Your profession: Psychologist (m/f)
Professional activities
Psychologists support people in overcoming personal problems and help patients with psychological disorders. They investigate the laws of the human perception and thought system, observe and analyse the behaviour of individuals or groups and carry out psychological treatments or consultancy.
Fields of work
Psychologists work for bodies such as hospitals and rehabilitation clinics offering psychological support provision, in psychological practices, in children's homes and approved schools, for advisory bodies for families, for visiting social services and at schools. They are also employed in government offices, for accident insurance companies or for companies offering management and public relations consultancy services. There are further employment prospects in research and teaching at universities or psychological institutes.
The professional profiles are based on information from berufenet at the Federal Employment Agency and BIBB (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training).