PSY 335 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Primary Care Physician, Medical Prescription, Clinical Psychology
13 Dec 2013
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68-70)what do they say about research/science when it comes to therapy - p. 71- 72 you need to know the 4 ethical principles 11 questions for ch. Large numbers of clinical psychologists conduct research and provide services in mental health and even outside of that. Clinical psychologists do a variety of activities including: providing psychological assessment providing psychological intervention conducting research providing clinical training consulting with other professionals and agencies. Individuals, couples, families, groups and organizations, all across the life span. Assessment & diagnosis 64% psychotherapy 80% consultation 47% research 51% Activities of assessment & diagnosis in clinical psychology. Assessment is very common and comes in many forms. Evaluating a family or social unit of some sort. The precise nature of assessment activities depends on the purpose of the assessment. Having established a diagnosis, the psychologist can be more prepared on how to help the client and what approach to take in treatments.
