How do I become a [child psychologist, school psychologist, neuropsychologist, criminal psychologist, etc.]?
First of all, note that, as I said above, the psychologist license (at least in California) is a generic license that does not distinguish specialties, so terms such as child psychologist, neuropsychologist, and criminal psychologist, if not actually illegal, are technically misleading. Such terms can imply to the general public that a specialty has been licensed, when, in fact, it hasn t. Secondly, note that in California there is a license for an educational psychologist, but persons with such a license need only a master s degree, provide services specifically related to academic learning problems, and are governed by the Board of Behavioral Sciences, not the Board of Psychology. So many of the things I say on this page about how to become a psychologist may not even apply to you if your interest is school psychology. Finally, in regard to criminal psychology, a person who studies this field may end up working as a police officer, for example, and would not need to be licensed as a
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