Psychological Science Accelerator: A Promising Resource for Clinical Psychological Science

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Beshears ◽  
Biljana Gjoneska ◽  
Kathleen Schmidt ◽  
Gerit Pfuhl ◽  
Toni Saari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Psychology ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Clinical Psychologists ◽  
Collaborative Network ◽  
Psychological Science ◽  
Rigorous Research ◽  
International Collaborative

Recent methodological reforms have succeeded in improving the rigor, accessibility, and transparency of psychological science, but these advances have not successfully proliferated certain subfields, including clinical psychology. Large-scale, crowdsourced collaborations offer clinical psychological scientists a way to conduct rigorous research on a scale not otherwise accessible to most researchers. The Psychological Science Accelerator (PSA) is an international collaborative network of psychological scientists that facilitates rigorous and generalizable research. In this chapter, we describe how the PSA can help clinical psychologists and clinical psychological science more broadly.

scholarly journals The Psychological Science Accelerator: Advancing Psychology through a Distributed Collaborative Network

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerit Pfuhl
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Power ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Collaborative Network ◽  
Distributed Network ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Mental Processes ◽  
Background Structure ◽  
Psychological Science ◽  
Rigorous Research ◽  
Representative Samples

Concerns have been growing about the veracity of psychological findings. Many findings in psychological science are based on studies with insufficient statistical power and non-representative samples, or may otherwise be limited to specific, ungeneralizable settings or populations. Large-scale collaboration, in which one or more research projects are conducted across multiple lab sites, offers a pragmatic solution to these and other current methodological challenges. The Psychological Science Accelerator (PSA) is a distributed network of laboratories designed to enable and support crowdsourced research projects. The PSA’s mission is to accelerate the accumulation of reliable and generalizable evidence in psychological science. Here, we describe the background, structure, principles, procedures, benefits, and challenges of the PSA. In contrast to other crowdsourced research networks, the PSA is ongoing (as opposed to time-limited), efficient (in terms of re-using structures and principles for different projects), decentralized, diverse (in terms of participants and researchers), and inclusive (of proposals, contributions, and other relevant input from anyone inside or outside of the network). The PSA and other approaches to crowdsourced psychological science will advance our understanding of mental processes and behaviors by enabling rigorous research and systematically examining its generalizability.

scholarly journals Accelerating the Rate of Progress in Reducing Mental Health Burdens: Recommendations for Training the Next Generation of Clinical Psychologists

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Berenbaum ◽  
Jason J. Washburn ◽  
David Sbarra ◽  
Kathleen Wade Reardon ◽  
Tammy Schuler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Clinical Psychology ◽  
Training Model ◽  
Clinical Psychologists ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Psychological Science ◽  
Client Care ◽  
Health Burdens ◽  
Traditional Roles

Despite criticisms dating back to the 1950s, and minimal progress reducing mental health burdens, the dominant training model in clinical psychology has not changed. We argue that for clinical psychologists to reduce mental health burdens, they (collectively) need to devote a much larger proportion of their professional efforts to a broader range of activities. We propose a highly flexible two-phase model for clinical psychology training. The initial Foundational Knowledge and Competency Phase focuses on foundational concepts in the science of clinical psychology and direct client care. During the Focused Competency Phase, students may continue training for traditional roles in providing direct client care or, alternatively, develop other roles for using psychological science to address mental health conditions.

scholarly journals The Psychological Science Accelerator: Advancing Psychology Through a Distributed Collaborative Network

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 501-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Moshontz ◽  
Lorne Campbell ◽  
Charles R. Ebersole ◽  
Hans IJzerman ◽  
Heather L. Urry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Power ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Distributed Network ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Mental Processes ◽  
Background Structure ◽  
Psychological Science ◽  
Rigorous Research ◽  
Research Questions

Concerns about the veracity of psychological research have been growing. Many findings in psychological science are based on studies with insufficient statistical power and nonrepresentative samples, or may otherwise be limited to specific, ungeneralizable settings or populations. Crowdsourced research, a type of large-scale collaboration in which one or more research projects are conducted across multiple lab sites, offers a pragmatic solution to these and other current methodological challenges. The Psychological Science Accelerator (PSA) is a distributed network of laboratories designed to enable and support crowdsourced research projects. These projects can focus on novel research questions or replicate prior research in large, diverse samples. The PSA’s mission is to accelerate the accumulation of reliable and generalizable evidence in psychological science. Here, we describe the background, structure, principles, procedures, benefits, and challenges of the PSA. In contrast to other crowdsourced research networks, the PSA is ongoing (as opposed to time limited), efficient (in that structures and principles are reused for different projects), decentralized, diverse (in both subjects and researchers), and inclusive (of proposals, contributions, and other relevant input from anyone inside or outside the network). The PSA and other approaches to crowdsourced psychological science will advance understanding of mental processes and behaviors by enabling rigorous research and systematic examination of its generalizability.

scholarly journals The Emerging Relationship Between Clinical Psychology and the Credibility Movement

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Wade Reardon ◽  
Katherine S. Corker ◽  
Jennifer L Tackett
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Psychology ◽  
Clinical Psychologists ◽  
Current Work ◽  
Psychological Science ◽  
Science Projects ◽  
History Of ◽  
Published Research

