A survey of the current and future directions of professional psychology in Acute general hospitals in australia
Titel:
A survey of the current and future directions of professional psychology in Acute general hospitals in australia
Auteur:
Groth-marnat, Gary
Verschenen in:
Australian psychologist
Paginering:
Jaargang 23 (1988) nr. 2 pagina's 127-135
Jaar:
1988-07-01
Inhoud:
Current functions and future directions of Australian hospital psychologists were assessed in a survey returned by 34 administrators of large acute general medical hospitals throughout Australia. The results indicated that although there appeared to he a large number of roles for psychologists, their contribution was most likely to be restricted to five treatment areas (neurology, psychosomatic medicine, death and dying, pediatrics, substance abuse). Future trends suggested an increase in three major service categories (pain control, substance abuse, psychosomatic medicine) and three consulting areas (organisational development, employee relations, research and program evaluation). Reasons for underutilisation of hospital psychologists were discussed along with possible strategies for increasing their range of services.
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