additional elements of clinical psychology Flashcards
what is the historical clinical risk management-20
tool for risk assessment in forensic psychology
comprehensive set of guidelines for the assessment and management of violence risk
embodies and exemplifies structured professional judgement (SPJ) model of violence risk assessment
court reports - expert witness
set format
correct terminology –
allegedly, reported, stated
(need to use speech marks
when giving a direct quote)
etc.
Attending court to give
evidence – sometimes from
the every-day work with
times when the assessment
and report could be legally
instructed by a solicitor or
court
group interventions
within forensic setting there are often group interventions aiming to reduce the risk of reoffending
may be general anti-offending, aimed at developing problem solving skills or targeted at a specific offence
what is heath psychology
study of psychological and behavioural processes in health, illness and healthcare
concerned with understanding how psychological, behavioural and cultural factors contribute to physical health and illness
(biopsychosocial approach)
what are some key areas health psychologists work in?
➢ Adherence to medication
➢ Pain management (e.g. in pain clinics)
➢ Oncology
➢ Diabetes
what research do health psychologists engage in
engage in research and practice aimed at getting people to follow medical advice and adhere to their treatment regimens
what is the McGill pain questionnaire used for
can be used to evaluate a person experiencing significant pain
can be used to monitor pain over time, and to determine effectiveness of any intervention
what is neuropsychology
focuses on gaining understanding about brain and function, both cognitive and behaviour
clinical neuropsychologists are specially trained to understand the relationship between brain and neuropsychological function
what is the Wechsler adult intelligence scale (WAIS)
explores an adult’s intellectual ability and cognitive strengths and weaknesses
measures both verbal skills (verbal IQ) and specific non-verbal skills (Performance IQ)
what are the four indices of the WAIS
verbal comprehension: measure of verbal concept formation, verbal reasoning, and knowledge about one’s working environment
working memory: measures the ability to temporarily retain information, perform an operation with its and produce a result
perceptual organisation: measure of non-verbal reasoning ability
processing speed: measures ability to quickly scan sequence of discriminate simple visual information
what is consultation
provided to assist another professional or organisation with a problem
can be said to be triadic, meaning there are three parties (consultant, consultee and client)
allows practitioner to interact with and affect many different individuals and organisations
what are the objectives of consultation
to provide practitioners with consultation on their work with clients
to enhance the quality and competence of practice offered to all clients
to offer psychologists intellectual challenge enabling reflection, transformational
learning and psychological support to maximise their responsibility for appropriate
self-care
to contribute to the CPD of both psychologist and supervisor by developing
competence in the use and practise of supervision.
what is a clinical audit
designed and conducted to produce information to inform the delivery of best care
measures against a standard
does this service each a predetermined standard?
what is service evaluation
designed and conducted solely to define or judge current care
measures current service without reference to a standard
what standard does this service achieve?
what are the four primary ethical principles produced by the ethics committee of the BPS
respect
competence
responsibility
integrity
capacity is time and decision specific
means you should assess a patients ability to make a specific decision at the time a decision needs to be made
should not decide that someone lacks capacity based solely on age, appearance, condition or behaviour
what is the mental capacity act (MCA)
designed to protect and empower people who may lack the mental capacity to make their own decisions about their care and treatment
16 and over
covers decisions about day to day things (e.g. what to wear, what to buy for weekly shop, or serious life changing decisions like whether to move into a care home or have major surgery)
assume a person has capacity to make a decision themselves unless it is proved otherwise
wherever possible, help people make their own decisions
do not treat a person as lacking capacity just because they make an unwise decision
