School Psychologists

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Bilingual School Psychologist, Consulting Psychologist, Psychologist, School Psychologist

What they do:
Diagnose and implement individual or schoolwide interventions or strategies to address educational, behavioral, or developmental issues that adversely impact educational functioning in a school. May address student learning and behavioral problems and counsel students or families. May design and implement performance plans, and evaluate performance. May consult with other school-based personnel.
On the job, you would:
  • Compile and interpret students' test results, along with information from teachers and parents, to diagnose conditions and to help assess eligibility for special services.
  • Maintain student records, including special education reports, confidential records, records of services provided, and behavioral data.
  • Report any pertinent information to the proper authorities in cases of child endangerment, neglect, or abuse.

Knowledge

Math and Science

  • psychology
  • sociology and anthropology

Health

  • therapy and counseling

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Business

  • customer service

Skills

Basic Skills

  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • reading work related information

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Social

  • understanding people's reactions
  • looking for ways to help people

Abilities

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • use rules to solve problems
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Persistence
  • Self Control
  • Social Orientation

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Word processing software

  • Ewing Solutions QuickWriter
  • Microsoft Word Hot Technology

Video conferencing software

  • Google Meet

Data base user interface and query software

  • Centris Group IEP Direct
  • Vision Management Consulting IEP PlaNET

Education

Education: (rated 5 of 5)
certificate after master's or
master's degree
usually needed

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