Educational Psychologist
Educational Psychologist
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Job Description
Educational psychologists are psychologists employed by educational institutions to provide psychological and emotional support to students in need. They are specialised in the provision of direct support and interventions to students, conducting psychological testing and assessment, and consulting with families, teachers and other school-based student support professionals, such as school social workers and educational counsellors, about the students. They may also work with the school administration to improve practical support strategies in order to improve the students' well-being..
Top 3 specific things you need to know
As an Educational Psychologist, you will need to master following:
Top 17 general things you need to know
More generally, an educational psychologist is also versed in:
- adolescent psychological development
- communicate with youth
- consult student's support system
- counsel students
- crisis intervention
- developmental psychology
- interpret psychological tests
- liaise with educational staff
- liaise with educational support staff
- listen actively
- monitor student's behaviour
- perform educational testing
- psychological counselling methods
- psychology
- school psychology
- test for behavioural patterns
- test for emotional patterns
Other things it helps to know to be an excellent educational psychologist
It also helps to know the following:
- keep up-to-date with training subjects
- assessment processes
- assist in the organisation of school events
- behavioural disorders
- communicate about youth's well-being
- communication disorders
- conduct psychological research
- consultation
- education law
- guarantee students' safety
- learning difficulties
- learning needs analysis
- oversee extra-curricular activities
- psychiatric disorders
- publish academic research
- scientific research methodology
- secondary school procedures
- show consideration for student's situation
- support children's wellbeing
- write research proposals
Top employers for this job
Educational Psychologist (0-2 Yrs Exp.)
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Prereqs Technology Pvt.Ltd
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California
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$250 - $800 / month
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