A survey of the characteristics and professional practices of members in the Canadian psychological association’s section on counselling psychology

Bedi, Robinder P.; Christiani, Kayla D.; Sinacore, Ada L.

doi:10.1080/09515070.2018.1538935

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“…Furthermore, many more Canadian counseling psychologists provide intellectual and personality assessments than previously assumed. Past comments that Canadian counseling psychology has lost most of its prevention and outreach emphasis (Bedi, Christiani, & Sinacore, 2020) appear to be overstated, as non-CPA members spent, on average, more weekly/monthly hours on prevention or outreach than CPA-members (large effect size). Group counseling is also offered by Canadian counseling psychologists much more than previously reported (large effect size), and many more spend a greater proportion of their time providing counseling or psychotherapy within their work hours than previously reported.…”

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“…Self-identifying as a counseling psychologist without one’s highest degree being in counseling psychology has not only been frequently found in Canada but also in India (Bedi, Thomas, et al, 2020), suggesting it is not simply a degree that defines a counseling psychologist. Bedi, Thomas, et al, (2020) concluded that, in India, “a participant’s work setting or job duties often lead him or her to then identify as a counseling psychologist rather than a priori specialization education and training in the area of counseling psychology” (p. 111). Thus, an alternative conceptualization that merits further consideration is that a counseling psychologist may not be so much defined in terms of the name of their degree, but rather in terms of what a psychologist does and where (i.e., their practice and work setting), in addition to their self-identification.…”

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“…For statistical comparison purposes, permission was obtained to access the raw data for the last survey of Canadian counseling psychologists (Bedi, Christiani, & Sinacore, 2020), all the participants of whom were members of the CPA. Standard inferential statistics ( t -test, chi-square statistics) were used to compare the results of the current data set to the previously collected data (Bedi, Christiani, & Sinacore, 2020).…”

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“…The purpose of this study was to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the specialization and profession of counseling psychology in Canada, and assess whether the available portrayal of Canadian counseling psychologists (based entirely on research with CPA members) is representative of all Canadian counseling psychologists. We mirrored the primary underlying research question of Bedi, Christiani, and Sinacore (2020): “What are the characteristics and professional practices of Canadian counseling psychologists?” We used essentially the same survey questions, but instead administered them to a sample of counseling psychologists who did not belong to the CPA. The results allow us to better characterize the population of Canadian counseling psychologists.…”

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Differences Between Canadian Psychological Association Nonmember and Member Counseling Psychologists

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Pradhan

2022

The Counseling Psychologist

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Generalizations about Canadian counseling psychologists have been based on research that samples members of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), leading to questions about the extent to which this portrayal of the profession is accurate. In this exploratory study, answers to a 61-item questionnaire representing 86 variables were compared between 78 Canadian counseling psychologists who were members of the CPA and 107 Canadian counseling psychologists who were not members of the CPA. Inferential analyses found that CPA-member and nonmember counseling psychologists differed significantly on 11 of the 86 variables assessed, indicating that the currently available portrayal of Canadian counseling psychologists used by licensure bodies, professional associations, academic programs, instructors, and researchers is not wholly accurate. Reliance on inaccurate information about the profession can hinder the future development of Canadian counseling psychology as its members strive to meet the needs of counseling psychology students, counseling psychology professionals, and the populations they serve.

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“…In the United States, Lichtenberg, Goodyear, Hutman, and Overland () describe overlaps in the training and practice of counselling psychology and clinical psychology. A recent survey of Canadian counselling psychologists (Bedi, Christian, & Sinacore, ) found that developing a clearer professional identity is a key challenge facing the profession in Canada.…”

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Challenges facing Australian counselling psychologists: A qualitative analysis

Davis-McCabe

Mattia

Logan

2019

Australian Psychologist

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Objective: In the last decade, Australian counselling psychologists have seen a decline in the profession as academic programs close and their professional identity diminishes. In 2006, the Federal Government introduced the Better Access mental health initiative, which provides Medicare (Australia's national public health insurance scheme) funding for the community to access psychological services. While the Better Access initiative has been successful for consumers, it has created significant tensions within the psychology profession, offering higher rebates for services offered by a clinical psychologist. The literature highlights that the Better Access system has placed counselling psychology in a vulnerable position. Is this the only threat to the profession? This study sought to establish what Australian counselling psychologists perceive as the challenges facing the profession. Method: A web-based survey was distributed to Australian counselling psychologists seeking information on a range of demographic and professional characteristics. The survey collected information on various aspects of professional identity and practice. Respondents were asked to identify what they see as the challenges facing counselling psychology. Results: The main challenges highlighted were related to inequalities in rebate schemes between clinical and counselling psychologists, ingrained biases towards clinical psychology resulting in power imbalances, divides, and in-fighting within the profession, difficulties demarcating the unique identity of counselling psychologists (both from within and outside), and changes threatening the existence of counselling psychology as a viable training pathway in Australia. Conclusion: This paper explores the current challenges to the profession, recommendations for change at the individual and system levels, and directions for the future of the profession. K E Y W O R D S challenges, counselling psychology identity, Medicare, professional issues

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Collaborative practice in Canadian psychologists’ standards of practice.

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Fox

2024

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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Health care professions have been incorporating collaborative practice competencies into codes of ethics, standards of practice, and accreditation frameworks for decades. As collaborative practice in mental health care has received increased attention in recent years, in order to provide the best care to their clients psychologists must redouble their efforts to ensure they are trained and supported in the process of collaborating with other health care providers and relevant third parties. This review examined the standards of practice used by regulatory organizations for psychologists across Canada. Four provinces/territories (P/T) have standards specific to collaborative practice and two P/Ts have standards that briefly address working with other professionals. Specific practices that are relevant to collaboration found in the documents included referral, consultation, third-party interactions, shared record keeping, and assessment. Variations in both the structure and wording of the standards reviewed may impact the ability of psychologists in Canada to consistently understand and communicate their roles in interprofessional health care teams. Furthermore, many of the standards appear to be difficult to interpret within a collaborative care context, seemingly having been designed with individual practice in mind. Consideration of collaborative competency frameworks when designing standards of practice, practice guidelines, and health legislation may provide support to both practitioners and educators who strive to enhance the role of collaborative practice in Canadian psychology.

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A survey of the characteristics and professional practices of members in the Canadian psychological association’s section on counselling psychology

Cited by 4 publications

References 17 publications

Differences Between Canadian Psychological Association Nonmember and Member Counseling Psychologists

Differences Between Canadian Psychological Association Nonmember and Member Counseling Psychologists

Challenges facing Australian counselling psychologists: A qualitative analysis

Collaborative practice in Canadian psychologists’ standards of practice.

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