Alcoholic psychologists: Routes to recovery.

Skorina, Jane K.; Bissell, LeClair; Soto, Clinton B. De

doi:10.1037/0735-7028.21.4.248

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“…Instead, the clinicians surveyed by Mahoney reported more problems with issues such as emotional exhaustion, fatigue, disillusionment, anxiety, and depression. Further, according to Skorina, De Soto, and Bissell (1990), when professional psychologists assess the degree or seriousness of impairments among their colleagues; problems such as depression and burnout take precedence over substance abuse.…”

Section: The Impacts Of Stress On Practitioners and Their Practicementioning

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Stress in Clinical Psychology Trainees: Current Research Status and Future Directions

Pakenham

Stafford-Brown

2012

Australian Psychologist

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The purpose of this article is to present the current status of the literature related to stress in clinical psychology trainees (CPTs), and to offer research directions for investigating stress in this population and ways to enhance self-care in these individuals. The following conclusions emerge from the review: (1) CPTs are vulnerable to elevated stress; (2) undue stress can negatively impact CPTs' personal and professional functioning and, in turn, result in less than optimal standards of care for clients; (3) there is a dearth of studies on stress in this population and no published intervention studies; (4) incorporating self-care strategies into clinical psychology training is recommended; and (5) "third-wave" cognitive behaviour therapy stress management interventions have been efficacious in comparable populations. In view of the potential costs of elevated stress to trainees themselves and their clients, research on stress and stress management in this population is of a high priority. Broad research agendas are proposed for these two domains. Modifications to clinical training programmes to reduce trainee stress are required and should be evidence-based and systematically revaluated.

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Section: The Impacts Of Stress On Practitioners and Their Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Stress in Clinical Psychology Trainees: Current Research Status and Future Directions

Pakenham

Stafford-Brown

2012

Australian Psychologist

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“…However, this may not be the case. Although many alcohol‐abusing psychologists acknowledge being visibly impaired at work, one study found that only 22% were confronted by their supervisor or employer about their drinking (Skorina, Bissell, & DeSoto, 1990). Similarly, Good, Thoreson, and Shaughnessy (1995) found that 43% of the psychologists surveyed were aware of a male psychologist with a substance abuse problem, and 28% knew of a female psychologist with a substance abuse problem.…”

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Psychologist impairment: What is it, how can it be prevented, and what can be done to address it?

Smith¹,

Moss²

2009

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

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Research indicates that psychologists self-report a variety of problems related to their personal and professional functioning, such as depression, substance abuse, and burnout. These difficulties not only lead to psychologist distress, but can also result in impairment and have a negative effect on patient care. This review of the psychologist impairment literature provides information on the historical movement toward colleague assistance, rates of impairment, identifying distress and impairment, intervening with an impaired colleague, barriers to treatment, and preventing impairment. It is suggested that, through education of psychologists and graduate trainees, impairment may be prevented or its effects minimized.

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“…Such personal experience or familiarity with SUD may lead to increased understanding and empathy toward clients with SUD. Personal experience with a particular disorder has been shown to predict more positive and prosocial attitudes toward that disorder; moreover, mental health professionals who are themselves in recovery from SUD often hold more positive and hopeful views of SUD clients (Angermeyer & Matschinger, 1996; Najavits, 2000; Najavits et al, 1995; Sadow & Ryder, 2008; Skorina, Bissell, & De Soto, 1990). This positive outlook may, in turn, promote a greater sense of projected job satisfaction in working with SUD clients.…”

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Attitudes toward Substance Abuse Clients: An Empirical Study of Clinical Psychology Trainees

Mundon

Anderson

Najavits

2015

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

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Despite the high prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) and its frequent comorbidity with mental illness, individuals with SUD are less likely to receive effective SUD treatment from mental health practitioners than SUD counselors. Limited competence and interest in treating this clinical population is likely influenced by a lack of formal training in SUD treatment. Using a factorial survey-vignette design that included three clinical vignettes and a supplementary survey instrument, we investigated whether clinical psychology doctoral students differ in their level of negative emotional reactions toward clients with SUD versus major depressive disorder (MDD); whether they differ in their attributions for SUD versus MDD; and how their negative emotional reactions and attributions impact their interest in pursuing SUD clinical work. Participants were 155 clinical psychology graduate-level doctoral students (72% female). Participants endorsed more negative emotional reactions toward clients with SUD than toward clients with MDD. They were also more likely to identify poor willpower as the cause for SUD than for MDD. More than a third reported interest in working with SUD populations. Highest levels of interest were associated with prior professional and personal experience with SUD, four to six years of clinical experience, and postmodern theoretical orientation.

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Alcoholic psychologists: Routes to recovery.

Cited by 13 publications

References 22 publications

Stress in Clinical Psychology Trainees: Current Research Status and Future Directions

Stress in Clinical Psychology Trainees: Current Research Status and Future Directions

Psychologist impairment: What is it, how can it be prevented, and what can be done to address it?

Attitudes toward Substance Abuse Clients: An Empirical Study of Clinical Psychology Trainees

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