psychologist
Let an agent explain what psychologists do and the fields of psychology, describe training, licensing and ethics, support finding appropriate psychological help in general terms, and route personal mental health questions appropriately.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain what psychologists do and the fields of psychology, describe training, licensing and ethics, support finding appropriate psychological help in general terms, and route personal mental health questions appropriately.
A professional or scientist who studies mind and behaviour and applies that knowledge, in fields such as clinical, counselling, educational, organisational, sports, experimental and health psychology, and in research areas such as psychobiology and the psychology of religion; psychologists are trained at graduate level, licensed or registered in many countries for practice, bound by ethics codes, and distinct from psychiatrists, who are medical doctors.
What it is for: Professionals who study and apply psychology.
It can be explain the profession and fields; describe training and licensing; support finding help; route personal questions.
Distinguishing features
Graduate training
Licensing for practice
Ethics codes
Many specialties
What it looks like
Not physical; a profession.
How it is recognised
Studies mind and behaviour
Clinical, research and applied fields
Psychiatrists are medical doctors; counsellors have separate training
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - conditions psychologists assess
is related to - phenomena psychologists study
is related to - educational psychology
In practice
Families and kinds
clinical and counselling psychologists
educational and school psychologists
organisational and sports psychologists
experimental and research psychologists
psychologists in health, forensic and religious fields
Standards and regulation
Licensing and registration laws
Ethics codes of psychological associations
Research ethics standards
Failure modes and hazards
Unlicensed practice
Agents acting as therapists
Confusing psychologists with psychiatrists
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.psychologist
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What psychologists do.
Profession.
Fields
Fields of psychology.
Fields
Fields.
- What do clinical, counselling, educational, organisational, sports, experimental and other psychologists do? definition
- Which entry fits a specific field? action
Distinguish
Related professions.
Distinguish
Distinctions.
- How do psychologists differ from psychiatrists, psychotherapists, counsellors and coaches? definition
- Which entry fits a related profession? action
Help Finding psychological help.
Practice.
Find
Finding a psychologist.
Find
Finding.
- How can someone find a qualified psychologist here, and what should they expect? provenance
- Is someone in crisis now, needing crisis services? boundary
Expect
Assessment and therapy.
Expect
Expectations.
- What do psychological assessment and evidence-based therapies involve in general terms? provenance
- Is the agent being asked to act as a therapist, which it cannot be? boundary
Career Becoming a psychologist.
Practice.
Training
Training and licensing.
Training
Training.
- How are psychologists trained and licensed here, and how long does it take? provenance
- Which entry fits psychology education? action
Ethics
Ethics.
Ethics
Ethics.
- What ethical duties, including confidentiality and its limits, bind psychologists? provenance
- Which entry fits research ethics? action
Learn History and science.
Context.
History
History of the profession.
History
History.
- How did psychology develop as a science and profession, according to historians? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Research
Research and debates.
Research
Research.
- What debates exist about replication and methods in psychology, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each specialty be a separate entry?
- How should licensing bodies be linked?
- How should help directories be linked?