educational psychologist what do they do?
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I think they give testing to children to evaluate learning difficulties.  So, if you or your child is not having success in school, you might see the e.p. for testing to find out more exactly what the problem is.  Could be Attention Deficit, Dyslexia, or some other specific disorder.  It's good to identify the nature of the problem, because then the e.p. can help identify a plan and some methods of working around the problem.
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If you want a high-paying psychology job you would have to do one of two things: get a PhD so you can be a professor at the university level or get a PsyD so you can be a practicing clinical psychologist.\n\nI graduated with a B.A. in Psychology but I chose not to go for a doctorate degree, just yet. Right now I'm an Outreach Coordinator for a university. I LOVE my job! I provide individual and group college counseling to middle school and high school students, and I coordinate other counselors to do the same. I'm using the skills I learned in my counseling and interviewing classes as a psychology student. Currently I'm looking into grad schools for school counseling or student affairs at the university level so I can continue counseling students. \n\nYou CAN do something with a B.A. in psychology, however its hard if you don't have any job, internship or volunteer experience.
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Regularly, I read Educational Psychology, Journal of Educational Psychology, and the Teaching of Psychology.\n\nIn the past six months, I've read tons over many subjects including, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Slavic Review, Journal of Counseling Psychology, Educational Technology, Exceptional Children, and Human Rights Quarterly.\n\nIf you're looking for journals to read, try hanging out in the stacks of a college library and find some that have topics of interest or search JStore and Proquest (both of these require subscriptions but if you are a college student or have access to a college campus you should be able to log on).  What you read really depends on what interests you.
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Psychologist Requirements:\n\nA doctoral degree usually is required for employment as an independent licensed clinical or counseling psychologist. Psychologists with a Ph.D. qualify for a wide range of teaching, research, clinical, and counseling positions in universities, health care services, elementary and secondary schools, private industry, and government. Psychologists with a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) degree usually work in clinical positions or in private practices, but they also sometime teach, conduct research, or carry out administrative responsibilities.\n\nA doctoral degree generally requires 5 to 7 years of graduate study. The Ph.D. degree culminates in a dissertation based on original research. Courses in quantitative research methods, which include the use of computer-based analysis, are an integral part of graduate study and are necessary to complete the dissertation. The Psy.D. may be based on practical work and examinations rather than a dissertation. In clinical or counseling psychology, the requirements for the doctoral degree include at least a 1-year internship.\n\nA specialist degree is required in most States for an individual to work as a school psychologist, although a few States still credential school psychologists with master’s degrees. A specialist (Ed.S.) degree in school psychology requires a minimum of 3 years of full-time graduate study (at least 60 graduate semester hours) and a 1-year internship. Because their professional practice addresses educational and mental health components of students’ development, school psychologists’ training includes coursework in both education and psychology.\n\nPersons with a master’s degree in psychology may work as industrial-organizational psychologists. They also may work as psychological assistants under the supervision of doctoral-level psychologists and may conduct research or psychological evaluations. A master’s degree in psychology requires at least 2 years of full-time graduate study. Requirements usually include practical experience in an applied setting and a master’s thesis based on an original research project.\n\nCompetition for admission to graduate psychology programs is keen. Some universities require applicants to have an undergraduate major in psychology. Others prefer only coursework in basic psychology with courses in the biological, physical, and social sciences and in statistics and mathematics.\n\nA bachelor’s degree in psychology qualifies a person to assist psychologists and other professionals in community mental health centers, vocational rehabilitation offices, and correctional programs. Bachelor’s degree holders may work as research or administrative assistants for psychologists. Some work as technicians in related fields, such as marketing research. Many find employment in other areas, such as sales or business management.\n\nIn the Federal Government, candidates having at least 24 semester hours in psychology and one course in statistics qualify for entry-level positions. However, competition for these jobs is keen because this is one of the few areas in which one can work as a psychologist without an advanced degree.\n\nThe American Psychological Association (APA) presently accredits doctoral training programs in clinical, counseling, and school psychology, as well as accrediting institutions that provide internships for doctoral students in school, clinical, and counseling psychology. The National Association of School Psychologists, with the assistance of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, also is involved in the accreditation of advanced degree programs in school psychology.\n\nPsychologists in independent practice or those who offer any type of patient care—including clinical, counseling, and school psychologists—must meet certification or licensing requirements in all States and the District of Columbia. Licensing laws vary by State and by type of position and require li
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I have my B.A. in psychology and am in finishing my first year of grad school in Marriage & Family Psychology.  If you want to be a child psychologist, you'll have to attend graduate school first. My experience is sort of similar in that I had planned to get a degree in clinical psych but decided to change to marriage and family. I have intended to be a therapist all along and this program is focused on teaching those skills--for individuals of all ages as well as couples and families.  A clinical psychologist friend of mine in private practice says I am getting better training than he did to do psychotherapy. in order to decide, you have to clarify to yourself what it is exactly that you want to do when you graduate. both degrees will give you a lot on child development, but the psych degree will involve more psychopathology, diagnosis, and treatment. psychologists can also do testing (achievement, intelligence, personality, depression, anxiety, etc.) while educators technically cannot.  hope this is relevant.
