Plan, supervise, and conduct psychological research and write papers describing research results.

“Plan, supervise, and conduct psychological research and write papers describing research results.” is a supplemental task performed by Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. Among the occupation's 30 rated tasks, workers place it 2nd by importance (#29 most important). About 72% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Develop research plans or methodologies. in Thinking Creatively
• Present research or technical information. in Documenting/Recording Information
• Direct scientific or technical activities. in Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T2.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Conduct assessments of patients' risk for harm to self or others. · importance 5.0
• Document patient information including session notes, progress notes, recommendations, and treatment plans. · importance 4.8
• Identify psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues and diagnose disorders, using information obtained from interviews, tests, records, or reference materials. · importance 4.6
• Write reports on clients and maintain required paperwork. · importance 4.6
• Counsel individuals, groups, or families to help them understand problems, deal with crisis situations, define goals, and develop realistic action plans. · importance 4.5
• Interact with clients to assist them in gaining insight, defining goals, and planning action to achieve effective personal, social, educational, or vocational development and adjustment. · importance 4.4
• Collect information about individuals or clients, using interviews, case histories, observational techniques, and other assessment methods. · importance 4.4
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling or treatments and the accuracy and completeness of diagnoses, modifying plans or diagnoses as necessary. · importance 4.4
• Use a variety of treatment methods, such as psychotherapy, hypnosis, behavior modification, stress reduction therapy, psychodrama, or play therapy. · importance 4.3
• Develop therapeutic and treatment plans based on clients' interests, abilities, or needs. · importance 4.3
• Develop and implement individual treatment plans, specifying type, frequency, intensity, and duration of therapy. · importance 4.2
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant research. · importance 4.2
• Obtain and study medical, psychological, social, and family histories by interviewing individuals, couples, or families and by reviewing records. · importance 4.0
• Select, administer, score, and interpret psychological tests to obtain information on individuals' intelligence, achievements, interests, or personalities. · importance 4.0

See all tasks on the Clinical and Counseling Psychologists page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Plan, supervise, and conduct psychological research and write papers describing research results.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-22189}
}