To ask you the difference between a , clinical psycologist,psychoanalyst and chartered, psychologist

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Looking for support for my son and haven’t got a clue.

Shameful bump. I know I’m being unreasonable but don’t know where else to ask and Im desperate.

A chartered psychologist is a qualified psychologist who is registered with the BPS.

Clinical psychologists work across the age range, eg suicidal adults, anorexic teens, schizophrenic adults.

Educational psychologists work with the 0-25 age range. They can support children and young people with the full range of needs (cognitive, communication, SEMH, etc) and can provide therapy.

www.bps.org.uk/lists/DIR

I would go for an educational psychologist if I wanted help with my DC. They are the experts in the 0-25 age range!

But what is the difference between chartered and clinical?

It’s mental health issues not education.A 16 year old.

Clinical psychologists have a doctorate, chartered don't. That's the difference where I work anyway.

The one I’m interested in isn’t coming up on that search thing.

What difference does that have in reality, expertise etc?

The difference is that a chartered psychologist could be any of the different branches of psychology (organizational is one and has to do do with employees' morale for example). A clinical psychologist deals with MH issues and pathologies. They can't prescribe but can give different types of therapy as treatment. They can also do psychometric testing for example.

No, this isn’t right. Clinical, counselling and educational psychologists all need a doctorate these days. Once qualified, any psychologist (including health, occupational etc) can join the BPS and be chartered as well. All it really means is that they have paid their BPS subscription fees!

It’s a shame that the job title of EPs is EP, because everyone thinks all they do is educational psychology. There’s actually discussion in the profession to change the title of Clinical psychologists to “Adult Psychologists” and EPs to “Child Psychologists,” to better reflect their areas of training and expertise.

Both EPs and Clin psychs can support a child through mental health difficulties. Both can assess, both can identify and both can provide therapeutic support.

As I said, I would go to an EP because of their expertise in child development, which includes social, emotional and mental health (SEMH).

Psychoanalysts are Freudians, so it's a lot of "tell me about your mother". Terribly unscientific and useless for diagnosed mental illnesses, but fine if you just want someone to moan to and don't mind paying a fortune for literally years.

God I’m confused which is best?

One I’m interested in is a registered and accredited member of BACP, and a chartered psychologist with BPS.

He isn’t turning up on that search thing though.

Confusingly he is a psychoanalyst and chartered psychologist.

Should I go for a clinical psychologist or educational psychologist instead?

It also depends on the sorts of issues that are problematic. For some things CBT might help, other issues might benefit from family therapy and trauma might respond to EMDR. It will also depend on the relationship with the therapist so one might build a rapport easily with your son and another one not, just like some students love one teacher and others love other teachers. If one therapist doesn't help (after a while) then another one might.

How in gods name do you pick one.

CAMHs are crap and we’re desperate so looking at private but need it to work as £££ and we’re running out of time. He’s 16, is educational psychologist still best?

How do you get somebody to work out which would be best? Where do you go for this?

Where do you live? A BACP person is a counselor that isn't the same as a psychologist.

What you want (I believe) is a Dr in Counseling Psychology someone like her

www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellors/kirsten-kitson

I coukd cry, this shouldn’t be so bloody difficult.😩

As you can see some counselors can be psychologists but not all are and vice versa.

Can you contact the SENDCo at your son's school or college?
Even if he isn't attending at present they could talk you through your options and make a referral to their link EP and/or to CAMHS.

What is bps?

School weren’t great, he’s under CAMHs and they’re crap.

He doesn’t have learning difficulties just mental health.

Have you spoken to Young Minds?

No would they tell us what to look for?