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Quinlan E, Deane FP. A longitudinal study of trainee psychologists’ tolerance of uncertainty, state anxiety and confidence in case formulation. AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGIST 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00050067.2021.1965855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Elly Quinlan
- Discipline of Psychological Sciences, Australian College of Applied Psychology, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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Pakenham KI. Training in acceptance and commitment therapy fosters self‐care in clinical psychology trainees. CLIN PSYCHOL-UK 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/cp.12062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Kenneth I. Pakenham
- School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,
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Dear Mental Health Practitioners, Take Care of Yourselves: a Literature Review on Self-Care. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COUNSELLING 2019; 42:1-20. [PMID: 32435076 PMCID: PMC7223989 DOI: 10.1007/s10447-019-09382-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Stress, burnout, and professional impairment are prevalent among mental health professionals and can have a negative impact on their clinical work, whilst engagement in self-care can help promote therapist well-being. This literature review examines the role of self-care in the promotion of well-being among mental health practitioners. Specifically, empirical research is presented in relation to specific domains of self-care practice, including awareness, balance, flexibility, physical health, social support, and spirituality. Findings from this review underscore the importance of taking a proactive approach to self-care and, in particular, integrating self-care directly into clinical training programs and into the quality assurance processes of professional organizations within the field of mental health.
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Simpson S, Simionato G, Smout M, van Vreeswijk MF, Hayes C, Sougleris C, Reid C. Burnout amongst clinical and counselling psychologist: The role of early maladaptive schemas and coping modes as vulnerability factors. Clin Psychol Psychother 2018; 26:35-46. [PMID: 30203882 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2018] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Psychologists are subject to multiple competing emotional demands that increase the risk of burnout. Research has demonstrated that burnout arises from both organizational and personal factors, including psychologists' personal beliefs and coping. Preliminary research indicates that early maladaptive schemas (EMS) are associated with high burnout, yet, to date, the role of EMS and associated coping responses (maladaptive coping modes [MCM]) in predicting high burnout amongst psychologists has not been investigated. Four hundred forty-three psychologists completed a self-report online questionnaire comprising the Maslach Burnout Inventory-emotional exhaustion scale (EE), Young Schema Questionnaire, and Schema Mode Inventory. The two most common EMS amongst psychologists were unrelenting standards and self-sacrifice. There was substantial indication of burnout, with 18.3% in the high range and 29.6% in the moderate range of EE. The most common MCM were detached protector and detached self-soother. Controlling for demographics and job demands, EMS accounted for an additional 18% variance in EE. MCM accounted for an additional 6% beyond the variance explained by demographics, job demands, and EMS. Practical recommendations are suggested to reduce psychologist burnout.
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- Susan Simpson
- School of Psychology, Social Work, and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Magill, SA, Australia.,Regional Eating Disorders Unit, NHS Lothian, St John's Hospital, Livingston, UK.,School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Psychology, Social Work, and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Magill, SA, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Social Work, and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Magill, SA, Australia
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- Private Practice, St John of God Clinic, Subiaco, WA, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Social Work, and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Magill, SA, Australia
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- School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Grice T, Alcock K, Scior K. Mental health disclosure amongst clinical psychologists in training: Perfectionism and pragmatism. Clin Psychol Psychother 2018; 25:721-729. [PMID: 29582510 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Revised: 01/20/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study investigated the incidence of lived experience of mental health problems amongst UK-based trainee clinical psychologists and factors associated with anticipated disclosure for trainees both with and without lived experience. METHODS A web-based survey comprising the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, an adapted version of the Perceived Devaluation and Discrimination Scale, and questions about lived experience and anticipated likelihood of disclosure. RESULTS The survey was completed by 348 trainees across 19 UK training institutions. Sixty-seven percent reported lived experience of a mental health problem. For these trainees, there was no difference in anticipated likelihood of disclosing to different recipient types after controlling for maladaptive perfectionism. However, across all participants, anticipated disclosure was associated with maladaptive perfectionism, temporal proximity, anticipated stigma (past), and recipient type. Anticipated stigma (present) was not associated with anticipated disclosure. CONCLUSIONS Results support an approach to communicating about mental health disclosure that incorporates responsibility, interdependency, and transparency. Suggestions for further research are discussed.
