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-I completed an honours psychology degree last year at the University of Guelph. I had some really great experiences there and I learned a lot, and so I am hoping to continue gaining skills and experience by completing a clinical psychology program.
-Until then I am back home in Toronto working full-time at the CCAC and volunteering.
-I consider myself to be a friendly, optimistic and outgoing person, but at the same time I am very compassionate and calm empathetic, and non-judgemental.
-I try to be a well-rounded person, I really enjoyed being engaged on campus and in the community while at the same time staying on the Dean's honour list each semester, and following my own hobbies and interests |
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| What attributes do you have that make you suitable for this role? What qualities do you think are important for this role? |
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-Empathetic, patient & Non-Judgmental - as demonstrated through distress line work
-Self-care and balance in life
-Inquisitive
-Self-Awareness, check in with myself about judgement, thoughts, and feelings |
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| Why do you want this post? / Tell us a bit about why you applied for this post. |
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-University of Victoria stood out to me because it aligns to my future career goals most closely.
-Lifespan emphasis option, work of Dr. Leadbeater
-Practicum at Victoria General Hospital pediatric services and the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health
-Culture of Victoria, weather, hobbies |
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| What would be your weaknesses in the post? What would you find most difficult about this post? |
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-I am not a very competitive person so until recently I have never really pushed myself hard to be a high achiever
-I am much happier working collaboratively with people rather than competing against them |
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| What areas will you need help with? What kind of support do you think you would require whilst in this role? |
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| -The support I found most helpful during my thesis was other lab members would read my work and provide me feedback |
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| What are good communication skills? |
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Empathy
Patience
Non-Judgmental |
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| Why do you think you should be offered this post? |
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-I have qualities that I think are desirable in a clinical psychologist: empathy, non-judgement, caring
-I am naturally inquisitive and I was raised with a real appreciation and respect for research and scientific enquiry
-I try to be a well-rounded person, I really enjoyed being engaged on campus and in the community while at the same time staying on the Dean's honour list each semester, and following my own hobbies and interests |
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| Working in this kind environment is stressful, how do you relax? |
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-Yoga
-Self-care (e.g. diet, exercise, sleep- have never pulled an "all-nighter")
-Balanced lifestyle where I make room for friends and hobbies
-Social support through supportive close friends and family |
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| Tell us about your current job. |
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-I enjoy but current job because my team is very friendly and enjoyable to work with
-At the same time there is not a lot of challenge in my current position nor room for upward movement |
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| What would you most enjoy about this post? |
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| -The opportunity to work closely with a professor would mean the most to me because in the past these kinds of opportunities have really made the most significant difference in helping me improve |
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| What do you want to get out of the post? |
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| -While I really enjoy my job now I would like the opportunity to take on more responsibility in a research setting as well as to have the opportunity to work directly with clients, so a clinical psychology program would provide me with the opportunity to do both |
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| After meeting us, how do you still feel about the position? |
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| -I'm feeling even more positive about this school, nothing that we have discussed today has been a big surprise to me as I have been looking into to clinical programs for a couple years now |
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| What are your future career plans? |
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| -I see myself working in a collaborative environment where I could be involved with both research and practice, such as a hospital or clinic. I thrive in a collaborative environment. |
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| If you did not get accepted onto Clinical, for what ever reasons, do you know what you would like to do otherwise? |
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-I would continue to seek out opportunities to improve my research experience and clinical skills and apply again.
-I am also considering an experimental masters program as this would allow me to get some research experience |
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| What interests you about clinical psychology? |
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| -About research: it is a unbiased (as possible) way of finding out the truth and how we can better society |
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| What are your hobbies and interests? How do you spend your spare time? Do you feel your hobbies benefit you? |
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| -reading, travel, snowboarding, yoga, volunteering, concerts, spending time with family and friends, exploring the city of Toronto, cooking |
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| How do you deal with conflict? |
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-I typically try to approach the person first in a non-confrontational way a couple times if the situation allows, and then escalate as appropriate
-Example: once as a research assistant I was one of two people coding some qualitative data, and we were asked to go through and compare our codes to change minor grammatical things but not change out actual codes so we could compare our reliability
-And my co-worker was not as clear on the instructions so after a couple times of me letting him know gently, oh we can't really change anything significantly, then I suggested we just double check with our supervisor to be sure
-After that we were able to continue on more quickly and we were able obtain an accurate picture of our reliability |
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-I have been reading a lot this year
-The spirit catches you and you fall down, the signature of all things, malcolm gladwell's new book david and goliath, salt sugar fat |
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| What's your biggest achievement? |
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| -My honours thesis project. I put the a lot of time and effort into that project and it was reflected in my final grade as well as the fact that I was able to present it at a conference |
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| How do you manage work load? |
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| -I have gained a lot of experience now breaking up projects into small manageable pieces and aiming to complete everything well in advance to I have "buffer" time in case I run into any difficulties |
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| How do you cope with tedious work? |
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-I look for other projects and tasks to assist with in addition to the more "tedious" aspects.
