From educational counsellor to educational psychologist
10 of the 24 essential skills of a educational psychologist are already essential for a educational counsellor — about 42% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 14
- would be new
- 42%
- of the target job covered
- 24
- essential skills of a educational psychologist
What a educational psychologist does
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.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
14 skillsEssential for a educational psychologist and not for a educational counsellor. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- action research
- apply crisis intervention
- developmental psychology
- diagnose education problems
- diagnose psychiatric symptoms
- interpret psychological tests
- liaise with educational support staff
- monitor therapeutic progress
- psychological counselling methods
- psychology
- school psychology
- social development
- test for behavioural patterns
- test for emotional patterns
Other moves from educational counsellor
1 roles- education welfare officer11 skills in common
← educational counselloreducational psychologist →The other way round
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How far are you from being a educational psychologist?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.