Scope of Clinical Psychology in Pakistan: Jobs, Salary, Admission

• What is Clinical Psychology
• Required Skills for Clinical psychology
• Branches of Clinical Psychology
• Important Points.
• Clinical Psychology Jobs in Pakistan.
• Salary of Clinical Psychologist in Pakistan.
• Admissions in Clinical Psychology in Pakistan.
• Trend of Clinical Psychology.

What is Clinical Psychology and What Do Clinical Psychologist Do?

Should listen to clients with great care and deliberate attentiveness. Have the ability to relate and be empathic with clients.

The psychologist should have keen observational and decision making qualities. Excellent communicative and research skills.

Have the necessary patience to tolerate with distressed and demanding clients. Excellent reporting and interpersonal skills are required.

The ability to cooperate with other members of the field is also valued in a clinical psychologist.

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These are the skills that lack in fresh graduates in Pakistan

• Verbal Communication (83.63%)
• Positive Attitude (71.93%)
• Team Working (64.91%)
• Critical Thinking (59.06%)
• Self Confidence (59.06%)
• Written Communication (57.31%)
• Drive &Resilience (57.31%)
• Stress Tolerance (47.37%)
• Adaptability (46.20%)
• Time Management (45.61%)
• Self-Awareness (45.03%) and Planning &Organizing (45.03%)
• Integrity (43.86%)

• In Educational Institutions: 

A clinical psychologist is often required to counsel and guide the students towards career planning and solve learning disabilities. A clinical psychologist may conduct research and teach in an educational facility.

• In Health Centers: 

Helping patients to overcome their mental and behavioral disorders such as hallucinations, depression, etc.

• In Community Care: 

Assisting people suffering from drugs, domestic or other forms of abuse, and also providing grief counseling.

• Private Practices: 

Relationship guidance and treating mental issues if individuals.

What Are the Important Points To Be a Clinical Psychologist?

• Interests

If you have interests in the following things, then this field is a match for you:

• Psychology
• Biology
• Researching
• Helping people etc. 

•  Academic Qualifications:

This career begins with an undergraduate degree in Psychology, which can lead to a Masters or Ph.D. level education in Clinical Psychology. In well-developed countries, a clinical psychologist has to be registered with the National Association of School Psychologists.

• Work Form:

A clinical psychologist usually works during office hours. There are working shifts in hospitals, but selected hours of the day can be set up according to the needs of the psychologist and the client.

From hospitals and mental health institutions to private practice settings and any academic setting may comprise the environment of a clinical psychologist.

Emotionally this work can be very taxing. Finding workplaces that can cover up the financial aspect is challenging. Retaining clients and managing the untrained workforce is part of the hurdles of a clinical psychologist.

The average Clinical Psychologist salary in Pakistan is PKR 298,476 per year or PKR 24,873 per month. Entry level positions start at PKR 23,000 per month while most experienced workers make up to PKR 140,000 per month.

You can find Clinical Psychology jobs in Pakistan from

• Google Jobs
• Rozee Jobs
• Indeed
• Dawn Newspapers
• Jung Newspaper

When you type clinical psychology’s jobs in Pakistan, you can also write your city name instead of Pakistan to find the jobs.

Pro Tip:
Go to Tool>Select Within 24 Hours, past week etc . You will be the first to apply for the job hence more chances for the job getting in the industry.  

These are the universities that are offering clinical psychology in Pakistan.

Institute	City
1. King Edward Medical University / Mio Hospital	Lahore
2. University Of The Punjab	Lahore
3. Khawaja Fareed University Of Engineering &Information Technology	Rahim Yar Khan
4. University Of Sialkot	Sialkot
5. Shifa Tameer-e-millat University	Islamabad
6. Imperial College Of Business Studies	Lahore
7. Frontier Institute Of Medical Sciences [abbottabad]	Abbottabad
8. Vertex College Of Science &Technology	Abbottabad
9. Vist College Of Nursing	Abbottabad
10. Women Institute Of Learning	Abbottabad
11. Women Institute Of Rehabilitation Sciences	Abbottabad

In order to find the department of clinical psychology in any university, just type clinical psychology+ university name like

Moreover, you can call them.

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I am searching do people search clinical psychology in Pakistan? If so, which province or city.

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