Clinical Neuropsychologists
Clinical Neuropsychologist, Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist, Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Staff Psychologist
What they do:
Assess and diagnose patients with neurobehavioral problems related to acquired or developmental disorders of the nervous system, such as neurodegenerative disorders, traumatic brain injury, seizure disorders, and learning disabilities. Recommend treatment after diagnosis, such as therapy, medication, or surgery. Assist with evaluation before and after neurosurgical procedures, such as deep brain stimulation.
On the job, you would:
- Interview patients to obtain comprehensive medical histories.
- Write or prepare detailed clinical neuropsychological reports, using data from psychological or neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct observations, or interviews.
- Conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attention, concentration, sensorimotor function, language, learning, and memory.
Knowledge
Math and Science
- psychology
- biology
Health
- therapy and counseling
- medicine and dentistry
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
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
- listen and understand what people say
- read and understand what is written
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Visual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Concern for Others
- Analytical Thinking
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Achievement/Effort
- Dependability
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Analytical or scientific software
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- Statistical software
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Medical software
- Patient electronic medical record EMR software
- The Tova Company Test of Variables of Attention
Education
Education: (rated 5 of 5)
post-doctoral training
usually needed
usually needed
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Job Outlook
Average
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