psychologist

Description

Psychologists study the behaviour and mental processes in humans. They provide services to clients who deal with mental health issues and life issues such as bereavement, relationship difficulties, domestic violence, and sexual abuse. They also provide counselling for mental health issues such as eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorders, and psychosis in order to help the clients rehabilitate and reach a healthy behaviour.

EssentialOptional

Theoretical Knowledge

Practical Skills

use psychoeducation mentor individuals manage personal professional development monitor therapeutic progress develop professional network with researchers and scientists manage research data evaluate research activities interact with healthcare users integrate gender dimension in research promote the transfer of knowledge manage open publications speak different languages identify mental health issues synthesise information prescribe medication conduct psychological assessement follow clinical guidelines apply for research funding think abstractly work with patterns of psychological behaviour operate open source software perform project management ensure safety of healthcare users promote open innovation in research counsel clients draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation build trust apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data test for behavioural patterns prescribe psychotherapeutic treatment test for emotional patterns conduct forensic evaluations interact professionally in research and professional environments respond to healthcare users' extreme emotions diagnose psychiatric symptoms communicate with a non-scientific audience comply with legislation related to health care use clinical assessment techniques write scientific publications perform scientific research refer healthcare users conduct research across disciplines listen actively manage intellectual property rights increase the impact of science on policy and society demonstrate disciplinary expertise disseminate results to the scientific community work in a multicultural environment in health care publish academic research interpret psychological tests provide health education teach in academic or vocational contexts assess healthcare users' risk for harm work with healthcare users' social network promote mental health support patients to understand their conditions apply blended learning work on the effects of abuse apply caseload management apply systemic therapy empathise with the healthcare user carry out psychiatric assessment of child diagnose mental disorders