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