Collaborate with psychiatrists and other specialists in developing patient or student treatment programs. Instruct and direct psychology students and psychiatric residents. Develop experimental designs and conduct research in fields of personality development and adjustment, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness. Serve as consultant to educational, social, welfare and other agencies on individual cases or in the evaluation, planning and development of mental health programs. Prepare diagnosis and status reports on individuals interviewed.
Some clinical training is necessary.
Certification by the State of Michigan as a Consulting Psychologist is desirable. This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.