Clinical Psychology by Susan Llewelyn & Katie Aafjes-van Doorn

Author:Susan Llewelyn & Katie Aafjes-van Doorn [Llewelyn, Susan & Aafjes-van Doorn, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780191068454
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017-02-02T00:00:00+00:00

Consultation, teaching, supervision, management and leadership

We have mostly focused in this chapter on work with individual clients but clinical psychologists also work with organizations, by providing advice and consultancy (e.g. on how best to establish team working) and by providing teaching/education for staff. Supervision forms a key part of the training and ongoing practice of many professional groups in health and social care, and clinical psychologists increasingly contribute to this, both by conducting research on how to supervise most effectively and by providing supervision directly. Key components include setting up formal supervision contracts, and paying careful attention to the quality of the relationship between supervisor and supervisee.

Many clinical psychologists also take on management and leadership roles. They may be involved as clinical leaders, encouraging colleagues to take account of psychological perspectives (through providing supervision and information), or they may have roles as organizational advisors and managers. With their specialized training in communication skills and a culture of taking on board others’ perspective, clinical psychologists can make a valuable contribution to leadership in the organizations in which they work (e.g. participating in meetings, administration, and formal policy-setting).

This chapter has given you a look at what’s inside the clinical psychologist’s toolbox, including assessment, formulation, intervention, research and evaluation, consultation, supervision, teaching/education, and leadership/management. In the following chapter we look at how the formulation leads to action, and the ways that clinical psychologists have used theories to help them decide on what to do next.

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