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73B Clinical Psychology

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Overview

A clinical psychology officer applies psychological principles, theories, methods, and techniques through direct patient services, consultation, education, and research. The officer investigates, evaluates, and helps address mental and behavioral disorders while supporting the prevention of mental illness and the promotion of effective mental health.

Core Skills

  • Psychological consultation on adjustment and human effectiveness
  • Research on mental and behavioral disorders
  • Mental illness prevention and mental health promotion

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

Military experience evaluating and treating mental and behavioral disorders, providing direct psychological patient services, and consulting on adjustment problems transfers directly to civilian clinical psychology.

How to prepare: Ask the licensing board in your intended state to review your education, supervised experience, and examination history against its requirements. Clinical and counseling psychologists require state licensure and typically a Ph.D. or Psy.D.; confirm any remaining requirements and the hiring employer's credentialing process before pursuing patient-care positions.

What the civilian work involves
  • Identify psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues and diagnose disorders, using information obtained from interviews, tests, records, or reference materials.
  • Document patient information including session notes, progress notes, recommendations, and treatment plans.
  • Counsel individuals, groups, or families to help them understand problems, deal with crisis situations, define goals, and develop realistic action plans.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 73B Clinical Psychology

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 73B (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank officer, authority codeType officer

    Supports: Psychological consultation on adjustment and human effectiveness, Research on mental and behavioral disorders, Mental illness prevention and mental health promotion, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists (O*NET 19-3033.00)

  2. O*NET: Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Clinical and Counseling Psychologists (O*NET 19-3033.00)

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: psychologists

    [3] How to Become One; retrieved 23 September 2026

    Supports: Clinical and Counseling Psychologists (O*NET 19-3033.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 73B

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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