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Administration
APA handbook of clinical psychology: Applications and methods, pp.537-550
American Psychological Association
01/01/2016
Abstract
Administration is not the professional activity for which most clinical psychologists were attracted to graduate school. Rather, most clinical psychologists entered their graduate training because they wanted a professional career helping people in need of care and treatment to live a healthy and happier life. Yet, by the end of the average clinical psychologist’s career, the majority will have spent a considerable amount of professional time doing administrative tasks or being an administrator. In this chapter, we explore the many facets of clinicians as administrators. First, we describe and define the professional activity of consultation and its knowledge base. We then examine the reasons that prompt clinical psychologists to follow the unseen path and track their core activities as administrators, exploring the characteristics that make them effective in that role. We also look at the predictable tensions that clinical managers face in executing their roles along with the blind spots that clinical training can induce. The chapter concludes with future directions, including the notion that doctoral programs in clinical psychology should incorporate formal attention to administrative functions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)
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- Title
- Administration
- Publication Details
- APA handbook of clinical psychology: Applications and methods, pp.537-550
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Copyright
- © American Psychological Association
- Identifiers
- 99380468036606600
- Academic Unit
- Psychology; Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
- Language
- English