Most people will have heard of, or seen a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, these days they appear quite frequently on television programmes or in the newspapers, commenting on a range of human behaviours and dilemmas. So where has this fascination with psychology come from and what do Clinical and Counselling Psychologists do? Clinical Psychology and Counselling Psychology are professions which apply psychological knowledge and understanding, gained from research and observation, to real life problems. UK Registered Clinical and Counselling Psychologists have an undergraduate degree in Psychology and (if they trained in recent years) a doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology. This qualifies them to work with all sorts of different groups of people: adults; children; people with mental or physical health problems; people who have committed crimes; people who have learning disabilities or brain injuries; to name just a few, to help them find psychological solutions to their difficulties in their life, their work, their relationships, their parenting.
Contemporary TV is full of reality shows, documentaries and docu-dramas, while contemporary non fiction is full of self-help and pop psychology. It appears that people’s interest in themselves and other people is at an all time high. Clinical and Counselling Psychology are disciplines that are called upon to share their understandings with the public via the media. This blog is an example of that. All blogs on the Psychology Spot will be added by Registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologists. So…check back regularly to see what’s new…
