Table 1Transition record

assistant clinical psychologisttoart therapist

A 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.

From assistant clinical psychologist

16%

Overlap1

To art therapist

9 Skills carried over

41 Required, not held

89.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

16%

Learning distance A rebuild

89.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the art therapist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the assistant clinical psychologist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A art therapist role treats 9 of its required skills as things a assistant clinical psychologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

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. A art therapist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a 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 would need to learn

The 57 missing skills fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 assisting and caring 13 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held challenge patient behaviour by means of art required
required, not held apply art therapy interventions required
required, not held contribute to continuity of health care required
required, not held ensure safety of healthcare users required
required, not held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality required
required, not held organise relapse prevention required
required, not held prepare treatment plan for art therapy required
required, not held refer healthcare users required
required, not held use art in a therapeutic setting required
required, not held deal with emergency care situations required
required, not held follow clinical guidelines required
required, not held promote inclusion required
required, not held 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

required, not held develop educational materials on art therapy required
required, not held enable patients to explore artworks required
required, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent required
required, not held encourage healthcare user's self-monitoring required
required, not held work in multidisciplinary health teams required
required, not held communicate in healthcare required
required, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship required
required, not held educate on the prevention of illness required
required, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges required
required, not held interact with healthcare users required
required, not held listen actively required
required, not held provide health education required
required, not held 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

required, not held schedule artistic activities required
required, not held use techniques to increase patients' motivation required
required, not held apply organisational techniques required
required, not held respond to changing situations in health care required

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

required, not held behavioural therapy required
required, not held psychological theories required
required, not held 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

required, not held techniques of practice in art therapy required
required, not held psychopathology required
required, not held theory of art therapy required

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

06 information skills 2 required

required, not held assess art therapy sessions required
required, not held manage healthcare users' data required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a 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 acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held fine arts required

optional, not held philosophy optional

08 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held health care legislation required

09 working with computers 1 required

required, not held 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 acquire 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 acquire Tier

required, not held techniques of practice in art therapy required
required, not held behavioural therapy required
required, not held psychopathology required
required, not held theory of art therapy required
required, not held fine arts required
required, not held health care legislation required
required, not held psychological theories required
required, not held 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

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.