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Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist

Behavioral Health & Social Service ProvidersPsychologistClinical Child & Adolescent
10,803 providers nationally103TC2200X

Definition

A psychologist who develops and applies scientific knowledge to the delivery of psychological services to infants, toddlers, children and adolescents within their social context. Of particular importance to the specialty of clinical child psychology is an understanding of the basic psychological needs of children and adolescents, and how the family and other social contexts influence the socio-emotional adjustment, cognitive development, behavioral adaptation and health status of children and adolescents.

Quick Facts

Taxonomy Code
103TC2200X
Grouping
Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
Classification
Psychologist
Specialization
Clinical Child & Adolescent
National Providers
10,803
Conditions Treated
0

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