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School Psychologists

Counselling and Psychology

  • Average Salary

    RM2551 - RM 5008

  • Career Trends

  • Compability

What is School Psychologists?

Investigate processes of learning and teaching and develop psychological principles and techniques applicable to educational problems.

Minimum education level

 

PT3

SPM

STPM

Diploma

Degree

Average Salary

RM2551 - RM 5008

Example of a Job Position

Bilingual School Psychologist
Child Study Team Director
Consulting Psychologist
Early Intervention School Psychologist
Psychologist
School Psychologist
School Psychometrist

Task

? Compile and interpret students' test results, along with information from teachers and parents, to diagnose conditions and to help assess eligibility for special services ? Select, administer, and score psychological tests ? Interpret test results and prepare psychological reports for teachers, administrators, and parents ? Counsel children and families to help solve conflicts and problems in learning and adjustment ? Provide consultation to parents, teachers, administrators, and others on topics such as learning styles and behavior modification techniques

Knowledge

Education and Training

Knowledge of principles and methods in designing curriculum, training, teaching, and instruction for individuals and groups, as well as measuring the effects of training.

Psychology

Knowledge of human performance and behavior; differences in individual abilities, personalities and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

English

Knowledge of the structure and content of English, including the meaning and spelling of each word, composition rules, and grammar.

Therapy and Counseling

Knowledge of principles, methods and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunction, as well as providing career guidance.

Skills

Talking

Talk to others to convey information effectively

Writing

Communicate effectively through writing that suits the needs of the audience

Reading Understanding

Understand sentences and paragraphs written in work documents.

Social Sensitivity

Realizing the reactions of others, then understanding why they acted like that.

Persuasion

Persuade others to change their thoughts and behavior.

Capability

  • 1

    Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

  • 2

    Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences

  • 3

    Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. See more occupations related to this ability

  • 4

    Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

  • 5

    Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing

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