Activities | Assess and evaluate individuals' problems through the use of case history, interview, and observation and provide individual or group counseling services to assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment. |
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Outlook | Faster-than-average-job growth |
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Median Income | $59,440 per year in May 2006 |
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Work Context & Conditions | A psychologist's specialty and place of employment determine working conditions, although all psychologists must be thorough in their work of providing services to others. Clinical, school, and counseling psychologists in private practice have their own offices and set their own hours. |
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Minimum Education Requirements | Psy.D.
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Skills | Social Perceptiveness, Learning Strategies, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Writing, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Speaking |
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Abilities | Oral Expression, Speech Recognition, Deductive Reasoning, Problem Sensitivity, Originality, Written Comprehension, Speech Clarity, Inductive Reasoning, Written Expression, Oral Comprehension |
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Interviews | Craig Kalman |
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