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Clinical Psychologists should be able to develop formulations of presenting problems or situations which integrate information from assessments within a coherent framework that draws upon psychological theory and evidence and which incorporates interpersonal, societal, cultural and biological factors
Clinical Psychologists should demonstrate:
| An ability to apply relevant academic knowledge in order to understand problems |
| An ability to use a range of psychological models to select and interpret relevant evidence |
| An ability to distil the implications of "data" that they have gathered |
| An ability to Translate complex constructs into simple questions or observations for further testing |
| An ability to derive preliminary working formulations |
| An ability to revise and adapt formulations as further information emerges, and when necessary re-formulate the problem |
Applying formulations
| An ability to plan appropriate interventions that take the client's perspective into account |
| An ability to select an appropriate therapeutic approach or method of intervention. |
| An ability to help clients make sense of their experiences |
| An ability to provide a rationale for procedures and interventions |
| An ability to communicate an understanding of clients and plans for psychological intervention when working in multi-professional contexts |