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Clinical Psychology Career Opportunities

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Clinical psychologists assess and treat mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. They conduct research, study social development, help people learn, promote physical and mental health, and study and contribute to working environments.

Those working in clinical psychology careers also assist people in coping with short-term crises, such as working with teenagers to help smooth the transition into a healthy adulthood, to more chronic conditions such as mental illness, criminal behavior and chemical dependency.

 
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Career Paths

As a clinician, you have a variety of clinical psychology career paths to choose from, including:

  • Researching cost effectiveness in health care, design of facilities, doctor-patient communication, or studies of various treatment methods
  • Training mental health professionals
  • Serving on the faculties of universities and independent institutes of psychology
  • Carrying out administrative appointments; assisting in the planning and implementation of health care services

Did You Know?

According to the Gale Encyclopedia of Knowledge, approximately one third of the psychologists working in the United States today are clinical psychologists.

 
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