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- 1. Career Project
- Clinical Psychologist
- Lawyer
- Nutritionist
By Alexis Egan 2. Clinical Psychologist
- Tasks
- Identify psychological or mental issues in patients
- Develop treatments to treat behavior
- Talk to clients to help them understand their problems and understand themselves better
- Write reports in order to maintain records of patients mental health
- Skills
- Active listener
- Socially perceptive
- Effective speaker
- Critical Thinker
- Comprehensive reader
- Active learner
- Good judgment and good decision making
3. Clinical Psychologist
- Interests/Related Occupations
- Holland Code: ISA (Investigative, Social, Artistic)
- This career involves working with ideas and figuring out problems, talking to many different kinds of people, and working without a set of solid rules.
- Related Occupations include a counseling psychologist, a child/family social worker, or an occupational therapist
4. Clinical Psychologist
- Training and Other Qualifications
- Usually a doctoral degree is required to practice independently as a psychologist
- This usually requires 5 years of full-time graduate school, and an additional year of supervised experience.
- Usually someone who wishes to become a clinical psychologist, besides a doctorate degree, needs an approved internship and 1-2 years of professional experience.
5. Clinical Psychologist
- Job Outlook & Earnings
- The job outlook for this career is the same as average for most careers, about 12%
- Employment will grow due to the increasingly unhealthy lifestyles associated with smoking, alcoholism, and obesity, which can have effects on your mind.
- More help with be needed for people dealing with depression and other mental disorders, marriage/family problems, job stress, and addiction.
6. Lawyer
- Tasks
- Represent clients in court or in legal situations
- Provide evidence in order to prosecute the defendant or to defend their client
- Have a wide knowledge of laws and regulations
- Interpret laws, cases and rulings for clients
- Knowledge
- Law and Government
- English Language
- Public Speaking
- Customer and Personal Service
- Administration and Management
- Clerical Skills
- Economics and Accounting
7. Lawyer
- Interests
- Holland Code: EIA (Enterprising, Investigative, Artistic)
- This career involves achieving a goal, finding out the information needed to win a case, and working without concrete rules to present and win cases
8. Lawyer
- Related Occupations
- Insurance Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Government Property Inspectors & Investigators
- Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Law Clerks
- Criminal Investigators and Special Agents
9. Lawyer
- Nature of Work
- All attorneys research the intent of laws and judicial decisions and apply the law to the cases their clients bring them.
- Some lawyers specialize in areas such as bankruptcy, probate, international, or environmental law, but most are in a private practice specializing in criminal or civil law.
- Many attorneys are employed in various government positions
- Some work for State attorneys general, prosecutors, and public defenders in criminal courts
- Lawyers do most of their work in offices, law libraries, and courtrooms
10. Lawyer
- Employment & Earnings
- In 2008, about 759,200 people held jobs as lawyers.
- Out of that number, 26% were self-employed (either in a partner or solo practice)
- Most lawyers who are employed by the government work at a local level
- A small number of lawyers work in law schools and arent included in the statistics for lawyers
- The median salary for all lawyers in 2008 was $110,590. Generally, an average salary for a lawyer fell between $74,980 and $163,320.
11. Nutritionist
- Tasks
- Put together daily nutrition plans for people by assessing their nutritional needs
- Advise patients on ways to improve their health and diet
- Consult with doctors to better understand nutritional needs of the client
- Monitor food service operations to ensure they are following nutritional standards
- Organize, develop, and test special diet plans
- Knowledge
- Biology
- English Language
- Psychology
- Customer and Personal Services
- Therapy and Counseling
- Education and Training
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Administration and Management
12. Nutritionist
- Interests/Related Occupations
- Holland Code: ISE (Investigative, Social, Enterprising)
- This career involves figuring out the best diet to help people stay healthy, working with clients, and trying to help them stay on their plan.
- Health Educators
- Farm and Home Management Advisors
- Dietetic Technicians
13. Nutritionist
- Training and Other Qualifications
- At least a bachelors degree in dietetics, food and nutrition, foods service management, or a related area
- In college, must major in foods, nutrition, institution management, chemistry, biochemistry, biology, microbiology, and physiology
- Out of the 46 states that have laws involving nutritionists, 33 of them require someone in this field be licensed, 12 require statutory certification, and 1 requires registration
14. Nutritionist
- Job Outlook & Earnings
- People with specialized training, an advanced degree, or qualifications that surpass the States minimums requirements have the best shot at a job
- Between 2008 and 2018, the dietician/nutritionist career is expected to increase about 9 percent.
- Job growth will occur due to an increasing emphasis on disease prevention through nutrition and healthy eating.
- In 2008, the median salary of nutritionists was $50,590. An average salary fell between $41,060 and $61,790, and the highest ten percent earned more than $73,410.
15. The Best Career for Me is..
- Clinical Psychologist
- Out of the three careers I have researched for this project, the one I like the best is a Clinical Psychologist.
- This job appeals most to me because it has the most interesting tasks and knowledge, in my opinion
- It seems like a job I could definitely do everyday and enjoy.