Psychology Resources

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Job Titles

Activities Coordinator	Counseling Coordinator	Rehabilitation Counselor
Assistant Residential Coordinator	Counselor	Relief Worker
Behavioral Psychologist	Crisis Worker	Research Psychologist
Career Services Counselor	Day Treatment Clinician	Resident Services Provider
Case Coordinator	Developmental Psychologist	Residential Clinical Director
Case Manager	Experimental Psychologist	Residential Counselor
Case Worker	Family Counselor	Residential Specialist
Child-Care Worker	House Manager	Residential Worker
Clinical Coordinator	House Parent	School Psychologist
Clinical Director	Human Resources Worker	Social Psychologist
Clinical Manager	Industrial-organizational Psychologist	Social Worker
Clinical Psychologist	Intensive Case Manager	Special School Counselor
Clinical Supervisor	Mental Health Clinician	Substance Abuse Counselor
Clinician	Mental Health Counselor	Support Worker
Cognitive Psychologist	Parent counselor/Educator	Therapist
College Student-Affairs Professional	Prevention Counselor	Women's counselor
Community and Social Service Worker	Psychiatric Residence Staffer	Youth Corrections Officer
Community Services Specialist	Psychologist	Youth-Service Worker
Community Support Clinician	Rehabilitation Aide	Youth Specialist
Consultant

Personal Characteristics to be Successful

Altruistic	Ethical	Realistic
Articulate	Flexible	Resilient
Calm	Good listener	Respectful
Compassionate	Humorous	Responsible
Decision-maker	Idealistic	Responsive
Dedicated	Independent	Self-Reflective
Discrete	Innovative	Sensitive
Eclectic	Mature	Stable
Emotionally	Objective	Thoughtful
Disciplined	Productive	Understanding
Empathetic

Workplace Skills

Analyze data to identify symptoms and diagnose the nature of client's problems
Assess and evaluate problems through the use of case history, interview, and observation
Build innovative and science-based approaches to problems
Combine, evaluate and analyze information and data to make decisions and solve problems
Communicate with individuals to obtain information and generate treatment plans
Conduct research to develop or improve diagnostic or therapeutic counseling techniques
Develop therapeutic and treatment plans based on individual interests, abilities or needs
Establish rapport
Evaluate results of counseling methods to determine the reliability and validity of treatments
Gather information through controlled lab experiments
Formulate hypotheses and collect data to test their validity

Help others manage their own behavior
Interact with others to build harmonious work and living environments
Investigate the physical, cognitive, emotional, or social aspects of human behavior
Manage people with skills and compassion
Provide group or individual counseling services
Provide mental health care
Study human mind and behavior

Job Postings

General

PsychCareers.com: Registering on this site enables you to add your resume into a database searchable by registered employers and to search online job classifieds, among other things.

Psychwatch.com: Provides a listing of open positions in Psychiatry, Psychology, and Mental Health fields.

American Psychological Association: The objects of the American Psychological Association shall be to advance psychology as a science and profession and as a means of promoting health, education, and human welfare.

American Psychological Association Graduate Student Organization (APAGS)

American Psychological Society (APS)

Psych Web

Human Resources

Jobs4HR: Site for employers to search through applicants and potential employees to post resumes.

HR Jobs: Search for jobs in HR by title and geographic area as well as post resume on the site.

SHRM: Society for Human Resource Management. Professional organization that provides certifications and information for Human Resource professionals.

Social Work and Social Services

SocialService.com: A place to find jobs in Social Work, Social Service, Mental Health, Counseling, Psychology, Non-Profits, Case Management, and more. Can receive email notices of new job postings and resume assistance.

The New Social Worker Online: View current social work job postings and visit the Online Social Work Education Directory for information.

Mental Health

Mental Help Net: An online guide about the mental health profession, with a jobs board with postings by state.

Mentalweb.com: A specialized web site for the career needs of mental health professionals. Job database can be searched by education level, city, or state. Contains information about licensure, professional associations, events and conferences. You may also post your resume on this site.

Education

Missouri Teacher Certification: Information on the requirements needed to receive certification to teach in the state of Missouri.

NewTeacher.com: Features advice on becoming a teacher, finding a job, substitute teaching, and more.

Chronicle of Higher Education: Opportunity to view many higher education positions. Prior week's issues can be viewed for free. Must be a member to view the current week's issue.

Public Relations

All about Public Relations: Great page for career tips, job listings, and links to helpful internet sites regarding PR jobs.

PR Jobs in Washington, DC: Public relations job opportunities in the nation's capitol. Free resume postings also offered.

Career Resources

Online Psychology Career Center: A one-stop resource for psychology students and professionals with numerous links to job listings and internships in psychology and career tips for psychology students.

Career Links: Numerous links related both to careers in general and careers in psychology.

APA Research Office: Baccalaureate-level data on characteristics of psychology students, employment status, employment settings, full-time salaries and more.