Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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health psychologist
ESCO occupation · 82 essential, 9 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
test for behavioural patterns
contribute to continuity of health care
health care occupation-specific ethics
promote psycho-social education
evaluation of psychological performance
work with patterns of psychological behaviour
follow clinical guidelines
use e-health and mobile health technologies
assess healthcare users' risk for harm
facilitate the psychological development of the healthcare user
crisis intervention
psychological interventions
accept own accountability
analyse psychological aspects of illness
inform policy makers on health-related challenges
psychological counselling methods
provide health education
manage health promotion activities
psychological healthcare services
clinical reports
adhere to organisational guidelines
interact with healthcare users
psychopathology
advise on healthcare users' informed consent
analyse large-scale data in healthcare
psychological concepts
conduct psychological assessement
first aid
develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
counselling methods
encourage healthy behaviours
provide health psychological treatment advice
deal with emergency care situations
conditions for professional practice of health psychology
consultation
emergency psychology
provide health counselling
provide health psychological analysis
provide health psychological advice
advise on mental health
respond to healthcare users' extreme emotions
health psychology
apply health sciences
analyse processes influencing health care delivery
provide psychological health assessment strategies
use clinical assessment techniques
test for emotional patterns
respond to changing situations in health care
employ cognitive behaviour treatment techniques
apply health psychological measures
analyse health damaging behaviours
formulate a case conceptualisation model for therapy
apply context specific clinical competences
interpret psychological tests
help healthcare users to develop social perceptiveness
Motivate patiens
psychological measures in working with other health care professionals
apply conceptual thinking
psychology
psychiatry
comply with legislation related to health care
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
ensure safety of healthcare users
psychopharmacology
provide health psychological diagnosis
neurology
therapy in health care
work in a multicultural environment in health care
advise policy makers in healthcare
manage healthcare users' data
psychological treatment measures
apply organisational techniques
educate on the prevention of illness
work in multidisciplinary health teams
promote inclusion
evaluate psychological health measures
psychological diagnostics
empathise with the healthcare user
provide health psychological concepts
perform therapy sessions
listen actively
counsel clients
Optional & specialised skills
provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health
apply a holistic approach in care
apply caseload management
ensure proper appointment administration
work on the effects of abuse
employ foreign languages in care
diagnose mental disorders
psychosomatics
employ foreign languages for health-related research
Other matches: psychologist · assistant clinical psychologist · clinical psychologist · educational psychologist · social counsellor
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are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.