This document provides information on careers in child and family psychology, including child psychologist, family psychologist/therapist, and school psychologist. It details the job descriptions, educational requirements, availability of jobs, and average pay for each field. The document also discusses the costs associated with obtaining a master's degree in family therapy, noting tuition and fees at Rochester University total around $206,448. A reflection section comments on what the author learned during the research process.

1. CCV Intro to College Studies
By: Katie Braddee

2. Child/Adolescent Development
• As a child psychologist, you look over there
problems and talk them through it and help
them though it. I will work with kids,
teenagers, and my peers. Someone
specializing in child psychology could work in a
school, private practice, and even Government
agencies like DCF (Department of Children and
Families).

3. Family Psychologist/Therapist
Job description: Helps the family though there
issues and makes a plan so they will be happier
• Education needed: Masters in family therapy
• Availability: Was expected to grow 32% between
the years 2012 to 2022
• Pay scales: National average is 46,000 dollars

4. School Psychologist:
Job description: Focuses on helping kids and adults
going though hard times and school
• Education needed: Masters in psychology
• Availability: 8,000 new school psychologist jobs
are created each year.
• Pay scales: National average in 51,000 dollars
depending on the school

5. Applying to Family Psychologist
• What kind of Education do I need: A masters
degree in “Family Therapy”
• Where can I get this education: Rochester
University offers “Family Therapy” as a major
• What is the cost of this Education: Tuition for
a program like this a Rochester University
comes out to 206,448$ not including books,
on campus housing and other basic living
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6. Reflection
1: Previous to doing this assignment I new about
jobs in school systems involving child psychology.
2: I learned that these college programs were a lot
more expensive then I thought it was
3: No this assignment has not changed my ideas
about my career choice
4: I’ve learned that you that you must look very
closely so you know what your going into

7. Reflection Continued
5: During this exercise I heavily utilized Google
6.I started by putting it on paper and then
putting them on the website.
7.Knowing what I want to do in life helped a lot.
I had a hard time putting the information down.
I should have asked more questions about the
paper.

8. Bibliography
• http://education-
portal.com/articles/Family_Therapist_Job_Description_Duti
es_and_Requirements.html
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http://www.apa.org/ed/graduate/specialize/school.aspx
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http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/school-
psychologist/salary
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http://colleges.findthebest.com/d/o/Marriage-and-Family-
Therapy_-_Counseling