They also design programs for Boys' and Girls' Clubs, Ys, and community centers. Some psychologists working in the community study the behavior of adult and juvenile law offenders and develop methods of modifying their behavior. They diagnose and counsel youthful offenders to bring about important behavior changes that keep these offenders out of prison. They provide counseling services within jails or other correctional facilities so that inmates can return to society with better coping skills. They also work in the legal system.
Developmental psychologists look at the changes that occur across an entire lifetime.
It is a fantastic area because you can do so many different things. You can focus on language development, for example, and study why children's speech may not reflect their thinking. You can look at adolescents and the problems they have in establishing identity. Or you can examine families, from how they use discipline to how they develop attitudes. There is also a growing interest in adult development and aging, partly because of the graying of America and partly because we are beginning to realize that we don't stop growing when we reach puberty.