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Specialties that change the work

• Neuropsychology

  Testing memory, attention and thinking after strokes, injuries and dementia. Two extra years of fellowship, and it pays well.

• Forensic psychology

  Court evaluations, competency, custody. Expert testimony pays by the hour.

• Health psychology

  Working inside medical teams on pain, diabetes, weight and recovery.

• Child and adolescent work

  Assessment for autism and learning disorders is in constant demand and often has a waiting list a year long.