Clinical Psychologist: A description for the clinical psychologist job
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Clinical Psychologist: Psychologist, clinical Diagnoses or evaluates mental and emotional disorders of individuals, and administers programs of treatment: Interviews patients in clinics, hospitals, prisons, and other institutions, and studies medical and social case histories. Observes patients in play or other situations, and selects, administers, and interprets intelligence, achievement, interest, personality, and other psychological tests to diagnose disorders and formulate plans of treatment. Treats psychological disorders to effect improved adjustments utilizing various psychological techniques, for example milieu therapy, psychodrama, play therapy and hypnosis. Selects approach to use in individual therapy, for example directive, nondirective, and supportive therapy, and plans frequency, intensity, and duration of therapy. May also collaborate with PSYCHIATRIST (medical industry) 070.107-014, and other specialists in developing treatment programs for patients. May also instruct and direct students serving psychological internships in hospitals and clinics. May also develop experimental designs and conduct research in fields of personality development and adjustment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders. May also serve as consultant to industrial, social, educational, welfare, and other agencies on individual cases or in evaluation, planning, and development of mental health programs. May also specialize in behavior problems and therapy, crime and delinquency, group therapy, individual diagnosis and therapy, mental deficiency, objective tests, projective techniques, or speech pathology.
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