Specialty competencies in clinical health psychology / Kevin T. Larkin, Elizabeth A. Klonoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Larkin, Kevin T., author.

Klonoff, Elizabeth A., author.

Series:

Specialty competencies in professional psychology.

Series in specialty competencies in professional psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clinical health psychology.

Clinical competence.

Core competencies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As professional psychology has transformed into the practice of psychology as a health profession, a substantial focus has been placed on defining the competencies required for practicing as health service providers. Not all health service providers, however, acquire the essential competencies needed for functioning in medical hospitals and health science center settings, the province of clinical health psychology. It is important to distinguish competencies for practicing as health service providers from competencies for the specialty practice of clinical health psychology. In Specialty Compe

Contents:

Health psychology and clinical health psychology

Conceptual and scientific foundations of clinical health psychology

Competency-based education in clinical health psychology

Foundational competencies of clinical health psychology

Professionalism as a clinical health psychologist

Reflective practice, self-assessment, and self-care

Scientific knowledge and methods of clinical health psychology

Relationships within and across disciplines

Individual and cultural diversity in clinical health psychology

Common ethical and legal challenges in clinical health psychology

Functional competencies in clinical health psychology

Assessment in clinical health psychology

Intervention in clinical health psychology

Consultation in clinical health psychology

Research competencies in clinical health psychology

Teaching and supervision in clinical health psychology

Management, administration, and advocacy

Summary and conclusions

The future of clinical health psychology competencies

Appendix: competency tracking form for specialty competencies in clinical health psychology.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-020086-3

OCLC:

887841881