Table 1Transition record

psychotherapisttoclinical psychologist

A psychotherapist already meets 60% of what the clinical psychologist role asks for. The move turns on 40 required skills not yet in the profile.

From psychotherapist

60%

Overlap1

To clinical psychologist

72 Skills carried over

40 Required, not held

62.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

60%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the clinical psychologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the psychotherapist 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 clinical psychologist role treats 59 of its required skills as things a psychotherapist 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
apply organisational techniques
carry out psychiatric assessment of child

What stands in the way is 40 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 clinical psychologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a psychotherapist 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 59 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 social sciences, journalism and information 10 required, 1 supplementary

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 emergency psychology required
required, not held evaluation of psychological performance required
required, not held health psychology required
required, not held psychological healthcare services required
required, not held psychological interventions required
required, not held psychological treatment measures required

optional, not held experimental psychology optional

02 health and welfare 9 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held methods of differential diagnosis required
required, not held clinical reports required
required, not held diagnosis of mental health issues required
required, not held multi-professional cooperation in health care required
required, not held counselling methods required
required, not held crisis intervention required
required, not held first aid required
required, not held neurology required
required, not held primary care required

optional, not held forensic psychiatry optional
optional, not held neuroscience optional

03 information skills 8 required

required, not held provide strategies of differential diagnosis required
required, not held assess healthcare users' risk for harm required
required, not held conduct psychological assessement required
required, not held evaluate clinical psychological measures required
required, not held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment required
required, not held conduct psychological research required
required, not held test for behavioural patterns required
required, not held test for emotional patterns required

04 assisting and caring 7 required, 1 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 provide clinical psychological support in crisis situations required
required, not held refer healthcare users required
required, not held interpret psychological tests required
required, not held provide clinical psychological counselling required

optional, not held prescribe medication optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held provide clinical psychological assessment required
required, not held provide clinical psychological expert opinions 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

06 business, administration and law 2 required

required, not held drug interaction management required
required, not held consultation 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 carry out psychiatric assessment of child skill
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 deal with emergency care situations skill
already held decide upon a psychotherapeutic approach 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 empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held employ cognitive behaviour treatment techniques 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 help healthcare users develop social perceptiveness skill
already held history of patient's psychotherapeutic problems knowledge
already held identify mental health issues skill
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges 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 inclusion skill
already held promote mental health skill
already held promote psycho-social education skill
already held provide a psychotherapeutic environment skill
already held provide health education skill
already held psychiatry knowledge
already held psychological diagnostics knowledge
already held psychology knowledge
already held psychopathology knowledge
already held psychopharmacology 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 in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held work on psychosomatic issues 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 psychoanalysis skill
already held apply systemic therapy skill
already held clinical social work knowledge
already held provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health skill
already held psychosomatics 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
already held work with healthcare users under medication skill
already held work with healthcare users' social network skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held scientific literature required

optional, not held research design optional

08 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held occupational health optional

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held conduct forensic evaluations optional
optional, not held experimental psychology optional
optional, not held forensic psychiatry optional
optional, not held neuroscience optional
optional, not held occupational health optional
optional, not held prescribe medication optional
optional, not held provide clinical advice to team members optional
optional, not held research design optional

31 held skills the clinical psychologist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role address side effects of menopause skill
not needed by the target role apply systemic design thinking skill
not needed by the target role body language knowledge
not needed by the target role collaborate to discuss treatment plans in psychotherapy skill
not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role conceptualise healthcare user’s needs skill
not needed by the target role conclude the psychotherapeutic relationship skill
not needed by the target role conditions for the professional practice of psychotherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct psychotherapy risk assessments skill
not needed by the target role discuss the end point of therapeutic intervention skill
not needed by the target role disorders affecting self-awareness knowledge
not needed by the target role encourage healthcare user's self-monitoring skill
not needed by the target role evaluate practice in psychotherapy skill
not needed by the target role geriatrics knowledge
not needed by the target role historic development of psychotherapeutic schools knowledge
not needed by the target role keep up with current trends in psychotherapy skill
not needed by the target role maintain personal development in psychotherapy skill
not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
not needed by the target role paediatrics knowledge
not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
not needed by the target role personality development theories knowledge
not needed by the target role psychiatric disorders knowledge
not needed by the target role psycho-social forms of intervention knowledge
not needed by the target role psychoanalysis knowledge
not needed by the target role psychological theories knowledge
not needed by the target role psychomotor therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role record healthcare users' billing information skill
not needed by the target role rehabilitation knowledge
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role supervision of persons knowledge
not needed by the target role theories of personality knowledge

27 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 clinical reports 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 emergency psychology required
required, not held evaluation of psychological performance required
required, not held health psychology required
required, not held multi-professional cooperation in health care required
required, not held psychological healthcare services required
required, not held psychological interventions required
required, not held consultation required
required, not held counselling methods required
required, not held crisis intervention required
required, not held first aid required
required, not held neurology required
required, not held primary care required
required, not held psychological treatment measures required
required, not held scientific literature required
optional, not held experimental psychology optional
optional, not held forensic psychiatry optional
optional, not held neuroscience optional
optional, not held occupational health optional
optional, not held research design optional

Index

Other moves recorded from psychotherapist

Full index of moves from psychotherapist

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.