What You'll Do

  • Compare patients' progress before and after pharmacologic, surgical, or behavioral interventions.
  • Conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attention, concentration, sensorimotor function, language, learning, and memory.
  • Consult with other professionals about patients' neurological conditions.
  • Design or implement rehabilitation plans for patients with cognitive dysfunction.
  • Diagnose and treat conditions involving injury to the central nervous system, such as cerebrovascular accidents, neoplasms, infectious or inflammatory diseases, degenerative diseases, head traumas, demyelinating diseases, and various forms of dementing illnesses.
  • Diagnose and treat neural and psychological conditions in medical and surgical populations, such as patients with early dementing illness or chronic pain with a neurological basis.
  • Diagnose and treat pediatric populations for conditions such as learning disabilities with developmental or organic bases.
  • Diagnose and treat psychiatric populations for conditions such as somatoform disorder, dementias, and psychoses.
  • Distinguish between psychogenic and neurogenic syndromes, two or more suspected etiologies of cerebral dysfunction, or between disorders involving complex seizures.
  • Educate and supervise practicum students, psychology interns, or hospital staff.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 4.38/5
Critical Thinking 4.25/5
Reading Comprehension 4.12/5
Social Perceptiveness 4.12/5
Judgment and Decision Making 4.12/5
Speaking 4.0/5
Complex Problem Solving 4.0/5
Writing 3.88/5
Active Learning 3.75/5
Service Orientation 3.75/5
Monitoring 3.62/5
Learning Strategies 3.5/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Intellectual Curiosity, Integrity, Cautiousness, Dependability

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 4.75/5
Written Comprehension 4.62/5
Oral Expression 4.5/5
Deductive Reasoning 4.38/5
Inductive Reasoning 4.38/5
Written Expression 4.25/5
Problem Sensitivity 4.25/5
Category Flexibility 3.88/5

Technologies & Tools

Automated Neuropsychological Metric Assessments Battery Behavioral Assessment and Research System BARS BrainMetric The Category Test BrainTrain Captain's Log CogniSyst Computerized Assessment of Response Bias CARB Conners' Continuous Performance Test II Database software Email software IBM SPSS Statistics Interactive psychological evaluation software MicroCog Assessment of Cognitive Functioning Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word Noldus Information Technology The Observer XT Patient electronic medical record EMR software Psychological testing software Scheduling software Statistical software

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 5.0/5)
  • Intellectual Curiosity (High importance: 5.0/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.7/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 4.67/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.67/5)

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How to Become One

This career requires extensive preparation, typically including a graduate degree (Master's or Doctoral) and several years of experience. Most professionals in this field have invested significant time in education and training.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Adult Neuropsychologist Aviation Neuropsychologist Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist Clinical Neuropsychologist Neuropsychology Medical Consultant Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist Pediatric Neuropsychologist Staff Psychologist

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