A to Z of MS
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A to Z of MS Psychologist
A clinical psychologist is a therapist skilled in understanding the impact that MS may have on mental processes.
A clinical neuropsychologist is skilled in assessing the pattern and severity of a person's cognitive impairments. They can develop individual treatment programmes based on cognitive neuropsychology, an evidence-based approach that models cognitive deficits and strengths to optimise function.
The Health Professions Council (HPC) is the statutory regulator for practitioner psychologists in the UK. The HPC protect several adjectival titles, such as clinical psychologist, registered psychologist or practitioner psychologist. You can check whether a psychologist is registered using the search facility on the Health Professions Council website.
The title psychologist is not protected. Some people calling themselves psychologists and offering psychological services have no recognised qualifications and are not answerable to any recognised professional body.
The British Psychological Society operates a Directory of Chartered Psychologists.