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- Tom Grice
- Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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- Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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- Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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Hill K, Wittkowski A, Hodgkinson E, Bell R, Hare DJ. Using the Repertory Grid Technique to Examine Trainee Clinical Psychologists' Construal of Their Personal and Professional Development. Clin Psychol Psychother 2017; 23:425-437. [PMID: 25963799 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.1961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Revised: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 04/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The repertory grid technique was used to explore how 26 third-year trainee clinical psychologists construed their personal and professional selves over the course of training and into the future. Each trainee completed a demographic questionnaire and a repertory grid with 10 elements: four 'personal self' elements, four 'professional self' elements and two 'qualified clinical psychologist' elements. They then rated the 10 elements on 10 bipolar constructs of their choosing. Trainees' personal and professional selves were construed to be similar to each other. Trainees had low self-esteem and reported currently feeling anxious, stressed, unsettled and lacking an appropriate work-life balance. These difficulties were attributed to the demands of training and were expected to resolve once training was completed with future selves being construed as similar to ideal selves. Suggestions for future research with improved methodology are made, and the implications of the findings for trainees, training providers and employers of newly qualified clinical psychologists are given. The overall implication being that stress in training is normative and the profession has a duty to normalize this and ensure that self-care and personal development are recognized as core competencies of the clinical psychologist for the benefit of its members and their clients. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. KEY PRACTITIONER MESSAGE Clinical psychology trainees experience training as demanding and stressful, which negatively impacts on their personal and professional self-image and self-esteem. However, they are optimistic that they will become more like their ideal self in the future. Stress in clinical training (and beyond) is normative, and thus, personal development and self-care should be recognized as clinical psychologist's core competencies.
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- Katy Hill
- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Schure MB, Christopher J, Christopher S. Mind-Body Medicine and the Art of Self-Care: Teaching Mindfulness to Counseling Students Through Yoga, Meditation, and Qigong. JOURNAL OF COUNSELING AND DEVELOPMENT 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2008.tb00625.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Gökhan N, Meehan EF, Peters K. The Value of Mindfulness-Based Methods in Teaching at a Clinical Field Placement. Psychol Rep 2010; 106:455-66. [DOI: 10.2466/pr0.106.2.455-466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The value of mindfulness-based methods in an undergraduate field placement was investigated in relation to the acquisition of self-care and other basic clinical competencies. The participants were 22 students in an applied behavioral analysis course, which included a mindfulness-based training module, and 20 students enrolled in an experimental psychology course without mindfulness training. The Mindfulness Attention and Awareness Scale, the Freiberg Mindfulness Inventory, and the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills were used as measurements before and after intervention. Mindfulness-trained participants kept records and were asked to share their personal experiences during supervision and an exit interview. Results demonstrated that training significantly increased mindfulness. Qualitative data indicated enhanced self-care, attention to well-being, self-awareness, active involvement acquiring skills, and empathy and compassion. The need to expand the utility of mindfulness to the realm of education and the importance of including comparison groups with other self-care modules for future studies were discussed.
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- Nurper Gökhan
- LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York
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- The College of Staten Island of the City University of New York, CSI/IBR Center for Developmental Neuroscience and Developmental Disabilities
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- The College of Staten Island of the City University of New York
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Senol-Durak E, Durak M, Elagöz FÖ. Testing the psychometric properties of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ) in Turkish university students and community samples. Clin Psychol Psychother 2010; 18:172-85. [PMID: 20128013 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ) has been extensively used to assess coping styles in the clinical or non-clinical context. The present study investigates the psychometric properties of WCQ in Turkish culture and attempts to get its shorter version by using three separate and independent samples (two groups of university students and one community sample). The constructive study was conducted with a sample of full-time university students (N = 472) and it indicated that the most relevant factor structure was seven-factor model. The factors were planful problem-solving, seeking refuge in supernatural forces, keep to self, seeking social support, seeking refuge in fate, escape/avoidance and accepting responsibility. After that, confirmatory factor analysis was performed to test the adequacy of these factors with two different samples. Study 1 was conducted with a sample of university students (N = 485) and Study 2 was conducted with a sample of community (N = 416). Results demonstrated that seven-factor solution revealed better results in both samples in terms of goodness of fit indexes in confirmatory factor analysis. The results of reliability and validity analysis revealed that psychometric properties of WCQ were acceptable. In addition to getting shorter version of WCQ, the present study enhances cross-cultural information that increases awareness about the coping styles in a non-western culture.
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- Emre Senol-Durak
- Arts and Science Faculty, Department of Psychology, Abant İzzet Baysal University, Turkey.
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Sheikh AI, Milne DL, MacGregor BV. A model of personal professional development in the systematic training of clinical psychologists. Clin Psychol Psychother 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/cpp.540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Turner JA, Edwards LM, Eicken IM, Yokoyama K, Castro JR, Tran ANT, Haggins KL. Intern Self-Care: An Exploratory Study Into Strategy Use and Effectiveness. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.36.6.674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Rosenberg JI, Getzelman MA, Arcinue F, Oren CZ. An Exploratory Look at Students' Experiences of Problematic Peers in Academic Professional Psychology Programs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.36.6.665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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