Description

Clinical psychologists work with people experiencing emotional, psychological or behavioural distress, perform tests and assess their emotional, cognitive and behavioural processes, and determine treatments to help patients improve their mental wellbeing.

Tasks

• Administers tests to assess patients' needs through interviews, psychometric tests and observation of their behaviour determines appropriate treatment and may refer patients to other mental health professionals provides treatment or guidance using a variety of therapy and counselling techniques helps patients to manage their own psychological conditions maintains required contacts with family members, education or other health professionals, as appropriate, and recommends possible solutions to problems presented writes reports on their work and conducts applied research

Entry Requirements

Entrants require a degree in psychology recognised by the British Psychology Society. Postgraduate and professional qualifications relating to different areas of psychology are available and are required for certain posts.