Provide clinical psychological assessment

Description

Provide clinical psychological assessment in relation to health and health-related and health-conditioned behaviour and experience, as well as clinical disease patterns and their impact on the human experience and behaviour.

Alternative labels

provide assessment of psychological condition
conduct clinical psychological assessment
carry out clinical psychological assessment
provide clinical psychological assessments

Skill type

skill/competence

Skill reusability level

sector-specific

Relationships with occupations

Essential skill

Provide clinical psychological assessment is an essential skill of the following occupations:

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

Provide clinical psychological assessment 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.

Assistant clinical psychologist: Assistant clinical psychologists aid psychologists in their work. They work in healthcare facilities or private practices where they assist psychologists with their treatment of patients. Assistant clinical psychologists are healthcare professionals that can assess patients with psychological tests and aid with therapy, as well as performing administrative functions.

 


 

References

  1. Provide clinical psychological assessment – ESCO

 

Last updated on September 20, 2022