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Assessing the Confidence of Australian Mental Health Practitioners in Delivering Therapy to People with Intellectual Disability
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Hronis, Anastasia; Roberts, Lynette; Kneebone, Ian – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Research supports the use of psychological therapies among people with mild to moderate intellectual disability (ID). One barrier to people with ID accessing psychological treatments is the confidence of mental health practitioners. This article explores the confidence of Australian clinicians in providing therapy to people with ID. One hundred…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, Mental Health Workers, Delivery Systems
Psycho-Educational Assessment of Specific Learning Disabilities: Views and Practices of Australian Psychologists and Guidance Counsellors
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Meteyard, John D.; Gilmore, Linda – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2015
This article reports an investigation of the views and practices of 203 Australian psychologists and guidance counsellors with respect to psycho-educational assessment of students with specific learning disabilities (SLDs). Results from an online survey indicated that practitioners draw upon a wide range of theoretical perspectives when…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychologists, School Counselors, Learning Disabilities
Mental Health Professionals: How Different Are Their Values?
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Khan, Janet A.; Cross, Darryl G. – American Mental Health Counselors Association Journal, 1984
Surveyed 56 psychiatrists, 173 psychologists, and 282 social workers to examine similarities and differences in their personal and moral values. Results suggested the three groups shared a common core of personal values. Regarding moral values, psychiatrists and psychologists emphasized duty while social workers emphasized personal freedom. (JAC)
Descriptors: Counselor Attitudes, Individual Differences, Moral Values, Psychiatrists
Attitudes of Australian Therapists toward Older Clients: Educational and Training Imperatives.
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Helmes, Edward; Gee, Susan – Educational Gerontology, 2003
Vignettes of depressed females aged 42 or 72 were reviewed by 414 psychologists and 293 counselors (38% response). Most correctly identified depression regardless of client age. The elder client was considered to be less able to develop a therapeutic relationship, to have a poor prognosis, and to be less acceptable as a client. (Contains 54…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselors
In Search of a Professional Identity: Counseling Psychology in Australia.
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Schoen, Linda G. – Counseling Psychologist, 1989
This survey examined the professional identity of 114 counseling psychologists in Australia. Respondents rated the importance of activities to their present and ideal positions as counseling psychologists. Factor analysis of ratings showed that consultation and education, goal-directed counseling, depth psychotherapy, and program development and…
Descriptors: Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Role, Counselors
The Values of Three Practitioner Groups: Religious and Moral Aspects.
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Cross, Darryl G.; Khan, Janet A. – Counseling and Values, 1983
Compared the moral and religious values of 56 psychiatrists, 173 psychologists, and 282 social workers. In general social workers saw themselves as more religious, but the professionals were appreciably less religious than the Australian population. Psychiatrists tended to be more aware of individual obligations and social standards. (JAC)
Descriptors: Counselor Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Moral Values, Psychiatrists