A child psychologist helps children with special needs and adolescents dealing with family issues like loss or divorce. They require a doctoral degree with coursework in child and adolescent psychology plus a one-year internship. Salaries range from $70,000 to $90,000 annually. Skills needed include an interest in helping kids, empathy, and motivation to help children through distress.

1. Being a Child pcychologist By Wayne Thorton

2. Duties 1. Dealing with children with special needs 2. Helping adolescents dealing with family-related issues, such loss, illness or divorce.
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3. Education Requirements. </div>You need your doctoral and that includes coursework in child and adolescent psychology.Also you need a one year internship

4. Schools and cost for this career 1. CUNY Graduate School and University Center: Calforina 5,430 2. Eckerd College: Flordia 35,620 3. Emmanuel College: Masschutes 33,450

5. Salary From beginner to experienced • $70,000-90,000

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7. Skills • An intrest in helping and liking kids • empathetic • motivated to help children through the distress that they are or have gone through in their lives..

8. Cites 1. http://careersinpsychology.org/becoming-a-child-psychologist/ 2. http://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/psychologists.htm 3. http://online.brescia.edu/psychology-news/what-is-a-child-psychologist/