The practice of clinical psychology in Victoria, part 2: Professional issues

Smith, David; Lancaster, Sandra

doi:10.1080/13284200310001707311

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“…Currently, this means that a minimum of 20 to 30% of the available teaching time in a professional masters or doctorate degree is devoted to research activities in order to meet the accreditation criteria. The extent to which such research activity at the postgraduate level is relevant to postgraduate employment requires further investigation (see Smith & Lancaster, 2000a, 2000b.…”

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“…However, these attitudes towards training may not accurately reflect the current work environment of psychologists in the public sector (Smith & Lancaster, 2000a, 2000b. Changing government policies have included a move to more generic models of care that have resulted in reduced opportunities for the application of specific psychology skills within the workplace (Lancaster & Smith, 2000).…”

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Training for the practice of clinical psychology

Urquhart

Smith

Lancaster

2000

Australian Psychologist

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Clinical psychologists' views on which skills are important for professional practice and where these skills should receive emphasis in training were investigated. One hundred and forty‐five members of the college of clinical psychology returned the questionnaire, which requested participants to rate the importance to clinical practice of skills in the domains of research, assessment, clinical intervention, interpersonal communication, and professional practice. All the skills were generally rated as important, and the majority of participants indicated that primary emphasis should occur in postgraduate level formal training. Clinical orientation was found to have some systematic influence on the importance ratings of skills within the intervention domain. The practice and training implications of these findings are discussed.

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Training for the practice of clinical psychology

Urquhart

Smith

Lancaster

2000

Australian Psychologist

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“…Prior to the introduction of Better Access , clinical psychologists tended to work in public health settings (Smith & Lancaster, ), while counselling psychologists worked predominantly in the community and private practice (Schoen, ). Once universally accessible Medicare rebates for individual and group therapy sessions became available, there has been a notable increase in the number of psychologists, including clinical psychologists, shifting to private practice (Stokes, Matthews, Grenyer, & Crea, ), creating considerable overlap in the role and function of clinical and counselling psychologists.…”

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Challenges facing Australian counselling psychologists: A qualitative analysis

Davis-McCabe

Mattia

Logan

2019

Australian Psychologist

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Objective: In the last decade, Australian counselling psychologists have seen a decline in the profession as academic programs close and their professional identity diminishes. In 2006, the Federal Government introduced the Better Access mental health initiative, which provides Medicare (Australia's national public health insurance scheme) funding for the community to access psychological services. While the Better Access initiative has been successful for consumers, it has created significant tensions within the psychology profession, offering higher rebates for services offered by a clinical psychologist. The literature highlights that the Better Access system has placed counselling psychology in a vulnerable position. Is this the only threat to the profession? This study sought to establish what Australian counselling psychologists perceive as the challenges facing the profession. Method: A web-based survey was distributed to Australian counselling psychologists seeking information on a range of demographic and professional characteristics. The survey collected information on various aspects of professional identity and practice. Respondents were asked to identify what they see as the challenges facing counselling psychology. Results: The main challenges highlighted were related to inequalities in rebate schemes between clinical and counselling psychologists, ingrained biases towards clinical psychology resulting in power imbalances, divides, and in-fighting within the profession, difficulties demarcating the unique identity of counselling psychologists (both from within and outside), and changes threatening the existence of counselling psychology as a viable training pathway in Australia. Conclusion: This paper explores the current challenges to the profession, recommendations for change at the individual and system levels, and directions for the future of the profession. K E Y W O R D S challenges, counselling psychology identity, Medicare, professional issues

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“…Generic models of treating mental health problems can pose a threat to the specialist training and expertise of clinical psychologists. The college therefore needs to be proactive in protecting professional standards in regard to the delivery of psychological treatment by its members (Smith & Lancaster, 2001a, 2001b. Consideration needs to be given to issues such as:…”

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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Standards for Training and Clinical Practice

Barrington¹

2006

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The purpose of this article is to open discussion on the appropriate standards for training and practice in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for clinical psychologists. CBT has in recent years become increasingly popular as a brief and effective psychological treatment for mental health problems. Public funding has become available for the provision of CBT for a prescribed number of sessions to people diagnosed with specific psychiatric disorders, and there has been an increasing shift in public mental health services toward more short-term and structured episodic care interventions, many of which are CBT-based. There has also been a corresponding increase in health professionals seeking CBT training and offering psychological services described as CBT. However, there is a lack of formal nationally agreed standards for clinical psychologists in relation to training and practice in CBT, and ethical concerns have been raised about the provision of 'stand-alone' brief training to professionals who do not have an undergraduate psychology degree and hence may not have an understanding of the theory and research that underlies CBT. Issues raised in this article include training and practice considerations such as levels of competence, diversity and complexity of CBT, treatment length, ethical considerations and barriers to best practice. T he purpose of this article is to open discussion on the appropriate standards for training and practice in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for clinical psychologists. Over the past 20 years clinical psychologists have played a major role in the development of CBT. Thus, the College of Clinical Psychologists has a central role in maintaining the integrity of this therapeutic intervention by specifying the parameters of what constitutes CBT and promoting and supporting best practice standards in clinical psychology. A position paper is necessary to provide guidelines for the provision of training and the delivery of CBT treatment by clinical psychologists. In addition, standards developed by the College for clinical psychologists may be of assistance to a wider range of stakeholders in services for mental health problems, including administrators, service providers, medical practitioners and allied health professionals, as well as those receiving psychological services.

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The practice of clinical psychology in Victoria, part 2: Professional issues

Cited by 5 publications

References 15 publications

Training for the practice of clinical psychology

Training for the practice of clinical psychology

Challenges facing Australian counselling psychologists: A qualitative analysis

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Standards for Training and Clinical Practice

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