Child Psychologist
Education
High school
ENGU3
Anthropology
Working with Infants and Children
University
Bachelor's in Psychology
Master of Arts, SCCP Program
School and Clinical Child Psychology
2 years long
can get you a PhD
Career Influences
Money
makes $74,178 - $149,171
Helping Children
understand my own mental health
depression
anxiety
ocd
schizophrenia
Related Careers
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Neuropsychologist
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Psychology Teacher
avg. $85,050
Skills/Work Habits
Interpersonal Relationship
Psychologists must be able to keep and maintain a good relationship with their clients
Assessment and Evaluation
Has to be good at determining which methods are best to use to help the client
Intervention and Consultation
Engages in activities that promotes positive
functioning and well being
Ethics and Standards
ethics are important to consider when dealing with
another person's well being
Research
has the skills to do evaluations and new ways to help
patients
Philosophy
I want to be a child psychologist because i want to teach children how to deal with their emotions and feel better about themselves. I believe that if we teach children from a young age on how to deal with emotions, they will grow up to be a better person.