Table 1Transition record

health psychologisttoclinical psychologist

A health psychologist already meets 62% of what the clinical psychologist role asks for. The move turns on 37 required skills not yet in the profile.

From health psychologist

62%

Overlap1

To clinical psychologist

72 Skills carried over

37 Required, not held

61.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 61.7

This move: 61.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the clinical psychologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the health 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.

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 clinical psychologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a health psychologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held emergency psychology social sciences, journalism and information
already held psychological healthcare services social sciences, journalism and information
already held help healthcare users develop social perceptiveness communication, collaboration and creativity
already held promote psycho-social education communication, collaboration and creativity
already held psychosomatics social sciences, journalism and information
already held assess healthcare users' risk for harm information skills

All 72 carried skills, including the 62 the clinical psychologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 48 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 assisting and caring 11 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held provide psychological interventions to chronically ill persons required
required, not held apply clinical psychological treatment required
required, not held apply psychological intervention strategies required
required, not held handle patient trauma required
required, not held organise relapse prevention required
required, not held provide a psychotherapeutic environment required
required, not held provide clinical psychological support in crisis situations required
required, not held refer healthcare users required
required, not held use psychotherapeutic interventions required
required, not held work on psychosomatic issues required
required, not held provide clinical psychological counselling required

optional, not held apply hypno-psychotherapy optional
optional, not held apply psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held apply systemic therapy optional
optional, not held prescribe medication optional

02 information skills 8 required

required, not held provide strategies of differential diagnosis required
required, not held carry out psychiatric assessment of child required
required, not held evaluate clinical psychological measures required
required, not held identify mental health issues required
required, not held monitor therapeutic progress required
required, not held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment required
required, not held record the outcome of psychotherapy required
required, not held conduct psychological research required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held manage psychotherapeutic relationships required
required, not held provide clinical psychological assessment required
required, not held provide clinical psychological expert opinions required
required, not held use psychoeducation required
required, not held provide testimony in court hearings required

optional, not held conduct forensic evaluations optional
optional, not held provide clinical advice to team members optional
optional, not held work with healthcare users under medication optional
optional, not held work with healthcare users' social network optional

04 social sciences, journalism and information 5 required

required, not held expert services in clinical psychology required
required, not held clinical psychological treatment required
required, not held conditions for professional practice of clinical psychology required
required, not held creation of clinical psychological opinions required
required, not held history of patient's psychotherapeutic problems required

05 health and welfare 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held methods of differential diagnosis required
required, not held diagnosis of mental health issues required
required, not held multi-professional cooperation in health care required
required, not held primary care required

optional, not held clinical social work optional
optional, not held forensic psychiatry optional
optional, not held neuroscience optional

06 management skills 2 required

required, not held decide upon a psychotherapeutic approach required
required, not held promote mental health required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a clinical psychologist 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 apply organisational techniques skill
already held assess healthcare users' risk for harm skill
already held clinical reports knowledge
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
already held conduct psychological assessement skill
already held consultation knowledge
already held contribute to continuity of health care skill
already held counsel clients skill
already held counselling methods knowledge
already held crisis intervention knowledge
already held deal with emergency care situations skill
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held diagnose mental disorders skill
already held diagnose psychiatric symptoms skill
already held educate on the prevention of illness skill
already held emergency psychology knowledge
already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held employ cognitive behaviour treatment techniques skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held evaluation of psychological performance knowledge
already held first aid knowledge
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held formulate a case conceptualisation model for therapy skill
already held health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
already held health psychology knowledge
already held help healthcare users develop social perceptiveness skill
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held interpret psychological tests skill
already held listen actively skill
already held manage healthcare users' data skill
already held neurology knowledge
already held perform therapy sessions skill
already held prescribe psychotherapeutic treatment skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held promote psycho-social education skill
already held provide health education skill
already held psychiatry knowledge
already held psychological diagnostics knowledge
already held psychological healthcare services knowledge
already held psychological interventions knowledge
already held psychological treatment measures knowledge
already held psychology knowledge
already held psychopathology knowledge
already held psychopharmacology knowledge
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 test for behavioural patterns skill
already held test for emotional patterns 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 techniques to increase patients' motivation skill
already held work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held work with patterns of psychological behaviour skill
already held apply caseload management skill
already held experimental psychology knowledge
already held occupational health knowledge
already held provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health skill
already held psychosomatics knowledge
already held research design knowledge
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 on the effects of abuse skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held drug interaction management required

08 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required

required, not held scientific literature required

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply hypno-psychotherapy optional
optional, not held apply psychoanalysis optional
optional, not held apply systemic therapy optional
optional, not held clinical social work optional
optional, not held conduct forensic evaluations optional
optional, not held forensic psychiatry optional
optional, not held neuroscience optional
optional, not held prescribe medication optional
optional, not held provide clinical advice to team members optional
optional, not held work with healthcare users under medication optional
optional, not held work with healthcare users' social network optional

22 held skills the clinical psychologist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on mental health skill
not needed by the target role advise policy makers in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role analyse health damaging behaviours skill
not needed by the target role analyse large-scale data in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role analyse processes influencing health care delivery skill
not needed by the target role analyse psychological aspects of illness skill
not needed by the target role apply a holistic approach in care skill
not needed by the target role apply health psychological measures skill
not needed by the target role conditions for professional practice of health psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role encourage healthy behaviours skill
not needed by the target role evaluate psychological health measures skill
not needed by the target role manage health promotion activities skill
not needed by the target role provide health counselling 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 provide psychological health assessment strategies skill
not needed by the target role psychological concepts knowledge
not needed by the target role psychological counselling methods knowledge
not needed by the target role psychological measures in working with other health care professionals knowledge

14 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 expert services in clinical psychology required
required, not held methods of differential diagnosis required
required, not held clinical psychological treatment required
required, not held conditions for professional practice of clinical psychology required
required, not held creation of clinical psychological opinions required
required, not held diagnosis of mental health issues required
required, not held drug interaction management required
required, not held history of patient's psychotherapeutic problems required
required, not held multi-professional cooperation in health care required
required, not held primary care required
required, not held scientific literature required
optional, not held clinical social work optional
optional, not held forensic psychiatry optional
optional, not held neuroscience optional

Index

Other moves recorded from health psychologist

Full index of moves from health 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.