Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

Assess, diagnose, and treat mental and emotional disorders of individuals through observation, interview, and psychological tests. Help individuals with distress or maladjustment understand their problems through their knowledge of case history, interviews with patients, and theory. Provide individual or group counseling services to assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment. May design behavior modification programs and consult with medical personnel regarding the best treatment for patients.

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed

Counseling Psychologists

Interact with clients to assist them in gaining insight, defining goals, and planning action to achieve effective personal, social, educational, or vocational development and adjustment.

Conduct assessments of patients' risk for harm to self or others.

Counsel individuals, groups, or families to help them understand problems, deal with crisis situations, define goals, and develop realistic action plans.

Write reports on clients and maintain required paperwork.

Collect information about individuals or clients, using interviews, case histories, observational techniques, and other assessment methods.

Document patient information including session notes, progress notes, recommendations, and treatment plans.

Develop and implement individual treatment plans, specifying type, frequency, intensity, and duration of therapy.

Use a variety of treatment methods, such as psychotherapy, hypnosis, behavior modification, stress reduction therapy, psychodrama, or play therapy.

Develop therapeutic and treatment plans based on clients' interests, abilities, or needs.

Identify psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues and diagnose disorders, using information obtained from interviews, tests, records, or reference materials.

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Microsoft Office software

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Clinical & Counseling Psychologists

Learn about all the various aspects of psychology and choose a path that fits with what you are passionate about. Talk to other professionals and interview them about their career. Get good grades, get involved, apply for college/university. NEVER GIVE UP!!!

I would have a family session that had a successful outcome I.e a breakthrough in therapy and epiphany, an "aha!" moment. The family would learn how to communicate better, an emotion would be expressed, and healing would take place.

Dulce Jasmin Lopez

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Dulce Jasmin Lopez

Psychologist

Education

Career

Career Roadmap

My work combines:

My work combines:

Non-Profit Organizations

Education

Helping People

Day to Day

Advice for Getting Started

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