RecordMove

Assistant clinical psychologist to art therapist

An assistant clinical psychologist already meets 16% of what the art therapist role asks for. The move turns on 41 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From assistant clinical psychologist

Distant match

To art therapist

9 You already bring

41 Still to learn

66 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

89.1/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an art therapist is expected to do is already part of an assistant clinical psychologist’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the art therapist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An art therapist role treats 9 of its required skills as things an assistant clinical psychologist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

accept own accountability
adhere to organisational guidelines
apply context specific clinical competences
assess the patient's therapeutic needs
cognitive psychology
comply with legislation related to health care

What stands in the way is 41 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An art therapist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an assistant clinical psychologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assess the patient's therapeutic needs information skills
already held formulate a case conceptualisation model for therapy assisting and caring
already held human psychological development social sciences, journalism and information
already held cognitive psychology social sciences, journalism and information
already held apply context specific clinical competences communication, collaboration and creativity
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice assisting and caring

All 9 carried skills, including the 9 the art therapist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 57 missing skills fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 assisting and caring 13 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn challenge patient behaviour by means of art required
still to learn apply art therapy interventions required
still to learn contribute to continuity of health care required
still to learn ensure safety of healthcare users required
still to learn maintain healthcare user data confidentiality required
still to learn organise relapse prevention required
still to learn prepare treatment plan for art therapy required
still to learn refer healthcare users required
still to learn use art in a therapeutic setting required
still to learn deal with emergency care situations required
still to learn follow clinical guidelines required
still to learn promote inclusion required
still to learn take referred patients required

optional, not held apply psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held handle patient trauma optional
optional, not held practice gestalt therapy optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 13 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn develop educational materials on art therapy required
still to learn enable patients to explore artworks required
still to learn advise on healthcare users' informed consent required
still to learn encourage healthcare user's self-monitoring required
still to learn work in multidisciplinary health teams required
still to learn communicate in healthcare required
still to learn develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship required
still to learn educate on the prevention of illness required
still to learn inform policy makers on health-related challenges required
still to learn interact with healthcare users required
still to learn listen actively required
still to learn provide health education required
still to learn work in a multicultural environment in health care required

optional, not held define creative components optional
optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

03 management skills 4 required

still to learn schedule artistic activities required
still to learn use techniques to increase patients' motivation required
still to learn apply organisational techniques required
still to learn respond to changing situations in health care required

04 social sciences, journalism and information 3 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn behavioural therapy required
still to learn psychological theories required
still to learn sociology required

optional, not held cognitive behavioural therapy optional
optional, not held psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held psychosociology optional
optional, not held sexology optional
optional, not held victimology optional

05 health and welfare 3 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn techniques of practice in art therapy required
still to learn psychopathology required
still to learn theory of art therapy required

optional, not held applied music therapy optional
optional, not held neurophysiology optional

06 information skills 2 required

still to learn assess art therapy sessions required
still to learn manage healthcare users' data required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an art therapist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held assess the patient's therapeutic needs skill
already held cognitive psychology knowledge
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
already held formulate a case conceptualisation model for therapy skill
already held human psychological development knowledge

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn fine arts required

optional, not held philosophy optional

08 business, administration and law 1 required

still to learn health care legislation required

09 working with computers 1 required

still to learn use e-health and mobile health technologies required

10 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held pedagogy optional

11 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held relaxation techniques optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held applied music therapy optional
optional, not held apply psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held cognitive behavioural therapy optional
optional, not held define creative components optional
optional, not held handle patient trauma optional
optional, not held practice gestalt therapy optional
optional, not held psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held psychosociology optional
optional, not held neurophysiology optional
optional, not held pedagogy optional
optional, not held philosophy optional
optional, not held relaxation techniques optional
optional, not held sexology optional
optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional
optional, not held victimology optional

43 held skills the art therapist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse psychological aspects of illness skill
not needed by the target role apply clinical psychological treatment skill
not needed by the target role apply psychological intervention strategies skill
not needed by the target role assess healthcare users' risk for harm skill
not needed by the target role assist psychologist skill
not needed by the target role carry out neuropsychological testing skill
not needed by the target role clinical psychological treatment knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical reports knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct psychological assessement skill
not needed by the target role conduct psychological research skill
not needed by the target role consultation knowledge
not needed by the target role counsel clients skill
not needed by the target role decide upon a psychotherapeutic approach skill
not needed by the target role developmental psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role diagnose psychiatric symptoms skill
not needed by the target role diagnosis of mental health issues knowledge
not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
not needed by the target role evaluate clinical psychological measures skill
not needed by the target role evaluate psychological health measures skill
not needed by the target role evaluation of psychological performance knowledge
not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
not needed by the target role health psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role identify mental health issues skill
not needed by the target role interpret psychological tests skill
not needed by the target role paediatric psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role prescribe psychotherapeutic treatment skill
not needed by the target role provide clinical psychological assessment skill
not needed by the target role provide clinical psychological counselling skill
not needed by the target role provide clinical psychological expert opinions skill
not needed by the target role provide clinical psychological support in crisis situations skill
not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
not needed by the target role provide health psychological advice skill
not needed by the target role provide health psychological analysis skill
not needed by the target role provide health psychological concepts skill
not needed by the target role provide health psychological diagnosis skill
not needed by the target role provide health psychological treatment advice skill
not needed by the target role psychiatry knowledge
not needed by the target role psychological concepts knowledge
not needed by the target role psychological diagnostics knowledge
not needed by the target role psychological interventions knowledge

3 further entries not listed here

18 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier

still to learn techniques of practice in art therapy required
still to learn behavioural therapy required
still to learn psychopathology required
still to learn theory of art therapy required
still to learn fine arts required
still to learn health care legislation required
still to learn psychological theories required
still to learn sociology required
optional, not held applied music therapy optional
optional, not held cognitive behavioural therapy optional
optional, not held psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held psychosociology optional
optional, not held neurophysiology optional
optional, not held pedagogy optional
optional, not held philosophy optional
optional, not held relaxation techniques optional
optional, not held sexology optional
optional, not held victimology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from assistant clinical psychologist

Full index of moves from assistant clinical psychologist

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an assistant clinical psychologist become an art therapist?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An assistant clinical psychologist already covers 16% of what an art therapist is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 9 of which the art therapist role treats as required.

What skills does an assistant clinical psychologist need to become an art therapist?

41 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is challenge patient behaviour by means of art.

How hard is the move from assistant clinical psychologist to art therapist?

Its learning distance is 89.1 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.