Psychology 3301F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Iatrogenesis, Protective Factor, Psychopathy

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3301F/G
• Professor: Cathy Chovaz

Document Summary

Private practice, hospitals, schools, prisons, national defense, veterans affairs, police, csis/csec (canada"s cia), in courts, parenting capacity evaluation. Family health teams providing healthcare to those who don"t have money. Iatrogenesis: treatment that actually makes things worse: providing the wrong healthcare can be bad, people think any therapy is good therapy wrong. Usually cbt, dbt (for severe and recurring disorders), mbct, ba, mi, etc: how people go to where they did has a lot to do with how they grew up and their early experiences. His research: assessment/tracking of therapeutic gains (outcome tracking) in adult mental health, interesting things about how you share this with the patients and how this can bolster therapeutic effects forensics (violence, murder, psychopathy, sex offending, offender rehab) Lots of psychologists have multiple jobs (e. g. private practice and teaching) Clinical skills didactic + practical: therapy & intervention, assessment, reporting, diagnosis.