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| Academy of Psychological Clinical Science |
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| An organization of clinical psychology programs and clinical psychology internship sites committed to the clinical science model of training. The academy is affiliated with the Association for Psychological Science. |
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| assessing the emotions, behaviors, and cognitions of individuals as they as they are interacting with the environment in real time. |
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| American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) |
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| an organization that offers certification of professional competence in many psychology specialties. ABPP certification may be sought after 5 years of post-doctoral experience and is granted on the basis of an oral examination, the observed handling of a case, and records from past cases. |
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| a professional regulation that prohibits people from calling themselves psychologists while offering services to the public to for a fee unless they have been certified by a state board of examiners. |
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| an ethical principle that calls upon psychologists to respect the integrity of their clients and to guide the relationship form exploitation. The principle encompasses ethical standards such as avoiding dual relationships with clients and discontinuing treatment when it is clearly no longer beneficial. |
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| a training model that encourages rigorous training in empirical research methods and the integration of scientific principles in clinical practice. |
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| combined professional-scientific training program |
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| a training program that offers a combined specialty in clinical, counselng, and school psychology. |
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| an ethical principle that calls upon psychologists to recognize the boundaries of their professional expertise and to keep up-to-date on the information relevant to the services they provide |
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| an ethical principle that calls upon psychologists to respect and protect the information shared with them by clients, disclosing this information only when they have obtained the client's consent. (except when immediate threat) |
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| a knowledge and appreciation of other culture groups and the skills to be effective with members of these groups. |
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| the presence of differences, or variety. |
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| an advanced degree in psychology with a relative emphasis on clinical and assessment skills and less emphasis on research competence. |
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| as pertains to psychologists; enforceable rules of professional conduct identified by the APA |
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| health maintenance organization |
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| a managed care system that employs a restricted number of providers to serve enrollees. In an HMO costs for all services are fixed. |
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| a professional regulation that is more stringent than certification. It specifies not only the nature of the title and training required but also the professional activities that may be offered for a fee. |
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| A profit driven, corporate approach to health care that attempts to contain costs by controlling the length and frequency of service utilization, restricting the types of service provided and requiring documentation of treatment necessity and efficacy. |
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| preferred provider organizations PPO |
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| a managed care system that contracts with outside providers to supply services to members. These outside providers are reimbursed for their services at a discount rate in return for an increase number of member referrals. |
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| the legal ability to prescribe medication. There is is currently a heated debate among clinical psychologists as to the desirability of obtaining this privilege. |
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| schools offering advanced training in psychology that differs in training offered by traditional doctoral programs. In general, professional schools offer relatively very little training in research emphasizing instead, training in assessment and psychotherapy. |
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| scientists-practitioner model |
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| the predominant training model for clinical psychologists. This model strives to produce professionals who integrate the roles of scientists and practitioner. |
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| A landmark 1976 case in which the California Supreme Court ruled that a therapist was legally remiss for not informing all appropriate parties of a client's intention to harm. This case legally established a therapist's "duty to protect." |
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| The delivery and oversight of health services using telecommunication technologies that are often used as means to assess, evaluate, and treat psychological and behavioral problems. |
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