Main description:

As professional psychology has transformed into the practice of psychology as a health profession, a substantial focus has been placed on defining the competencies required for practicing as health service providers. Not all health service providers, however, acquire the essential competencies needed for functioning in medical hospitals and health science center settings, the province of clinical health psychology. It is important to distinguish competencies for
practicing as health service providers from competencies for the specialty practice of clinical health psychology.

In Specialty Competencies in Clinical Health Psychology, Larkin and Klonoff provide a comprehensive overview of recent efforts to define specialty competencies for the practice of clinical health psychology. They have been at the table for every national conversation focusing on this topic and share this knowledge with those who desire to become clinical health psychologists and those who train and supervise them.

Series in Specialty Competencies in Professional Psychology

Series Editors
Arthur M. Nezu and Christine Maguth Nezu

As the field of psychology continues to grow and new specialty areas emerge and achieve recognition, it has become increasingly important to define the standards of professional specialty practice.

Developed and conceived in response to this need for practical guidelines, this series presents methods, strategies, and techniques for conducting day-to-day practice in any given psychology specialty. The topical volumes address best practices across the functional and foundational competencies that characterize the various psychology specialties, including clinical psychology, cognitive and behavioral psychology, school psychology, geropsychology, forensic psychology, clinical
neuropsychology, couples and family psychology, and more. Functional competencies include common practice activities like assessment and intervention, while foundational competencies represent core knowledge areas such as ethical and legal issues, cultural diversity, and professional identification. In addition to
describing these competencies, each volume provides a definition, description, and development timeline of a particular specialty, including its essential and characteristic pattern of activities, as well as its distinctive and unique features.

Written by recognized experts in their respective fields, volumes are comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible. These volumes offer invaluable guidance to not only practicing mental health professionals, but those training for specialty practice as well.

Contents:

Section I: Introduction to Clinical Health Psychology Practice in Professional Psychology ; Chapter 1: Health Psychology and Clinical Health Psychology ; Chapter 2: Conceptual and Scientific Foundations of Clinical Health Psychology ; Chapter 3: Competency-Based Education in Clinical Health Psychology ; Section II: Foundational Competencies of Clinical Health Psychology ; Chapter 4: Professionalism as a Clinical ealth PsychologyHealth Psychologist ; Chapter 5: Reflective Practice, Self-Assessment, and Self-Care ; Chapter 6: Scientific Knowledge and Methods of Clinical Health Psychology ; Chapter 7: Relationships Within and Across Disciplines ; Chapter 8: Individual and Cultural Diversity in Clinical Health Psychology ; Chapter 9: Common Ethical and Legal Challenges in Clinical Health Psychology ; Section III: Functional Competencies in Clinical Health Psychology ; Chapter 10: Assessment in Clinical Health Psychology ; Chapter 11: Intervention in Clinical Health Psychology ; Chapter 12: Consultation in Clinical Health Psychology ; Chapter 13: Research Competencies in Clinical Health Psychology ; Chapter 14: Teaching and Supervision in Clinical Health Psychology ; Chapter 15: Management, Administration, and Advocacy ; Section IV: Summary and Conclusions ; Chapter 16: The Future of Clinical Health Psychology Competencies ; Appendix: Competency Tracking Form for Specialty Competencies in Clinical Health Psychology ; References ; Key Terms ; Index ; About the Authors ; About the Series Editors