Description
Establish, manage and maintain the therapeutic relationship between psychotherapist and patient and client in a safe, respectful and effective way. Establish a working alliance and self-awareness in the relationship. Make sure the patient is aware that his/her interests are a priority and manage out-of-session contact.
Alternative labels
maintain psychotherapeutic relationships
maintain psychotherapy relationships
manage psychotherapy relationships
establish psychotherapeutic relationships
handle psychotherapeutic relationships
handle psychotherapy relationships
establish psychotherapy relationships
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Manage psychotherapeutic relationships is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Psychotherapist: Psychotherapists assist and treat healthcare users with varying degrees of psychological, psychosocial, or psychosomatic behavioural disorders and pathogenic conditions by means of psychotherapeutic methods. They promote personal development and well-being and provide advice on improving relationships, capabilities, and problem-solving techniques. They use science-based psychotherapeutic methods such as behavioural therapy, existential analysis and logotherapy, psychoanalysis or systemic family therapy in order to guide the patients in their development and help them search for appropriate solutions to their problems. Psychotherapists are not required to have academic degrees in psychology or a medical qualification in psychiatry. It is an independent occupation from psychology, psychiatry, and counselling.
Clinical psychologist: 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.
Optional skill
Manage psychotherapeutic relationships is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
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