1. Psychologist
Term 2 Job Shadow

2. Mayo Clinic Health System- Luther
Behavioral Health

3. Career Clusters/ Related jobs
Career Cluster: Diagnostic Services
Academic Counselor
Psychiatric Nurse
Animal Trainer
Career Counselor

4. Daily tasks Diagnose Cognitive Disorders: Clinical interview
Mental status interview
Family interviews
Record Reviews
Testing

5. Best and worst parts of the job
Getting to know interesting people and learning their background.
Being able to deliver good news
Giving concerned patients an answer
Worst-
Tough diagnosis
Sending patients to institutions
Giving court recommendations

6. Education Path Doctorate in Psychology
1.5-2 years Post- Doctorate training
State License
Board Certification in specialty

7. Salary Starting with postdoctoral training (Mayo)-$115,000 per year
Normal Starting wage- $89,000

8. Contact/Source Dale F. Thomas Ph. D., L,P
Senior Associate Consultant- Behavioral Health
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Eau Claire- Luther Campus
1400 Bellinger St.
Eau Claire, WI

9. Influence
I know for sure now that I do not want to be a psychologist. There is a lot of schooling involved. The schooling as well as the other preparatory work is expensive and I would rather have less schooling and not know the patients quite as well and in depth as psychologists know their patients.