A child psychologist can counsel clients in therapeutic situations or do research to explore giftedness and developmental disabilities in the different aspects of child psychology.
Some of the things a child psychologist may do are....
- Love to diagnose or treat learning and developmental disabilities
- Manage behavioral issues by working with the clients
- Giving psychological tests, IQ, ADHD, school tests
- Scientific research about childhood development
- The psychologist works with a health care team to come up with a treatment for the client
Schools, courts, hospitals or mental health clinics is where child psychologists may be employed. Learning disorders, counseling students, conducting assessments and working with families to cope with academic problems, disabilities, or social issues are job duties for a school psychologist. Child psychologists may also work with clients who have gotten in trouble with the criminal justice system, they may also help prepare testify in court or help with child custody disputes. Those with psychological illnesses are who the child psychologists works with in the hospitals or private mental health offices. Child psychologists who work in hospitals evaluate clients, administer psychologist tests, conduct therapy sessions and diagnose mental disorders.
To become a child psychologist
Most people in the child psychology field would prefer to have a doctoral rather than a masters degree. Clinical or counseling psychology are what most people going into the psychology field prefer, they also choose to earn a Ph.D or Psy.D degree. More people are more interested in professional practice rather than research, says The American Psychological Association. In order to become a child psychologist, they must complete a supervised clinical internship and pass state and national tests.
