Clinical psychology in Canada: Challenges and opportunities.
This article reviews the definition of this area, and the history of clinical psychology in Canada. Based on this introduction, the developments in 3 critical areas for clinical psychology are discussed at length, including training, evidence-based practice, and practice issues. It is argued that training models have been consistent in Canada, and relatively homogenous, as these models serve to create national standards and high levels of service quality. The movement toward evidence-based practice in health care is reviewed, and the roles of clinical psychology in this movement. Notwithstanding the strong training models ...
Source: Canadian Psychology - August 7, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dobson, Keith S. Source Type: research
Social media policy for graduate students: Challenges and opportunities for professional psychology training programs.
The popularity of social media use amongst psychology graduate students, coupled with its ethical and professional complexities, make social media an important training and policy issue for Canadian professional psychology training programs. To encourage the integration of social media policy into psychology graduate training programs, this article (a) highlights the need for social media policy in professional psychology training programs; (b) examines the content and nature of existing social media policies in Canadian training programs; and (c) summarizes the policy-related challenges and opportunities relevant to socia...
Source: Canadian Psychology - August 7, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Campbell, Stephanie; Chong, Samantha; Ewen, Victoria; Toombs, Elaine; Tzalazidis, Rebecca; Maranzan, K. Amanda Source Type: research
Increasing literacy in quantitative methods: The key to the future of Canadian psychology.
Quantitative methods (QM) dominate empirical research in psychology. Unfortunately most researchers in psychology receive inadequate training in QM. This creates a challenge for researchers who require advanced statistical methods to appropriately analyse their data. Many of the recent concerns about research quality, replicability, and reporting practices are directly tied to the problematic use of QM. As such, improving quantitative literacy in psychology is an important step toward eliminating these concerns. The current article will include two main sections that discuss quantitative challenges and opportunities. The f...
Source: Canadian Psychology - August 7, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Counsell, Alyssa; Cribbie, Robert A.; Harlow, Lisa. L. Source Type: research
A sign of the changing times? Perceptions of Canadian psychologists on assisted death.
The researchers investigated, through online survey, the opinions of Canadian registered psychologists on the practice of assisted death and their confidence in their abilities for assessing competency in those who request assisted death. This research topic is of significant value given that there have been few published data on this topic specific to this target population. Further, changes to Canada ’s current legislation surrounding assisted death may require psychologists to develop familiarity with this issues surrounding end-of-life care. In total, 97 participants were recruited through the Canadian Psychological ...
Source: Canadian Psychology - August 7, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Karesa, Sarah; McBride, Dawn Source Type: research
Call to action: Interprofessional mental health collaborative practice in rural and northern Canada.
This article explores the opportunities and challenges of IMHCP in rural and northern areas and outlines the many ways in which psychology at all levels can engage in this effective, collaborative joining of professionals. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved);Les pratiques de collaboration interprofessionnelle (PCI) constituent une réponse émergente et déterminante en vue de combler la demand e de soins de santé mentale dans les régions rurales et du Nord du Canada. À l’heure actuelle, le domaine de la psychologie ne profite pas ni ne répond aux occasions importantes qui existent dans ce co...
Source: Canadian Psychology - August 7, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Goodwin, Shelley; MacNaughton-Doucet, Lisa; Allan, Jaqi Source Type: research
