Table 1Transition record

clinical psychologisttopsychotherapist

A clinical psychologist already meets 71% of what the psychotherapist role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.

From clinical psychologist

71%

Overlap1

To psychotherapist

72 Skills carried over

21 Required, not held

52.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Strong match

71%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

52.6/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the psychotherapist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the 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 psychotherapist role treats 52 of its required skills as things a clinical psychologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

accept own accountability
adhere to organisational guidelines
advise on healthcare users' informed consent
apply context specific clinical competences
clinical social work
comply with legislation related to health care

What stands in the way is 21 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 72 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A psychotherapist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a clinical psychologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held history of patient's psychotherapeutic problems social sciences, journalism and information
already held manage psychotherapeutic relationships communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide a psychotherapeutic environment assisting and caring
already held record the outcome of psychotherapy information skills
already held use psychotherapeutic interventions assisting and caring
already held work on psychosomatic issues assisting and caring

All 72 carried skills, including the 52 the psychotherapist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 8 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 social sciences, journalism and information 7 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held conditions for the professional practice of psychotherapy required
required, not held historic development of psychotherapeutic schools required
required, not held psycho-social forms of intervention required
required, not held disorders affecting self-awareness required
required, not held personality development theories required
required, not held psychological theories required
required, not held theories of personality required

optional, not held psychoanalysis optional

02 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held conduct psychotherapy risk assessments required
required, not held evaluate practice in psychotherapy required
required, not held keep up with current trends in psychotherapy required
required, not held conceptualise healthcare user’s needs required

optional, not held address side effects of menopause optional
optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held discuss the end point of therapeutic intervention required
required, not held encourage healthcare user's self-monitoring required
required, not held communicate in healthcare required

optional, not held collaborate to discuss treatment plans in psychotherapy optional
optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional

04 management skills 3 required

required, not held conclude the psychotherapeutic relationship required
required, not held maintain personal development in psychotherapy required
required, not held manage personal professional development required

05 health and welfare 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held psychiatric disorders required

optional, not held psychomotor therapy optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held paediatrics optional
optional, not held rehabilitation optional

06 education 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held scientific research methodology required

optional, not held pedagogy optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a psychotherapist 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 72 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held clinical social work knowledge
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
already held contribute to continuity of health care skill
already held counsel clients skill
already held decide upon a psychotherapeutic approach skill
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held diagnose psychiatric symptoms skill
already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held formulate a case conceptualisation model for therapy skill
already held handle patient trauma skill
already held health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
already held history of patient's psychotherapeutic problems knowledge
already held identify mental health issues skill
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held listen actively skill
already held manage healthcare users' data skill
already held manage psychotherapeutic relationships skill
already held monitor therapeutic progress skill
already held organise relapse prevention skill
already held perform therapy sessions skill
already held prescribe psychotherapeutic treatment skill
already held promote mental health skill
already held promote psycho-social education skill
already held provide a psychotherapeutic environment skill
already held provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health skill
already held psychiatry knowledge
already held psychological diagnostics knowledge
already held psychology knowledge
already held psychopathology knowledge
already held psychopharmacology knowledge
already held psychosomatics knowledge
already held record the outcome of psychotherapy skill
already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
already held respond to healthcare users' extreme emotions skill
already held support patients to understand their conditions skill
already held therapy in health care knowledge
already held use clinical assessment techniques skill
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies skill
already held use psychoeducation skill
already held use psychotherapeutic interventions skill
already held use techniques to increase patients' motivation skill
already held work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
already held work on psychosomatic issues skill
already held work with healthcare users under medication skill
already held work with patterns of psychological behaviour skill
already held apply caseload management skill
already held apply hypno-psychotherapy skill
already held apply organisational techniques skill
already held apply psychoanalysis skill
already held apply systemic therapy skill
already held carry out psychiatric assessment of child skill
already held deal with emergency care situations skill
already held diagnose mental disorders skill
already held educate on the prevention of illness skill
already held employ cognitive behaviour treatment techniques skill
already held help healthcare users develop social perceptiveness skill
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held provide health education skill
already held sexual disorders knowledge
already held use foreign languages for health-related research skill
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held work on the effects of abuse skill
already held work with healthcare users' social network skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held body language required

08 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held supervision of persons required

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held collaborate to discuss treatment plans in psychotherapy optional
optional, not held address side effects of menopause optional
optional, not held psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held psychomotor therapy optional
optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held paediatrics optional
optional, not held pedagogy optional
optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional
optional, not held rehabilitation optional

48 held skills the psychotherapist role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 clinical psychological treatment knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical reports knowledge
not needed by the target role conditions for professional practice of clinical psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct forensic evaluations skill
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 counselling methods knowledge
not needed by the target role creation of clinical psychological opinions knowledge
not needed by the target role crisis intervention knowledge
not needed by the target role diagnosis of mental health issues knowledge
not needed by the target role drug interaction management knowledge
not needed by the target role emergency psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate clinical psychological measures skill
not needed by the target role evaluation of psychological performance knowledge
not needed by the target role experimental psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role expert services in clinical psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
not needed by the target role forensic psychiatry knowledge
not needed by the target role health psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret psychological tests skill
not needed by the target role methods of differential diagnosis knowledge
not needed by the target role multi-professional cooperation in health care knowledge
not needed by the target role neurology knowledge
not needed by the target role neuroscience knowledge
not needed by the target role occupational health knowledge
not needed by the target role prescribe medication skill
not needed by the target role primary care knowledge
not needed by the target role provide clinical advice to team members 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 psychological interventions to chronically ill persons skill
not needed by the target role provide strategies of differential diagnosis skill
not needed by the target role provide testimony in court hearings skill
not needed by the target role psychological healthcare services knowledge

8 further entries not listed here

17 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 conditions for the professional practice of psychotherapy required
required, not held historic development of psychotherapeutic schools required
required, not held psycho-social forms of intervention required
required, not held disorders affecting self-awareness required
required, not held body language required
required, not held personality development theories required
required, not held psychiatric disorders required
required, not held psychological theories required
required, not held scientific research methodology required
required, not held supervision of persons required
required, not held theories of personality required
optional, not held psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held psychomotor therapy optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held paediatrics optional
optional, not held pedagogy optional
optional, not held rehabilitation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from clinical psychologist

Full index of moves from 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.