Psychology and Counseling Career Test

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Most people know that psychologists and counselors help people with mental health, but that is only one corner of a much larger field. A psychologist might spend their career working with elite athletes before major competitions, another sits in a courtroom giving expert evidence about a defendant’s state of mind, and another spends their days in a laboratory designing studies that will change how we understand memory or anxiety. Some of these careers involve sitting with someone in a great deal of distress. Others involve data, research, and academic writing. All of them require a deep interest in how the human mind works, but they ask for very different things from the people who do them. Take a few minutes to find out which one might be the right fit for you.

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Disclaimer: Before you start the test, please consider the following: the test results are provided to you for the purpose of discovering your interests, your likes and dislikes and contemplating on what you may want to do in the future. Our tests are not psychological tests, nor do they indicate that you excel in a certain field of interest. Our tests do not amount to professional career advice. Our terms of use contain a disclaimer.

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Assess a child's emotional wellbeing and development.
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Work with a child's family and school in their care plan.
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Enable someone to make sense of a painful experience.
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Help athletes and performers achieve their potential.
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Help someone adjust after a brain injury or illness.
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Help a client explore difficult feelings in therapy.
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Support children's mental health in clinical settings.
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Formulate what drives a client's difficulties and why.
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Work with young children using play-based approaches.
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Diagnose and treat people with mental health disorders.
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Deliver programmes that help people stop reoffending.
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Test whether a health intervention is actually working.
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Study questions about the human mind through research.
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Analyze data from psychology studies to find patterns.
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Advise a care team on a patient's cognitive strengths.
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Apply clinical evidence to select the right treatment.
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Test a patient's memory, attention and reasoning.
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Assess how much risk an offender poses to others.
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Submit psychology research to peer-reviewed journals.
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Use validated tests to assess a client's difficulties.
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Coach an athlete to focus and perform under pressure.
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Prepare a team mentally for the demands of competition.
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Assess how brain conditions affect how people think.
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Support someone developing greater self-understanding.
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Develop a trusting therapeutic relationship over time.
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Design a study to test a theory about human behaviour.
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Provide psychological evidence to courts and tribunals.
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Use psychology to help patients make healthier choices.
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Help people with the psychological side of being ill.
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Advise doctors and nurses on the mental side of care.
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Build a performer's confidence before a major event.
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Apply psychology within the criminal justice system.
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