{"id":4954,"date":"2016-08-11T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T16:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/?p=4954"},"modified":"2016-08-08T13:09:34","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T18:09:34","slug":"school-counselor-vs-school-psychologist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/school-counselor-vs-school-psychologist\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference Between School Counselors and School Psychologists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They sound similar: School Counselor and School Psychologist. And in fact, there is some overlap; both professions deliver services directly to students, as well as work with parents or staff in the schools. But there are several significant differences.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a quick guide to help you understand those differences as well as what career paths each can lead to.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4955\" src=\"http:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/08\/Chart_Difference_Between_CounselingSchoolCounselor_vs_Psychologist.jpg\" alt=\"Chart_Difference_Between_CounselingSchoolCounselor_vs_Psychologist\" width=\"656\" height=\"1244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/08\/Chart_Difference_Between_CounselingSchoolCounselor_vs_Psychologist.jpg 656w, https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/08\/Chart_Difference_Between_CounselingSchoolCounselor_vs_Psychologist-158x300.jpg 158w, https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/08\/Chart_Difference_Between_CounselingSchoolCounselor_vs_Psychologist-243x460.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Capella offers a <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capella.edu\/online-degrees\/psyd-school-psychology\/\"><em>PsyD in School Psychology<\/em><\/a><em> program, and a <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capella.edu\/university-accreditation\/\"><em>CACREP-accredited<\/em><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capella.edu\/online-degrees\/masters-school-counseling\/\"><em>Master\u2019s in School Counseling<\/em><\/a><em> program.<\/em><\/p>\n<h6><em>See graduation rates, median student debt, and other information at <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/capellaresults.org\/outcomes.asp\"><em>Capella Results<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A side-by-side comparison of responsibilities, licensure, and degree requirements of school counselors and school psychologists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":4969,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[322,28],"tags":[188,86],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4954"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4954"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4958,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4954\/revisions\/4958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}