-I also take time to remind myself of the "big picture" of what is being accomplished, so what I am doing doesn't feel pointless.
-For example, at the CCAC they had Quality Rounds where they would showcase different quality improvement initiatives and share client experience stories.
-Break up the day and switch between tasks to ensure I can stay focused and the quality of work doesn't slip. |
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| This post will involve a move for you - how will you cope with that? |
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-I have moved several times to a new place where I know no one, I am a very outgoing person, I find it easy to make friends
-Example: camp, Belgium, UofG |
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| If you qualified, would you want to stay in clinical psychology, or might you leave for another career? |
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-My goal is to stay in the field of clinical psychology, as it is the most closely aligned to my future goals.
-The only reason I can foresee pursuing another career path is if I have applied for several years and I have not been accepted |
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| What area of psychology are you particularly interested in? |
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| What do you hope to get out of clinical training? |
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| What stresses do you think you will face on the course? |
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| What is the greatest challenge you are looking forward to on the course? |
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| Why psychology rather than psychiatry / medicine / nursing / counselling? |
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| What aspects of your degree did you find good / bad? |
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| Tell us about your work experience, what do you like about it, and explain your role and responsibilities. |
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| What is the most important thing you have learned at your present job? |
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| What skills have you acquired during your degree? |
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| Do you feel that your previous work experiences have relevance to clinical work? |
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| What have you got to offer clinical psychology that someone else has not? |
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| Think of a time when somebody asked you to do something you didn't feel able to do and what did you do about it? |
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| -Training for crisis calls - very nervous about it, We did extra practice and training until I felt comfortable with that situation and called upon my mentor for support |
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| Can you describe a situation at work that you have found overwhelming and how did you deal with that? |
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-1st semester of my 4th year: thesis, internship, applications, full course load, working, volunteering
-Prioritize which experiences were valuable, focus on balance in life and self-care |
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| How has your personal development influenced your professional development in psychology, and vice versa? |
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| How do you get along with small, close knit groups of people? |
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| Do you feel a particular drive to help others? Why? |
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| What did you enjoy most about your undergraduate course? What did you enjoy/find interesting in your degree course? |
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| Have you read any research around this area? |
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| Is the cognitive-behavioural model all-encompassing, or does it have limitations? |
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| Describe a paper that you have recently read that had an impact on you, and explain why. |
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| Tell us about your undergraduate dissertation. |
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| From your undergraduate study, what can you apply to clinical psychology? |
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| Can you tell us about a book or paper that has influenced/inspired you? - How did you choose this book? - What did you learn from it? - How was it influential? - How would you recommend it to other people? - Can you relate its importance to clinical psychology? - Do you have any criticisms of it? |
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| Talk about a time you found it difficult to work with someone. |
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| Can you describe a situation of conflict in a work environment, and how you dealt with it? |
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| Although trained as scientist-practitioners, many clinical psychologists end up working as plain practitioners. Can you identify some reasons why this might be? |
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| How do you see the future of clinical psychology? |
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| What do you need to know to decide which test to use when analysing data? |
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| Tell me about randomised controlled trials. |
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| What would you do with data from pre- and post-intervention scores to evaluate the effectiveness of your treatment program? |
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| Outline a piece of research you have done, and talk about any problems that arose, how you dealt with them, and what you would do differently. |
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| What do you like about research? |
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| What do you dislike about research? |
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| How do you feel about statistics? |
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| What research skills have you gained? |
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| Have you ever used SPSS before? How have you used it? |
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| What do you feel the value of research is to clinical work? |
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-If a clinical psychologist's goal is to help people, there is no need to start from scratch, fortunately we can build upon what is already known.
-Similarly, it is important to continue to contribute to the knowledge base, so the field can continue to improve and become more effective |
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| What are your ideas about supervision? What would you want to use this for? When would you approach your supervisor for extra help? |
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| If you had a difference of opinion with your supervisor, what would you do? |
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