Commentary: Healthcare Reform and Psychology's Workforce: Preparing for the Future of Pediatric Psychology*

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the Editor's request, key points were taken from that presentation and focused here on pediatric and child health psychology.

Pediatric weight management interventions in primary care settings: A meta-analysis.

“…The current study is unique and advances the field because it provides a standardized effect size to quantify the effectiveness of the weight management interventions in primary care settings compared to active, education, and passive control conditions. The study is particularly important because of the recent trends toward increasing the role and presence of professional psychology in primary care settings (e.g., Palermo et al, 2014;Rozensky & Janicke, 2012) The current results extend Sargent and colleagues' (2011) qualitative review of the literature, and indicate that pediatric overweight/obesity interventions in primary care settings can be effective. The overall effect size on change in BMI obtained in this metaanalysis was small but significant (d = .26, 95% CI [.14 to .38]; Cohen, 1988).…”

Reflections on Developing Collaborative Research in Pediatric Psychology: Implications and Future Directions

“…The increased emphasis on interdisciplinary team science at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has also heightened the need to understand the process of successful research collaboration (Croyle, 2012;Hall et al, 2012; National Institutes of Health, 2008). Moreover, current trends such as the increased emphasis on collaborative training and service provision, especially in primary care, that are anticipated in the Affordable Care Act (Rozensky & Janicke, 2012) and the growing importance of developing interprofessional competencies in a range of activities (Interprofessional Education Collaborative Expert Panel, 2011) enhance professional focus on collaboration.…”

“…The increased emphasis on interdisciplinary team science at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has also heightened the need to understand the process of successful research collaboration (Croyle, 2012;Hall et al, 2012; National Institutes of Health, 2008). Moreover, current trends such as the increased emphasis on collaborative training and service provision, especially in primary care, that are anticipated in the Affordable Care Act (Rozensky & Janicke, 2012) and the growing importance of developing interprofessional competencies in a range of activities (Interprofessional Education Collaborative Expert Panel, 2011) enhance professional focus on collaboration.These trends coupled with the complexity of collaborative research underscore the continuing need to identify and articulate the nature and process of collaborative research, key challenges, potential strategies to manage them, and implications for research in the field of pediatric psychology, including the training of researchers. The purpose of this article is to address this need by describing …”

Healthcare Reform and Preparing the Future Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Workforce

“…A series of articles have looked at changes to the healthcare system and health service psychology, including a focus on various practice venues such as institutional and independent practice and primary care settings (McDaniel et al, 2014;Rozensky, 2011Rozensky, , 2014, rural health systems (Teufel, Goffinet, Land, & Thorne, 2014), treatment issues (e.g., substance abuse: Buck, 2011;diabetes: Burge & Schade, 2014), demographic groups (e.g., young adults: Monaghan, 2014; older adults: Maga & Lewis, 2014), and recognized health service specialties in psychology (clinical psychology : Chor, Olin, & Hoagwood, 2014; family psychology: Rozensky, Celano, & Kaslow, 2013;and pediatric psychology: Janicke, 2014;Phelps, 2014;Rozensky & Janicke, 2012). Recommendations for education and training in professional psychology to prepare for these changes also have been offered (Rozensky, 2011).…”

“…We provide a brief description of the fundamental features of the ACA. Building on Rozensky and Janicke's (2012) recommendations for pediatric psychology, we focus on critical components of the act that have important, specific implications for clinical child and adolescent psychologists. Finally, we provide recommendations to help position our field to thrive in the evolving healthcare environment.…”