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Where an assistant clinical psychologist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an assistant clinical psychologist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

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.

Also known as psychology assistant, psychological assistant, personality assessment coordinator, assistant psychologist.

Technicians and associate professionals 52 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: health psychologist, 36%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
health psychologist 36% covered clinical psychologist 34% covered psychotherapist 20% covered psychologist 19% covered art therapist 16% covered assistant clinical psycho… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from assistant clinical psychologist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an assistant clinical psychologist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An assistant clinical psychologist needs 22 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • assist psychologist communication, collaboration and creativity
  • apply psychological intervention strategies assisting and caring
  • decide upon a psychotherapeutic approach management skills
  • diagnosis of mental health issues health and welfare
  • assess healthcare users' risk for harm information skills
  • psychological interventions social sciences, journalism and information
  • conduct psychological assessement information skills
  • conduct psychological research information skills
  • evaluation of psychological performance social sciences, journalism and information
  • therapy in health care health and welfare
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an assistant clinical psychologist does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Assistant clinical psychologist is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an assistant clinical psychologist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.