psychologist (EN)
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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.
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Source aliases (EN)
- expert counselling psychologist
- practitioner of counselling psychology
- practitioner of sport and exercise psychology
- practitioner of occupational psychology
- psychology researcher
- sport and exercise psychologist
- expert in counselling psychology
- counselling psychology practitioner
- occupational psychologist
- specialist counselling psychologist
Skills and knowledge
Essential (EN) · 64
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- manage research data
- prescribe psychotherapeutic treatment
- use clinical assessment techniques
- counselling methods
- psychological diagnostics
- body language
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- operate open source software
- speak different languages
- health care occupation-specific ethics
- evaluate research activities
- test for emotional patterns
- client-centred counselling
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- consultation
- respond to healthcare users' extreme emotions
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- perform scientific research
- psychological counselling methods
- manage intellectual property rights
- apply for research funding
- work with patterns of psychological behaviour
- conduct psychological assessement
- research design
- scientific literature
- follow clinical guidelines
- conduct forensic evaluations
- test for behavioural patterns
- identify mental health issues
- diagnose psychiatric symptoms
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- promote open innovation in research
- use psychoeducation
- behavioural disorders
- prescribe medication
- interpret psychological tests
- publish academic research
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- think abstractly
- comply with legislation related to health care
- listen actively
- mentor individuals
- manage personal professional development
- counsel clients
- monitor therapeutic progress
- work in a multicultural environment in health care
- psychological interventions
- psychology
- write scientific publications
- interact with healthcare users
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- integrate gender dimension in research
- perform project management
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- manage open publications
- build trust
- refer healthcare users
- synthesise information
- conduct research across disciplines
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
Optional (EN) · 28
- clinical reports
- psychiatric diagnostics
- forensic psychiatry
- empathise with the healthcare user
- sport psychology
- psychiatric disorders
- teach in academic or vocational contexts
- neurology
- provide health education
- psycholinguistics
- diagnose mental disorders
- apply caseload management
- clinical social work
- clinical psychological treatment
- crisis intervention
- work on the effects of abuse
- experimental psychology
- sexual disorders
- personal reflection techniques based on feedback
- apply blended learning
- support patients to understand their conditions
- promote mental health
- carry out psychiatric assessment of child
- work with healthcare users' social network
- apply systemic therapy
- assess healthcare users' risk for harm
- first aid
- psychiatry
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