Common use of Psychologists Clause in Contracts

Psychologists. All psychologists should have HPC registration and be chartered with British Psychological Society. Psychologists should be sufficiently experienced in weight loss surgery, mental health and disordered eating behaviour. Ability to conduct an assessment to establish the individual’s ability to implement necessary health behaviour changes for weight loss post-surgery through therapeutic approaches such as Motivational Interviewing and Stages of Changes. Experienced in identifying the individual emotional, cognitive and behavioural factors that may influence weight loss and be able to provide individual recommendations to improve weight loss and QoL outcomes. Ability to make recommendations for more complex patients that potentially may require psychological intervention pre and/or post-surgery for anxiety, depression and binge-eating. Able to train other health professionals in facilitation of health behaviour change.