

What does a paediatric psychologist do?
I was recently asked what a psychologist working in a paediatric setting does and what their job is like on a day to day basis, so I thought I’d share my experiences of working in paediatric psychology. Firstly, paediatrics is a branch of medicine specialising in the care of children and young people (it is spelled ‘pediatrics’ in the US). A paediatric psychologist therefore usually works with children and young people with a medical condition and/or physical symptoms that ar