Ch 2: Contemporary Clinical Psych Flashcards
What are the basics of assessment?
- large % of clin psyc engage in assessment
- can focus on individual, couple, family
- multi-method, multi-informant
- may culminate in diagnosis or inform treatment planning, monitoring and evaluation
What orientations/approaches are popular?
- psychodynamic was very popular
- now most popular is cognitive behavioural therapy (it is easy to study, adaptable, good for continuity of care)
How many sessions do clients typically attend?
- most less than 10 sessions
- < 1 in 10 clients attend more than 20 sessions
What is a pro of giving clinical psychologists prescriptive authority?
- give greater breadth to service and to fill a need
What is a con of giving clinical psychologists prescriptive authority?
- training would take longer or some other part of training would be cut
- duplicating services
What is prevention?
- focus on reducing risk factors (predisposing, precipitating and perpetuating) and enhancing protective factors
What are the two types of consultation?
- clinical consultation: provide info, advice and recommendations on how best to assess/treat a client
- organizational consultation: help develop a prevention program, evaluate an organization or provides opinions on policies
Where do clinical psychologists work?
- many places but a lot gravitate toward private practice (28% as primary, 50% as secondary income)
What does the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists do?
- sets out 4 principles to guide all activities
- requires practice based on scientific evidence
- lays out decision-making processes
- informed consent!!
Why is self-care important for psychologists? What does it look like?
- they are not immune to stress and have an ethical responsibility
- they balance, prioritizing, time management and consultation
According to the article by Dorociak, Rupert and Zahniser (2017), what are the 5 things contributing to decreased well-being in psychologists?
- early in careers
- greater demands but less support
- more paperwork
- more negative client behaviour
- fewer opportunities for professional development
What are the stats of training in clinical psychology?
- most popular area of psychology
- majority are women
- highly competitive
What are the different models of training?
- scientist practitioner (PhD): most common, balance of science and practice
- clinical scientist (PhD): strongest focus on development of research skills
- practitioner scholar (Psy. D.): clinical psychologist as ‘researcher consumer’
What are the ‘steps’ in clinical psychology training?
- diversity of courses
- practica (3)
- research (dissertation)
- internship
What is accreditation?
- it ensures that training programs maintain standards that meet the profession’s expectations for the education of clinical psychologists
