Skills
45 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
8 skills
Essential skills / competences
16 skills
Optional knowledge
10 skills
Optional skills / competences
11 skills
Overview
Educational psychologists support students in educational settings through psychological assessment, emotional support, direct interventions and consultation with families, teachers and school support staff.
In job descriptions, look for psychological testing, student counselling, behavioural patterns, crisis intervention, psychoeducation, wellbeing support and collaboration with school administration.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Educational psychologist work is centred on students who need psychological, emotional or learning support. The setting is usually school-based, with assessment, counselling and consultation around daily education needs.
Skills and specializations
Important areas include school psychology, developmental psychology, crisis intervention, psychological tests, active listening and communication with young people. Collaboration with teachers and families is central.
Salary context
Salary context is shaped by school setting, case complexity, testing responsibility, crisis work, consultation load, research duties and whether the role influences support strategies across the institution.
Career paths
Career paths can move from student counselling, school psychology or child assessment into specialist educational support, wellbeing leadership, research-linked work or coordination of school support services.
Good to know
Check whether adverts describe individual student work, testing methods, family consultation and links with teachers. Clear roles explain documentation, safeguarding routines and influence on support plans.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Alternative labels
students psycology specialist
educational psychology specialist
students psychologist
school psychology practitioner
psychologist in education institution
practitioner of educational psychology
students' psychology assistant
school psychologist
practitioner in school psychology
specialist in educational psychology
practitioner in educational psychology
educational psychology practitioner
Occupation group
psychologist (2634.2)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4f5bc9a5-e989-409b-bfb5-973b472163cd |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2634.2.2 |
| ISCO group | 2634 |
| Concept type | Occupation |