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Hi there! Just wanted to give you some kind feedback- I think you probably should re-post your question, with Psychology spelled correctly. My guess is that you are not getting a reply because of that error. :-)\n\nAlso, I think you can find this information online. See the links below.\n\nIn general, the rankings for schools can be found in U.S.News & World Report, The Princeton Review, The Fiske Guide to Colleges, and Times. Also, check out your public library, ask someone in the field or ask the Universities that you are interested in.\n\nGood luck!
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It really depends on what you want to do. In general, accountants deal more with data than people (although not necessarily so) and psychologists deal more with people than data (although not necessarily so). Now, there are jobs in both fields that allow you to deal more with people or data (for example, there are some psychologists who are psychometricians or interested in measurement and statistics and there are accountants who are mainly consultants and work more with clients).\n\nThere is a difference in length of education. Accountants can work with a bachelor's degree, but to be a psychologist you must have at least a masters degree, and in most states you must have a doctoral degree to work independently. Psychology is based both academic and practical experience.\n\nSince there are some differences in these two choices, have you thought about finding out more about your career interests and values? If you are a student you can go to your guidance counselor or college counseling center; adults and others can go to most community college career centers for some career counseling to help you decide.\n\nIf you haven't already, talk with a psychologist and an accountant to see what their work life is like. \n\nGood luck with your decision!
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Many public school systems, like the ones in New Jersey, created a No Child Left Behind Act which tries to enforce that all children will learn through modifications - whether that means having a child study team evaluation for an IEP, or having a teacher make modifications within their lesson plans to help a child learn.  \n\nPublic school teachers HAVE to do evaluation assessments on all the students they teach during the school year.  Usually if we see a "problem" (possible learning disability or non-specific LD) we will contact the parents for an initial meeting.  PARENTS NEED TO BE THEIR CHILD'S ADVOCATE and many times must push the school system to evaluate a child and offer assistance.  Assistance may be a one on one aide, involvement in a special education class, large print books, occupational and physical therapies, etc.\n \nI believe that many children slip through the cracks because parent/teacher communication may be weak.  I also believe that it is a teacher's NUMBER ONE priority to ensure the students in his or her class can learn.  Sad to say many teachers become complacent in their careers and are not looking to hard for the children who need help.
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The use of this term in the Education field is in reference to actions that are observable or inferred, that are a response to a stimulus.\n\nTeachers change students overt (observable) and covert (internal/thought) behaviors through modification of the student's environment (lecture, text, displays, guided activities, etc.).
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Usually a tutor or  employer someone who has direct contact with you and can make you look good. \n\nIf you contact a past tutor they usually do it for you
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educational psychologists prefer home school.because kids require the love, affection and attention of their parents
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psychic reads minds,psychologist tells how it functions.
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Their (and your) need to pretend to be a psychologist probably stems from low self-confidence, and a desire to show off, which could go all the way back to one's childhood, and...dammit.
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A psychiatrist is a medical doctor. A psychologist may hold a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) and be called "doctor"; but, is not a medical doctor (M.D.). A psychologist primarily aids his patients by counseling and psychotherapy. A psychiatrist may also perform psychotherapy; but, in addition, can prescribe medications. Cases of serious mental illnes are treated by psychiatrists.
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if you want to teach you should major in education. i majored in psychology and you can take lots of classes on child development. i did my required 80 hours at Head Start in a preschool classroom, so that was fun.  Or do both. depends on what programs your school has, but you could find a good education program to major in, and minor in psych.
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The Guidance office is usually staffed by guidance counselors or school counselors.  Their role is to provide academic and emotional/social counseling to students.  Usually there is not much guidance regarding emotional/social issues because counselors are so bogged down helping students with their academic needs\n\nThe faculty room is the gathering area for school teaching staff.
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To become a psychologist  you would need at least six years of schooling after high school, and in some places you would need more - a Ph.D.  Psychologists have to be registered in the state or province in which they want to practice and often have to write special exams to become registered.  You will need to do either a B.A. in psychology or a B.Sc. in Psychology (4 - 5 years), then a Masters degree (1 - 2 years), and then possibly (but not necessarily) a Ph.D. (2 - 5 years).\n\nThey can make a lot of money if they are in private practice especially.  They can also work in hospitals, clinics, school districts, for social services, government, etc.  Benefits would depend upon the job, whether they are employed by government for example or working in private business or have their own practice.\n\nMy daughter has done a B.A. in psychology and she is working with youth and adults with autism doing behavioral programming as a behavioir therapist, so there are lots of things you can do to help people in the area of psychology without becoming a registered psychologist.   She intends to go back to school next year to do a nursing degree with a specialization in psychiatric nursing.  After your first degree you could do a Masters in counseling and work as a counselor or therapist.  Generally it is easier to become qualified as a counselor than as a psychologist.\n\nI did an undergraduate degree in psychology, then a teaching degree, and then a Masters in education with a specialization in assessment and special education so I worked in consultant and specialist postions related to special education in the last 15 years before I retired.\n\nIf  you decide to become a psychologist you would probably want to decide on a specialty, such as clinical psychology, counseling psychology, child psychology, educational psychology, etc.  There are many branches of psychology.\n\nHere are a few sites that will give you more information to think about.   Best of luck with your choices and your future.