Riding the storm – what next for clinical psychologists as leaders?

After months of worrying about what could go wrong if we stand too close forget to wash our hands, we are now faced with predictions that we could be facing a 'Covid decade' of cultural and social upheaval including an 'explosion in mental illness' by the British Academy, commissioned to explore possible post pandemic futures (British Academy, 2021). An increase in inequality, a decrease in communal trust and an explosion in demand for already stretched mental health services are all possible - but so are significant positive changes 'if leaders show vision and inter connectivity' (British Academy, 2021).

Understanding the biological basis of behavior: Developing evidence-based interventions for clinical, counseling and school psychologists

This book is an introduction to the biological basis of behavior, broadly defined, with practical applications for higher education programs that focus on advances in neuroscience. It has a special focus on training practitioners based on American Psychological Association (APA) health service psychology guidelines. It reviews and digests information for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists serving clients of all ages in a variety of settings, such as schools, hospitals, and clinics. Content for all developmental stages, including birth to geriatric practices are highlighted. This book will help health service psychologists and counselors to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population by providing cutting-edge, evidence-based, ecologically valid neuropsychological interventions currently lacking within the field. Cultural considerations are provided within each chapter, which is especially important given societal inequity that continues to persist within our world. Implications for the COVID-19 pandemic are also discussed in light of neuroscientific advances in medicine. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Psychological impact and clinical psychology responses to COVID-19: Comparative case studies from Cuba, Ethiopia, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States

This paper examines four different countries with distinct health care systems to explore both global commonalities and national differences in terms of the psychological impact and the clinical psychological response to COVID-19 (Torales et al., 2020). Through four descriptive case examples from Bangalore in India, Holguin in Cuba, Virginia in the United States, and Leicester in the United Kingdom, this paper describes and explores how the profession of clinical psychology in each country has responded and adapted to the pandemic. Each case example considers how the pandemic has led to the adoption of new ways of practice by clinical psychologists who have the potential to contribute to the provision of more equal access to mental health care and so ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all (United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) Impact Statement Impact and Implications.-The pandemic has led to clinical psychologists changing their practice. In different countries, clinical psychologists have started to offer psychotherapy online, to use digital platforms and online media to provide psychological advice, and to rethink the way psychological therapy is delivered. These changes have the potential to make mental health care more accessible to more people and so contribute to ensuring healthy lives and well-being for all (SDG 3). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Understanding Hospice and palliative care psychology using a grounded theory approach

Palliative care comprises a holistic, interprofessional approach to caring for individuals with advanced serious illness (National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care, 2018;Institute of Medicine, 2014). Although psychological treatment targets fall within the scope of hospice and palliative care (National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care, 2018), psychologists are rarely included in the specialty. In fact, little formal guidance exists to guide the incorporation of psychology into hospice and palliative care (American Psychological Association, 2017;Carpenter, 2015;Kasl-Godley, King, & Quill, 2014). A constructivist grounded theory approach (Charmaz, 2008) was used to investigate their scope, role, clinical practice, and interprofessional collaboration of hospice and palliative care psychologists (n = 8) practicing across the United States. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and constant comparative methods (Charmaz, 2008) revealed an emerging substantive theory of hospice and palliative care psychology. Hospice and palliative care psychologists contextualize conceptual (Psychological Scope of Practice, Interprofessional Collaboration, and Hospice and Palliative Care Context) and experiential aspects (Client-Facing, Team-Facing, and Psychologist-Facing Services) of practice through an integrative process (Cultivating an Adaptive Stance). The substantive theory of hospice and palliative care psychology informs future research, training, and policy in favor of integrating psychology into hospice and palliative care. An additional exploratory investigation found the COVID-19 pandemic to have widespread impact across hospice and palliative care psychology. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)