There has been a growing conversation about how best to ensure the replicability and credibility of published research in psychology in recent years. However, clinical psychologists have only recently entered this discussion (Leichsenring et al., 2017; Tackett et al., 2017). The pace ofreform in psychological science has been surprisingly rapid, and it can be challenging to keep abreast of the latest developments. However, it is critical that clinical psychologists continue to expand their involvement in this movement. To facilitate this involvement, we review the history of the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) and its intersection with clinical psychology, as well as some meta-science initiatives deserving of further time and attention. We hope that this article will be useful to clinical psychology researchers and practitioners as (1) an introduction to some of the meta-science projects already underway that may be of use to you in your current work, and (2) an invitation for your contributions to ensure that clinical psychology is as rigorous and trustworthy as we can make it.

scholarly journals The Psychological Science Accelerator: Advancing Psychology through a Distributed Collaborative Network

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Moshontz ◽  
Lorne Campbell ◽  
Charles R. Ebersole ◽  
Hans IJzerman ◽  
Heather L. Urry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Power ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Distributed Network ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Mental Processes ◽  
Background Structure ◽  
Psychological Science ◽  
Rigorous Research ◽  
Research Questions

Concerns have been growing about the veracity of psychological research. Many findings in psychological science are based on studies with insufficient statistical power and nonrepresentative samples, or may otherwise be limited to specific, ungeneralizable settings or populations. Crowdsourced research, a type of large-scale collaboration in which one or more research projects are conducted across multiple lab sites, offers a pragmatic solution to these and other current methodological challenges. The Psychological Science Accelerator (PSA) is a distributed network of laboratories designed to enable and support crowdsourced research projects. These projects can focus on novel research questions, or attempt to replicate prior research, in large, diverse samples. The PSA’s mission is to accelerate the accumulation of reliable and generalizable evidence in psychological science. Here, we describe the background, structure, principles, procedures, benefits, and challenges of the PSA. In contrast to other crowdsourced research networks, the PSA is ongoing (as opposed to time-limited), efficient (in terms of re-using structures and principles for different projects), decentralized, diverse (in terms of participants and researchers), and inclusive (of proposals, contributions, and other relevant input from anyone inside or outside of the network). The PSA and other approaches to crowdsourced psychological science will advance our understanding of mental processes and behaviors by enabling rigorous research and systematically examining its generalizability.

Introduction to the special section on Increasing Replicability, Transparency, and Openness in Clinical Psychology

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L Tackett ◽  
Josh Miller
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Data Sharing ◽  
Clinical Psychology ◽  
Special Section ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Clinical Psychologists ◽  
Existing Problems

As psychological research comes under increasing fire for the crisis of replicability, attention has turned to methods and practices that facilitate (or hinder) a more replicable and veridical body of empirical evidence. These trends have focused on “open science” initiatives, including an emphasis on replication, transparency, and data sharing. Despite this broader movement in psychology, clinical psychologists and psychiatrists have been largely absent from the broader conversation on documenting the extent of existing problems as well as generating solutions to problematic methods and practices in our area (Tackett et al., 2017). The goal of the current special section was to bring together psychopathology researchers to explore these and related areas as they pertain to the types of research conducted in clinical psychology and allied disciplines.

Enhancing the contribution of clinical psychology: an under-utilised workforce in public mental health services

2021 ◽  
pp. 103985622199264
Author(s):  
Henry Jackson ◽  
Caroline Hunt ◽  
Carol Hulbert
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Clinical Psychology ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Theory ◽  
Clinical Psychologists ◽  
Pathways To Care ◽  
Mental Health Training ◽  
Public Mental Health Services

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.

Research Mentoring and Women in Clinical Psychology

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faith-Anne Dohm ◽  
Wendy Cummings
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Psychology ◽  
American Psychological Association ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Clinical Psychologists ◽  
Clinical Psychologist ◽  
Main Question ◽  
American Psychological ◽  
Research Mentoring ◽  
Research Mentor

The main question explored in this study is whether a woman's choice to do research during her career as a clinical psychologist is associated with having had a research mentor. A sample of 616 women, all members of the American Psychological Association holding a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, completed a survey about their experience with a research mentor. The data show that research mentoring is positively related to a woman in clinical psychology doing research and whether she, in turn, becomes a research mentor for others. The responses of the participants suggest that a model of mentoring that involves relevant training and practical experience in research may increase the likelihood that female clinical psychologists will choose to do research as part of their careers.

A situation analysis of clinical psychology services in South Africa’s public rural primary care settings

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 260-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes H De Kock ◽  
Basil J Pillay
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Clinical Psychology ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Clinical Psychologists ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Situation Analysis

The goal of our study was to provide a situation analysis of clinical psychology services in South Africa’s public rural primary healthcare sector. In this setting, the treatment gap between human resources for and the burden of disease for mental illness is as high as 85%. The majority of South Africa’s mental health specialists – clinical psychologists and psychiatrists – practice in the country’s urban and peri-urban private sector. At the advent of South Africa’s democracy, public clinical psychological services were negligible, and the country is still facing challenges in providing human resources. The study was based on the analysis of both primary and secondary data. Primary data were collected by interviewing the heads of 160 public hospitals classified as rural by the Department of Health, while secondary data comprised a literature review. The number of clinical psychologists working in the public sector indicated a substantial growth over the last 20 years, while the number employed and/or doing out-reach to public rural primary healthcare areas shows a shortfall. Clinical psychology’s numbers, however, compare favourably to that of other mental health specialists in public rural primary healthcare settings. Since the National Mental Health Summit of 2012, strategies have been implemented to improve access to mental health care. In clinical psychology’s case relating to human resources, these strategies have showed encouraging results with a substantial amount of participating institutions reporting that clinical psychologists form a part of their proposed future staff establishment.

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