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.

EssentialOptional

Theoretical Knowledge

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

Practical Skills

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