As a clinical psychologist you'll be trained to work with individuals, families and groups of different ages experiencing psychological distress or behavioural problems which disrupt their everyday functioning and wellbeing. You'll aim to reduce distress and to enhance and promote psychological well-being, minimise exclusion and inequalities and enable service users to engage in meaningful relationships and valued work and leisure activities. You'll will draw on your scientific knowledge to bring about positive change. You're trained in cognitive behavioural therapy as well as at least one other major psychotherapeutic approach. You'll provide individual therapy, and work with couples or families, as well as teams and services. You'll also provide supervision and support to other professionals and teams and develop services and carry out research. You can read more about this role on our website here: www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/psychological-therapies/roles/clinical-psychologist
No clinical psychologists do not prescribe medication. However they do assess and diagnose problems, as well as deliver therapeutic treatments. If you want to prescribe medication, you will need to be a medical doctor, like a psychiatrist. Hope this helps.
As a clinical psychologist you'll be trained to work with individuals, families and groups of different ages experiencing psychological distress or behavioural problems which disrupt their everyday functioning and wellbeing. You'll aim to reduce distress and to enhance and promote psychological well-being, minimise exclusion and inequalities and enable service users to engage in meaningful relationships and valued work and leisure activities.
You'll will draw on your scientific knowledge to bring about positive change. You're trained in cognitive behavioural therapy as well as at least one other major psychotherapeutic approach. You'll provide individual therapy, and work with couples or families, as well as teams and services. You'll also provide supervision and support to other professionals and teams and develop services and carry out research. You can read more about this role on our website here: www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/psychological-therapies/roles/clinical-psychologist
Do you describe medication??
No clinical psychologists do not prescribe medication. However they do assess and diagnose problems, as well as deliver therapeutic treatments. If you want to prescribe medication, you will need to be a medical doctor, like a psychiatrist. Hope this helps.
No, I think it's only psychiatrist
Psychologists don’t prescribe.