"Counseling Psychologist"

Job Description - Part 3 - Skills Required

Part 1
Duties / Tasks Part 2
Activities Part 3
Skills Part 4
Abilities Part 5
Knowledge

Skills Needed for: "Counseling Psychologist"

1) Active Listening -- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

2) Social Perceptiveness -- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.


3) Reading Comprehension -- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.


4) Critical Thinking -- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.


5) Active Learning -- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

6) Speaking -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.


7) Writing -- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.


8) Learning Strategies -- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.


9) Complex Problem Solving -- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

10) Persuasion -- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.


11) Monitoring -- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

12) Mathematics -- Using mathematics to solve problems.


13) Science -- Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

14) Judgment and Decision Making -- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.


15) Systems Evaluation -- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.


16) Instructing -- Teaching others how to do something.


17) Service Orientation -- Actively looking for ways to help people.


18) Coordination -- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Job Description for "Counseling Psychologist" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks Part 2
Activities Part 3
Skills Part 4
Abilities Part 5
Knowledge

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