§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

clinical psychologist

Description

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.

Theoretical Knowledge

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

clinical social work forensic psychiatry neuroscience research design psychosomatics occupational health sexual disorders experimental psychology

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

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

OPTIONALOptional competences

work on the effects of abuse conduct forensic evaluations work with healthcare users' social network prescribe medication use foreign languages for health-related research use foreign languages in patient care work with healthcare users under medication apply hypno-psychotherapy apply systemic therapy provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health apply caseload management apply psychoanalysis provide clinical advice to team members

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)