National Health Service (NHSSummary This chapter explores the competences, skills and knowledge that academic and applied health psychologists have and those which are generic, specific and transferable within differing contexts. There is a need for all applied psychologists to work together to enhance ...
Time will tell, but I feel optimistic that this is a step in the right direction for children and young people’s mental health. Dr Tara Porter is a clinical psychologist at the Royal Free London NHS Trust and Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, as well as Tes' mental ...
A Pharmacist will come in at band 6 and a psychologist will come in at band 7. This is because the NHS does take into account the training that clinical staff have to go through. Which can take many years depending on your area of specialism, therefore once they qualify they come in ...
Historically, ‘patient safety’ has been appraised through a narrow clinical risk management lens [18]. This is pertinent in mental healthcare, where management of risks to self and others are key aspects of clinical practice [19, 20]. That iatrogenic risks appear less widely considered, perhap...
(Clinical psychologist, CMHT, focus group) Ethnicity-based preconceptions also appeared to shape the care offered to Asian patients: Asian women, I don’t think we’re perceived as a danger to society…And of course, to get treatment, you have to be a danger to yourself or someone else....
If you've ever wondered what post-traumatic growth is, then read on for clinical psychologist Dr Edith Shiro's explanation.
“This above all: to thine own self be true” William Shakespeare Whilst working in an NHS adult mental health service as a clinical psychologist I was once referred a man with depression. Let’s call him Peter. Peter and his wife had chosen not to have children and instead had pursued ...
Long covid (post covid-19 condition) is a complex condition with diverse manifestations, uncertain prognosis and wide variation in current approaches to management. There have been calls for formal quality standards to reduce a so-called “postcode lotte
(n = 5); an adult survivor of childhood cancer; a range of professionals reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of the care of children with cancer including: a teacher, General Practitioner, surgeon, pharmacist, dietitian, speech and language therapist, clinical psychologist, physiotherapist, ...
I’m at best an amateur philosopher and psychologist! I feel that a big part of my job as a responsible human, adult, parent, supervisor, colleague, scientist, etc. is to blame myself when I deserve it. “Responsible” encompasses that ability to attribute blame/causation correctly. I ...