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Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

What They Do: Assess, diagnose, and treat mental and emotional disorders of individuals through observation, interview, and psychological tests. Help individuals with distress or maladjustment understand their problems through their knowledge of case history, interviews with patients, and theory. Provide individual or group counseling services to assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment. May design behavior modification programs and consult with medical personnel regarding the best treatment for patients.

Also Called: Case ManagerClinical PsychologistCounseling PsychologistCounselorLicensed Clinical PsychologistLicensed PsychologistLPC (Licensed Professional Counselor)PsychologistPsychotherapistTherapist

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Work Context

Name	description
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams	How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?Responce Every day (88)
Spend Time Sitting	How much does this job require sitting?Responce Continually or almost continually (78) More than half the time (22)
Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals	How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?Responce A lot of freedom (72) Some freedom (24)
E-Mail	How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?Responce Every day (72) Once a week or more but not every day (20)
Freedom to Make Decisions	How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?Responce A lot of freedom (68) Some freedom (28)
Contact With Others	How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?Responce Constant contact with others (56) Contact with others most of the time (40)
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled	How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?Responce Every day (79)
Telephone Conversations	How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?Responce Every day (52) Once a week or more but not every day (36) Once a month or more but not every week (12)
Frequency of Decision Making	How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?Responce Every day (44) Once a week or more but not every day (36) Once a year or more but not every month (12)
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results	What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?Responce Very important results (44) Important results (28) Moderate results (20)