Lecture 8 - Clinical Psychology Flashcards
1
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What does a clinical psychologist do?
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-work with individuals with various mental/ physical health problems
- aim to improve their everyday functioning and wellbeing
- primarily work in NHS settings as a part of a multidisciplinary team
- also sometimes carry out research
2
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What are some important skills for clinical psychologists to have?
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- communication
- interpersonal skills
- critical analysis
- teamwork
- organisation
- problem solving
3
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What is the clinical psychology approach?
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- assessment
- formulation
- intervention e.g. CBT
- evaluation
4
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What qualifications do you need to become a clinical psychologist?
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- need a doctorate in clinical psychology
- this qualification is highly competitive
5
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What are the requirements for a doctorate in clinical psychology?
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- a minimum of a 2:1 BPS accredited degree
- a masters degree
- relevant work experience (preferably the role of an assistant psychologist)
6
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What is reflective practice?
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The skill of actively focusing on an experience or action and critiquing it
7
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Why is reflective practice an important skill for a psychologist?
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- the BPS say that psychologists need to be self aware and be able to appraise and reflect on their own practice
- psychologists should be trying to develop insight that could inform future actions
8
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What are Koshy et al (2017) steps of reflecting?
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- the situation - think about what happened, order of events, own actions etc.
- emotional states - what were you feeling at the time
- make sense of the situation - why do you think things happened the way they did
- critical analysis - if you were to do it again what would you repeat and what would you do differently
- plans for changing practice - what will you do differently in the future and why
- put plans into practice and reflect again - when a comparable situation arises see if any of the changes worked better
