[Leslie]

That depends, of course, on the setting the psychologist is working in. In a private outpatient setting, the hours are generally eight hours or so a day, with some hours in the afternoon after children get out of school. The psychologist does a variety of tasks, including individual therapy, family therapy, psychological assessment, custody evaluations, report writing, etc. Much time will be spent haggling with managed care organizations and insurance companies. A child psychologist in a hospital setting will likely do more assessment and diagnosis, group work and brief therapy with the child and his/her family. They would be more likely to have set hours (generally 8-4:30 or so on weekdays), though they may be on-call for emergencies. A psychologist in a school setting would generally work school hours only (perhaps 7-2:30 or so). They would do a lot of assessment for learning disabilities and consultations with families and teachers, with less individual therapy. I’ve limited this discussion to ‘real’ psychologists (PhD clinical or counseling psychologists) – there are a lot of other master’s-level positions that will generally have longer, more difficult demands. If you have any more specific questions, feel free to email me directly.

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Name : Leslie, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 26, City : Gainesville, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Psychologist, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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