clinical psychologist

Clinical psychologists diagnose, rehabilitate, and support individuals affected by mental, emotional, and behavioural disorders and problems as well as mental changes and pathogenic conditions through use of cognitive tools and appropriate intervention. They use clinical psychological resources on the basis of psychological science, its findings, theories, methods, and techniques for the investigation, interpretation, and prediction of human experience and behaviour.

Alternative Labels

clinical psychology practitioner

expert clinical psychologist

expert in clinical psychology

hospital psychologist

hospital psychology practitioner

practitioner of clinical psychology

psychologist in hospital

specialist clinical psychologist

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

accept own accountability adhere to organisational guidelines advise on healthcare users' informed consent apply clinical psychological treatment apply context specific clinical competences apply organisational techniques apply psychological intervention strategies assess healthcare users' risk for harm comply with legislation related to health care comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice conduct psychological assessement conduct psychological research contribute to continuity of health care counsel clients deal with emergency care situations decide upon a psychotherapeutic approach develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship diagnose mental disorders educate on the prevention of illness empathise with the healthcare user employ cognitive behaviour treatment techniques ensure safety of healthcare users evaluate clinical psychological measures follow clinical guidelines formulate a case conceptualisation model for therapy handle patient trauma help healthcare users develop social perceptiveness identify mental health issues inform policy makers on health-related challenges interact with healthcare users interpret psychological tests listen actively manage healthcare users' data manage psychotherapeutic relationships monitor therapeutic progress organise relapse prevention perform therapy sessions promote inclusion promote mental health promote psycho-social education provide a psychotherapeutic environment provide clinical psychological assessment provide clinical psychological counselling provide clinical psychological expert opinions provide clinical psychological support in crisis situations provide health education provide psychological interventions to chronically ill persons provide strategies of differential diagnosis provide testimony in court hearings record healthcare users' progress related to treatment record the outcome of psychotherapy refer healthcare users respond to changing situations in health care respond to healthcare users' extreme emotions support patients to understand their conditions test for behavioural patterns test for emotional patterns use clinical assessment techniques use e-health and mobile health technologies use psychotherapeutic interventions use techniques to increase patients' motivation work in a multicultural environment in health care work in multidisciplinary health teams work on psychosomatic issues work with patterns of psychological behaviour

Essential Knowledge

clinical psychological treatment clinical reports conditions for professional practice of clinical psychology consultation counselling methods creation of clinical psychological opinions crisis intervention diagnosis of mental health issues drug interaction management emergency psychology evaluation of psychological performance expert services in clinical psychology first aid health care occupation-specific ethics health psychology history of patient's psychotherapeutic problems methods of differential diagnosis multi-professional cooperation in health care neurology primary care psychiatry psychological diagnostics psychological healthcare services psychological interventions psychological treatment measures psychology psychopathology psychopharmacology therapy in health care

Optional Skills and Competences

apply caseload management apply hypno-psychotherapy apply psychoanalysis apply systemic therapy ensure proper appointment administration prescribe medication provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health use foreign languages for health-related research use foreign languages in patient care work on the effects of abuse work with healthcare users under medication work with healthcare users' social network

Optional Knowledge

psychosomatics

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c3c8c56c-b3ab-4425-a38a-abcace020d22

Status

released

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