Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0

• 42. - Psychology
• 42.28 - Clinical, counselling and applied psychology

42.2801 - Clinical psychology

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of clinical psychology, involving the analysis, diagnosis, and clinical treatment of psychological disorders and behavioural pathologies. These programs include courses in clinical assessment and diagnosis, personality appraisal, psychopathology, clinical psychopharmacology, behaviour modification, therapeutic intervention skills, patient interviewing, personalized and group therapy, child and adolescent therapy, cognitive and behavioural therapy, supervised clinical practice, ethical standards, and applicable regulations.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • adult clinical psychology
  • clinical neuropsychology
  • clinical psychology

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• Exclusion(s)

  • clinical child psychology(42.2807)
  • psychiatry - residency(61.2401)
  • psychology(42.0101)
  • psychopharmacology(42.2709)