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Why Clinical Psychology? - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Training encompasses an understanding of fundamental psychological processes (just as training in medicine is underpinned by an understanding of human biology)
      - Work across the lifespan - familiar with older adults
      - Commonly work with co-morbidity and multiple morbidity, applying psychological knowledge to assess, formulate and intervene in contexts where innovative practice is required
      - Don't just focus on common mental health difficulties, but presentations encompassing the complete spectrum of mental health difficulties as well as helping individuals with learning disabilities, neurodevelopmental disorders and psychological difficulties arising in the context of physical health and trauma
      - Address whole systems, not just individuals
    - - Wide-range of clinical contexts
        
        Complex health conditions
        
        Eating disorders (climbing)
        
        Forensic
        
        Bariatric (obesity)
        
        Medically-Unexplained Symptoms (MUS)
      - Approaches
        
        CBT / DBT / MBCT etc.
        
        Systemic / family therapy
    - - Extensive training in research skills, making a significant contribution to treatment development and evidence-based treatment
    - - Increasingly emphasised within clinical psychology training
      - These are roles that can be undertaken soon after qualification
      - Contribute to operational and corporate aspects of health services, able to lead and advise on service provision and delivery
      - Well placed to develop the psychological skills of the wider healthcare workforce, helping to create more responsive systems and services in the context of limited direct psychological therapy resources within the NHS
    - - E.g. Secondary care & physical health