
- Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
- Freedom to make decisions without supervision.
- The freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals.
- Sitting.
- Dealing with external customers.
- Meeting strict deadlines.
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