Chapter 2: Contemporary Clinical Psychology Flashcards
Top 3 professional activities of clinical psychologists in Canada?
Intervention (41%) > Assessment (28%) > Consultation (13%)
Majority of people who receive psychotherapy attend how many sessions?
few than 10
1/3 of clients attend ____ sessions
1-2
less than ____ clients attend more than 20 sessions of therapy
1 in 10
Top theoretical orientations of clinical psychologists and grad students
Cognitive behavioural (80% in CAD, 70% stuednts) Experimental (31) Psyhodynamic( 26) interpersonal (23) eclectic
Primary prevention
prevention of disease/disorder before it occurs
secondary prevention
reduces the recurrence of a disease or disorder that has already developed and been diagnosed
Tertiary prevention
efforts to reduce the overall disability that results from the disease or disorder
Clinical consultation
the provision of info, advice, and recommendations about how best assess, understand, or treat a client
organizational consultation
services to a organization focused on developing a prevention or intervention program, evaluating how well an organization is doing in providing a health care or related service, or providing an opinion on policies on health care services set by an organization
Consultation to agencies categories
needs assessment
program development
program evaluation
policy consultation
Practicum
the initial supervised training in the provision of psychological services that is a requirement of a doctoral degree
- usually part time
internship
the period of supervised training in the provision of psychological services that is a requirement of a doctoral degree
aka residency
one year, full time
how many CAD clinical psychologists work in private practice? How many do as a secondary work setting?
27.5%
50%
How many CAD hospitals has an identified psychology department?
1/5
How many hospitals do not employ a full time clinical psychologist?
1/3
the profession of clinical psych is founded on…
the application of the results of empirical research to address emotional, behavioural, and neurological problems
ethical principles include
respect for people
responsibe provision of services
maintenance of integrity in professional relationships
professional responsibilities to society
When given identical info, experienced clinicians are …. than clinicians in training in making accurate, valid decisions
no better
Why is it hard to learn from clinical experience?
not a lot of corrective feedback
Informed consent
an ethical principle to ensure that the person who is offered services or who participates research understands what is being done and agrees to participate
Four ethical principles in the CAD Code
Respect for the dignity of persons
responsible caring
integrity in relationships
responsibility to society
majority of students enrolled in psychology doctoral programs are…
women (74.8%)
What is the most popular field within grad programs in psychology?
clinical psych
Scientist practitioner model
training model that emphasizes competencies in research and psychological service provision
clinical scientist model
training model that strongly promise the development of research skills
practitioner scholar model
emphasizes clinical skills and competencies as a research consumer
the highest # of faculty endorsing cognitive-behvaioural orientations is in _____ programs, whereas humanistic and approaches are more commony endorsed by faculty in ______ programs
research focused PhD
free standing
accreditation
process designed to ensure that training programs maintain standards that meet the profession’s expectations for the education of clinical psychology
Licensure
regulation to ensure that minimal requirements for academic and clinical training are met and that practitioners provide ethical and competent services
regulation of the profession helps to ensure the public is protected when receiving services
how many psych and psych associates in canada?
16, 000
