# Competences — assistant clinical psychologist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d1b8c046-3867-423a-84fd-41f7be3a6d29).

## Essential

- **accept own accountability** (skill/competence)
- **adhere to organisational guidelines** (skill/competence)
- **apply context specific clinical competences** (skill/competence)
- **apply psychological intervention strategies** (skill/competence)
- **assess healthcare users' risk for harm** (skill/competence)
- **assess the patient's therapeutic needs** (skill/competence)
- **assist psychologist** (skill/competence)
- **comply with legislation related to health care** (skill/competence)
- **comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice** (skill/competence)
- **conduct psychological assessement** (skill/competence)
- **conduct psychological research** (skill/competence)
- **decide upon a psychotherapeutic approach** (skill/competence)
- **diagnosis of mental health issues** (knowledge)
- **evaluation of psychological performance** (knowledge)
- **identify mental health issues** (skill/competence)
- **psychiatry** (knowledge)
- **psychological concepts** (knowledge)
- **psychological diagnostics** (knowledge)
- **psychological interventions** (knowledge)
- **psychology** (knowledge)
- **therapy in health care** (knowledge)
- **work with patterns of psychological behaviour** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- analyse psychological aspects of illness (skill/competence)
- apply clinical psychological treatment (skill/competence)
- carry out neuropsychological testing (skill/competence)
- clinical psychological treatment (knowledge)
- clinical reports (knowledge)
- cognitive psychology (knowledge)
- consultation (knowledge)
- counsel clients (skill/competence)
- developmental psychology (knowledge)
- diagnose psychiatric symptoms (skill/competence)
- empathise with the healthcare user (skill/competence)
- evaluate clinical psychological measures (skill/competence)
- evaluate psychological health measures (skill/competence)
- first aid (knowledge)
- formulate a case conceptualisation model for therapy (skill/competence)
- health psychology (knowledge)
- human psychological development (knowledge)
- interpret psychological tests (skill/competence)
- paediatric psychology (knowledge)
- prescribe psychotherapeutic treatment (skill/competence)
- provide clinical psychological assessment (skill/competence)
- provide clinical psychological counselling (skill/competence)
- provide clinical psychological expert opinions (skill/competence)
- provide clinical psychological support in crisis situations (skill/competence)
- provide first aid (skill/competence)
- provide health psychological advice (skill/competence)
- provide health psychological analysis (skill/competence)
- provide health psychological concepts (skill/competence)
- provide health psychological diagnosis (skill/competence)
- provide health psychological treatment advice (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 66 ads, as of 2026-07-09)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- psychological assessment — **36 %**
- treatment planning — **24 %**

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