Neuropsychologists & Clinical Neuropsychologists
Also called:
Clinical Neuropsychologist, Professor, Neuropsychologist, Neuropsychology Service Director
What they do:
Apply theories and principles of neuropsychology to diagnose and treat disorders of higher cerebral functioning.
On the job, you would:
- Write or prepare detailed clinical neuropsychological reports using data from psychological or neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct observations, or interviews.
- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in neuropsychology.
- Educate and supervise practicum students, psychology interns, or hospital staff.
Math and Science
Health
- therapy and counseling
- medicine and dentistry
Arts and Humanities
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
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Basic Skills
- reading work related information
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
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Verbal
- read and understand what is written
- communicate by writing
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
Visual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
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People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Concern for Others
- Dependability
- Self Control
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You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
- BrainMetric The Category Test
- The Tova Company Test of Variables of Attention
Analytical or scientific software
- Noldus Information Technology The Observer
- Statistical software
Spreadsheet software
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doctoral/professional degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$90,020
per year, on average
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