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• Addiction.
• Liaison.
6.12.4 Components Of Service
6.12.4.1 Site A clinical psychology clinic should be located within the
psychiatric outpatient clinic. 6.12.4.2 Service operations
Clinic based; ofice hours. 6.12.4.3 Function
The range of services to be provided •
Psychological Assessment: The use of speciied procedures to evaluate the abilities, behaviors, and
personal qualities of people.
o Behavioral assessment e.g. Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Conner’s Parent
Rating Scale, Childhood Autism Rating Scale. o Cognitive Intelligent assessment e.g. Wechsler
Intelligence Scale for Children, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.
o Personality assessment e.g. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.
o Neuropsychological assessment e.g. Wechsler Memory Scale, Benton Visual Retention Test.
• Psychological Intervention: Any of a group of therapies,
used to treat psychological disorders that focus on changing distorted behaviors, thoughts, perceptions
and emotions that may be associated with speciic disorders through the use of psychological techniques.
o Person-Centered Therapy. o Behavior Therapy.
o Cognitive Therapy. o Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
o Neuropsychological Rehabilitation.
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• Expressive Therapy
o Group Therapy. Any other therapies that are not stated and found to be
beneicial for improving patient’s functioning are highly recommended.
6.12.5 Access To Services
a Referrals: In general terms, referrals are received from the multidisciplinary teams in some specialties from specialists,
General Practitioners, Education and Legal authorities. b Self-referrals cannot be accepted.
c Referrals should be made in writing apart from exceptional circumstances or where specialist services have agreed
different protocols. d It is the Psychologists’ expectation that the person referred
or their career wishes the referral to be made and has participated in the referral process.
e The service is committed to maximizing user involvement at all levels and career involvement where appropriate.
Feedback from users, careers and colleagues is encouraged.
6.12.6 Organization
• The unit shall be headed by a senior clinical psychologist
who: o is responsible for the management of all the
components of the services. o Collaborates with the Head Profession of Clinical
Psychologist in formulating strategic plans of service development, policies and procedures.
o Works closely with the relevant stakeholders such as the hospital director, nursing managers and heads
of other clinical services in areas pertaining to development, operation and other technical matters.
o Forms a team of dedicated staff comprising clinical psychologists, trainees, general psychology oficers
and assistant psychologists that works closely with the psychiatrists, medical oficers, occupational
therapists, social workers and nurses.
• The Head of Profession of Clinical Psychology acts as the national
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