Neuropsychologists

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Board Certified Neuropsychologist, Neuropsychologist, Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Staff Psychologist

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What they do:
Apply theories and principles of neuropsychology to evaluate and diagnose disorders of higher cerebral functioning, often in research and medical settings. Study the human brain and the effect of physiological states on human cognition and behavior. May formulate and administer programs of treatment.
On the job, you would:
  • Conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attention, concentration, sensorimotor function, language, learning, and memory.
  • Write or prepare detailed clinical neuropsychological reports, using data from psychological or neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct observations, or interviews.
  • Interview patients to obtain comprehensive medical histories.

Knowledge

Math and Science

  • psychology
  • sociology and anthropology

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
  • reading work related information

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

Abilities

Verbal

  • read and understand what is written
  • communicate by speaking

Ideas and Logic

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

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
  • Integrity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Dependability
  • Self Control

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Analytical or scientific software

  • IBM SPSS Statistics Hot Technology
  • Statistical software

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint Hot Technology

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 or
doctoral degree
usually needed

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