Description
Health psychologists deal with the various aspects of health related behaviour of individuals and groups, by helping individuals or groups prevent illness and promote healthy behaviours by also providing counseling services. They perform tasks for the development of health promotion activities and projects on the basis of psychological science, research findings, theories, methods and techniques. They also engage in research about health related issues to influence public policy on health care issues.
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Theoretical Knowledge
psychological healthcare serviceshealth care occupation-specific ethicspsychological diagnosticshealth psychologyevaluation of psychological performancepsychological measures in working with other health care professionalspsychopharmacologytherapy in health careclinical reportscounselling methodsfirst aidcrisis interventionpsychological interventionsconditions for professional practice of health psychologypsychiatrypsychopathologyresearch designemergency psychologyconsultationpsychological counselling methodspsychological treatment measuresneurologypsychological conceptspsychologyexperimental psychologypsychosomaticssexual disordersoccupational health
Practical Skills
work in multidisciplinary health teamsadvise policy makers in healthcareformulate a case conceptualisation model for therapyemploy cognitive behaviour treatment techniquesanalyse processes influencing health care deliveryprovide health psychological adviceprovide psychological health assessment strategiesinteract with healthcare userspromote psycho-social educationaccept own accountabilityevaluate psychological health measuresprovide health educationprovide health psychological conceptsconduct psychological assessementprovide health psychological diagnosisassess healthcare users' risk for harmfollow clinical guidelinesinform policy makers on health-related challengeswork with patterns of psychological behaviourensure safety of healthcare usersmanage health promotion activitiescounsel clientsapply organisational techniquesrespond to changing situations in health careeducate on the prevention of illnessuse e-health and mobile health technologiesapply health psychological measuresadhere to organisational guidelinesanalyse psychological aspects of illnesscontribute to continuity of health caremanage healthcare users' dataanalyse large-scale data in healthcaretest for behavioural patternsprescribe psychotherapeutic treatmentsupport patients to understand their conditionstest for emotional patternsrespond to healthcare users' extreme emotionsapply context specific clinical competencescomply with legislation related to health caredevelop a collaborative therapeutic relationshipuse techniques to increase patients' motivationprovide health counsellinguse clinical assessment techniquesdeal with emergency care situationsanalyse health damaging behaviourscomply with quality standards related to healthcare practicehelp healthcare users develop social perceptivenessprovide health psychological analysisempathise with the healthcare userlisten activelyencourage healthy behavioursprovide health psychological treatment advicework in a multicultural environment in health careadvise on healthcare users' informed consentadvise on mental healthinterpret psychological testspromote inclusionperform therapy sessionsuse foreign languages in patient careprovide treatment strategies for challenges to human healthwork on the effects of abusediagnose psychiatric symptomsapply a holistic approach in careapply caseload managementdiagnose mental disordersuse foreign languages for health-related research