PsychologistGerrin Burtin

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What

They

Do Concerned for the

behavior of humansThe study of the

human brainCounseling- working to

help people

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Where

They

Are

N

eeded

SchoolsHospitalsMilitaryWorking for themselves Helping Friends, family

and othersGovernment

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Why

is t

he

care

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chose

n

Helping othersDoing something that I

am interested inUnderstand why

people act the way they do

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Ski

lls

Bachelor’s DegreeTrainingHighly Literacy Meaning write in many

formatsNumeracy Interpret/analyze data

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What

to L

earn

A Bachelor’s Degree is

required ResearchHave to attend graduate school

State Licensed or Certification

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Money

and

Outl

ook

Clinical Psychologist

Earnings

Region Average Annual Average Hourly

U.S. National

$70,190 $33,74

Employment Stats

Region Outlook

2008 Workforce

2008 to 2018 Growth Rate

U.S. National

Stable 152,000 11.1%

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Rela

ted C

are

ers

Behavioral AnalystPublic Health Educator

Cognitive Psychologist

Correctional Treatment

SpecialistChild Care Worker

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Types

of

Psyc

holo

gis

tsApplied PsychologistResearch Psychologist

Mental Health Psychologist

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Applie

d P

sych

olo

gis

tAnalyzes principles use their knowledge/research to

solve problems

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Rese

arc

h

Psyc

holo

gis

ts

Conduct studiesExperiments between

animals and humansWork focus on wide

range of specialty areas Personality Neuroscience

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enta

l Healt

h

Psyc

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Helping those with mental and psychological issues

Usually work in hospitals, and schools

Examples: Counseling Psychologist

School Psychologist

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Work

Cit

ed

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Psychology. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Nov. 2012.

<http://psychology.about.com/od/careersinpsycholog

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