Summary of the report of the Ad Hoc Task Force on Psychopharmacology of the American Psychological Association.

Smyer, Michael A.; Balster, Robert L.; Egli, Dan; Johnson, Dale L.; Kilbey, M. Marlyne; Leith, Nancy J.; Puente, Antonio E.

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“…Increasing psychologists' education related to clinical psychopharmacology is generally accepted as having beneficial effects in enhancing how psychologists engage patients in regard to medications (Smyer et al, 1993). However, enhancing psychologists' understanding about psychoactive medications has never necessitated pressing for RxP (Smyer et al, 1993) …”

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“…However, enhancing psychologists' understanding about psychoactive medications has never necessitated pressing for RxP (Smyer et al, 1993). When the APA Ad Hoc Task Force on Psychopharmacology (Smyer et al, 1993) reviewed the desirability and feasibility of psychopharmacology prescription privileges for psychologists, it considered three potential levels of training for psychologists to Collaboration and Prescribing 11 consider. Level-2: Training for Collaborative Practice (a consultation-liaison model) was outlined by the APA Task Force (Smyer et al, 1993) but has been largely overlooked in favor of Level 3 training that provides a model for training psychologists to prescribe.…”

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“…However, enhancing psychologists' understanding about psychoactive medications has never necessitated pressing for RxP (Smyer et al, 1993) …”

Section: Collaboration and Psychopharmacology Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…When the APA Ad Hoc Task Force on Psychopharmacology (Smyer et al, 1993) reviewed the desirability and feasibility of psychopharmacology prescription privileges for psychologists, it considered three potential levels of training for psychologists to Collaboration and Prescribing 11 consider. Level-2: Training for Collaborative Practice (a consultation-liaison model) was outlined by the APA Task Force (Smyer et al, 1993) but has been largely overlooked in favor of Level 3 training that provides a model for training psychologists to prescribe. Training for collaborative practice would enhance psychologists' knowledge of psychopharmacology to work cooperatively with other health professionals without taking the controversial step of seeking independent prescribing.…”

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Psychologists and medications in the era of interprofessional care: Collaboration is less problematic and costly than prescribing.

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Tumlin²,

Tompkins³

2013

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

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Increasing emphasis on interprofessionalism and teamwork in healthcare renders psychologists' collaborations critical and invites reexamination of psychologists' roles related to medications. The Collaboration Level outlined by the APA's Ad Hoc Task Force is more achievable and in synch with health reform than prescription privileges (RxP). RxP remains controversial due to training and safety concerns, lacking support from health professionals, psychologists, and consumers. Differences in educational preparation of psychologists relative to prescribing professionals are discussed. Enactment of only three of 170 RxP initiatives reveals RxP to be a costly, ineffectual agenda. Alternatives (e.g., integrated care, collaboration, telehealth) increase access without risks associated with lesser medical knowledge. Concerns about RxP and the movement toward team-based care warrant reconsideration of the profession's objectives regarding psychopharmacology. Collaboration and Prescribing 3Psychologists and Medications in the Era of Interprofessional Care: Collaboration is Less Problematic and Costly Than PrescribingThe premise that doctoral-level psychologists should prescribe psychoactive medications to meet mental health needs that are unmet by current prescribers, while theoretically helpful if done well, warrants reassessment as we enter an era emphasizing team-based healthcare. Concerns about the background, breadth and comprehensiveness of training for prescribing that the American Psychological Association (APA) currently advocates to complement psychologists' doctoral training (i.e., most of which is not oriented toward preparing to prescribe) have been raised; many psychologists believing that if psychologists are to prescribe their knowledge and training should be equivalent with that of other prescribers (Baird, 2007). Compromised training for prescribing raises questions about quality and safety that pose both regulatory and public health concerns, and uneasiness for numerous stakeholders. Consideration of whether or not organized psychology should pursue prescriptive authority also should be assessed within the context of existing alternatives-e.g., interdisciplinary care, in which psychologists collaborate with other professionals whose medical training allows more comprehensive management of medications compelling healthcare trends that provide psychologists opportunities to contribute substantively to patient care, but that lack the controversy of the agenda promoting prescription privileges for psychologists (RxP). We also review some of the history and concerns about psychologist prescribing, the relative limitations of the APA training model, and the impact of the pursuit of prescription privileges on the field, including the limited success and substantial costs of its legislative record. Medication TrendsMedications serve important roles in the arsenal of mental health treatments.According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA; 2012), use of psychoactive medi...

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Section: Collaboration and Psychopharmacology Trainingmentioning

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Section: Collaboration and Psychopharmacology Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Collaboration and Psychopharmacology Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, enhancing psychologists' understanding about psychoactive medications has never necessitated pressing for RxP (Smyer et al, 1993) …”

Section: Collaboration and Psychopharmacology Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Collaboration and Psychopharmacology Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Psychology as a Profession

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Freedheim

DeLeon³

2003

Handbook of Psychology

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There was a profession of psychology long before there was a science of psychology, even before the term psychologist came into public use. In early 19th-century America (as in centuries before, throughout the world), there were practitioners who counseled people about their marriages, advised individuals about possible careers, aided parents in the rearing of their children, advised companies about employee selection, and offered to cure a host of psychological illnesses through myriad treatments. These practitioners worked under various labels, including phrenologist, characterologist, spiritualist, graphologist, mental healer, physiognomist, mind reader, and psychologist.To "get your head examined" was big business in 19th-century America. Phrenologists, often using a system marketed by brothers Lorenzo and Orson Fowler, measured skull shapes. Phrenology clinics advised businesses and schools on hiring, helped lawyers to evaluate clients, and counseled individuals on marriage and vocations. Whether such individuals were "psychologists," and whether they represented a "profession," are different matters entirely.

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Psychology as a ProfessionThe authors would like to acknowledge the contributions of Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr. and Gary R. VandenBos, coauthors of this chapter in the first edition of History of Psychology .

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DeLeon³

2012

Handbook of Psychology, Second Edition

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Summary of the report of the Ad Hoc Task Force on Psychopharmacology of the American Psychological Association.

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Cited by 86 publications

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Psychologists and medications in the era of interprofessional care: Collaboration is less problematic and costly than prescribing.

Psychologists and medications in the era of interprofessional care: Collaboration is less problematic and costly than prescribing.

Psychology as a Profession

Psychology as a ProfessionThe authors would like to acknowledge the contributions of Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr. and Gary R. VandenBos, coauthors of this chapter in the first edition of History of Psychology .

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