Doctoral and master's-level clinical psychologists and MSWs in public mental health settings: A nationwide follow-up.

Objective: Clinical psychologists are practitioners with expertise in mental health, who apply advanced psychological theory and knowledge to their practice in order to assess and treat complex psychological disorders. Given their robust specialised mental health training, clinical psychology is an integral component of the Australian mental health workforce, but is under-utilised. Recent reviews have identified significant problems with Australia’s mental health system, including unequal access to clinical psychology services and fragmentation of service delivery, including convoluted pathways to care. Conclusions: Clinical psychology is well placed to contribute meaningfully to public mental health services (PMHS). We describe what clinical psychologists currently contribute to team-based care in PMHS, how we could further contribute and the barriers to making more extensive contributions. We identify significant historical and organisational factors that have limited the contribution made by clinical psychologists and provide suggestions for cultural change to PMHS.

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The adaptation and implementation of the Health Improvement Profile to Australian standards in public mental health settings

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing ◽

10.1111/jpm.12616 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (5) ◽

pp. 628-639

Author(s):

Trudy Brown ◽

Alexis May ◽

Matthew Beverley‐Stone

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Public Mental Health ◽

Health Improvement ◽

Mental Health Settings

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Does Adding the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Prolonged Exposure (DBT PE) Protocol for PTSD to DBT Improve Outcomes in Public Mental Health Settings? A Pilot Nonrandomized Effectiveness Trial With Benchmarking

Behavior Therapy ◽

10.1016/j.beth.2020.08.003 ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Melanie S. Harned ◽

Sara C. Schmidt ◽

Kathryn E. Korslund ◽

Robert J. Gallop

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Behavior Therapy ◽

Dialectical Behavior Therapy ◽

Prolonged Exposure ◽

Public Mental Health ◽

Effectiveness Trial ◽

Mental Health Settings

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What are “good outcomes” in public mental health settings? A qualitative exploration of clients’ and therapists’ experiences

International Journal of Mental Health Systems ◽

10.1186/s13033-017-0119-5 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Christian Moltu ◽

Jon Stefansen ◽

Jan Christian Nøtnes ◽

Åse Skjølberg ◽

Marius Veseth

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Public Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Settings ◽

Qualitative Exploration

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Managing to win: Front-line leadership in public mental health settings

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research ◽

10.1007/bf00705908 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 191-199 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kenneth Byalin

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Public Mental Health ◽

Front Line ◽

Mental Health Settings

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Factor Analysis of Job Functions and Employers' Preferred Training Models for Master's Level Clinical Psychologists

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1978.43.2.363 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 43 (2) ◽

pp. 363-370 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

W. Barlow Soper ◽

Ronald G. Smith

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Community Mental Health ◽

Mississippi River ◽

Psychological Testing ◽

Mental Health Research ◽

Clinical Psychologists ◽

Master's Level ◽

Training Models ◽

Inpatient Ward

A factor analysis was conducted on the functions that master's level clinical psychologists perform, and on their employers' preferred training models as reported on questionnaires returned from 400 mental health agencies west of the Mississippi River. The analysis extracted seven factors labeled Outpatient Therapy, Inpatient Therapy, Community Mental Health, Research Assistant, Inpatient Ward Management, Psychological Testing, and Other Functions. The results supported the belief that master's level clinical psychologists are performing traditional clinical functions such as psychotherapy, psychological testing, and research, as well as functions associated with the more recent community mental health model. The results were viewed as a step toward more rational, job-oriented curriculum development for master's level clinical psychologists.

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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Standards for Training and Clinical Practice

Behaviour Change ◽

10.1375/bech.23.4.227 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 227-238 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

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Julie Barrington

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Best Practice ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Psychological Treatment ◽

Public Funding ◽

Public Mental Health ◽

Behavioural Therapy ◽

Clinical Psychologists ◽

Behaviour Therapy ◽

Cognitive Behaviour

AbstractThe 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.

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