SkillScorer ships with 5 Psychology & Counselling disciplines and 50 individual skills out of the box. Choose a discipline to see every skill, its description and the levels that come with it — each one fully editable, renameable or removable, and you can add your own to match how your organisation actually works.
10 skills
Psychologists assess and treat mental health conditions using evidence-based methods. This scorecard covers assessment, formulation, therapy, risk, ethics and reflective practice so practices and services can develop clinicians consistently.
- Clinical Interviewing and Rapport Building
- Assessment, Diagnosis and Psychometrics
- Case Formulation and Treatment Planning
- Delivery of Cognitive Behavioural and Other Evidence-Based Therapies
- Risk Assessment and Safety Planning
- Outcome Monitoring and Progress Review
- Ethics, Boundaries and Confidentiality
- Report Writing and Communication with Referrers
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Counsellors help people work through life's challenges. This scorecard covers listening, therapeutic alliance, techniques, risk, ethics and self-care for counselling services and private practice.
- Active Listening and Empathic Responding
- Building the Therapeutic Alliance
- Goal Setting and Contracting
- Use of Therapeutic Models and Techniques
- Trauma-Informed and Strengths-Based Practice
- Managing Crisis, Self-Harm and Suicide Risk
- Managing Endings and Referrals
- Session Notes and Record Keeping
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Child and family therapists work with young people and those who care for them. This scorecard covers developmental assessment, play and creative methods, parent work, safety and multi-agency collaboration.
- Developmental and Behavioural Assessment
- Play, Art and Creative Therapy Techniques
- Engaging Adolescents and Building Trust
- Parent and Carer Coaching
- Family Systems Understanding and Family Sessions
- Child Protection and Mandatory Reporting
- Working with Schools and Other Services
- Assessment of Neurodivergence and Learning Needs
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Organisational psychologists improve how people work. This scorecard covers assessment, wellbeing programs, team effectiveness, coaching and reporting for consultancies and employee assistance providers.
- Psychometric Testing and Assessment Centres
- Organisational Diagnosis and Survey Design
- Employee Assistance and Brief Counselling
- Critical Incident and Trauma Response
- Team Effectiveness and Leadership Development
- Fitness for Work and Return-to-Work Support
- Psychosocial Hazard Assessment
- Workshop Facilitation and Presentation
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Peer workers use lived experience to support recovery. This scorecard covers recovery-focused practice, boundaries, communication, safety and documentation for community mental health services.
- Using Lived Experience Purposefully
- Recovery-Oriented and Strengths-Based Support
- Active Listening and Non-Judgemental Communication
- Boundaries and Managing Dual Roles
- Crisis Awareness and Escalation
- Group Facilitation and Peer Groups
- Working with Clinical Teams
- Documentation and Confidentiality
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