CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT IN LITHUANIAN HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS: OPINION ANALYSIS OF PROFESSIONALS
| Autor: | Rotomskis, Augustinas |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Social Transformations in Contemporary Society, Vol 2014, Iss 2, Pp 33-41 (2014) Social transformations in contemporary society [STICS]. 2014, 2, p. 33-41. |
| ISSN: | 2345-0126 |
| Popis: | Purpose – to investigate the state of clinical psychological assessment in the Lithuanian health care system: 1) what kind of tests are used in clinical practice and what are clinicians opinions about them; 2) what kind of psychological functions are assessed in clinical practice and what is the opinion of clinicians about the assessment of these psychological functions; 3) what kind of issues are the most pressing in clinical assessment. Design/methodology/approach – 101 clinical psychologists, who work in Lithuanian health care institutions, completed a questionnaire about their opinion on clinical psychological assessment. Findings – Attention, memory, executive functions, intelligence and emotions are the most important and frequently assessed psychological functions in clinical practice. Neuropsychogical assessment of attention, memory, executive functions, are viewed as the most problematic fields of assessment. The adaptation, standartization and revision of the various neuropsychological tests is suggested. The most pressing issues in clinical practice are: 1) the assessment of specific psychological functions (neuropsychological and psychosocial functioning); 2) the assessment of specific disorders (schizophrenia spectrum disorders and autism spectrum disorders); 3) the asessment of specific stages of development (children and teenagers). Research limitations/implications – 32 percent of health care institutions (30 out of 95 identified institutions), which provide mental health care, did not participate in the study. The majority of these institutions are from the provinces. Practical implications – psychological assessment plays a key role in the practice of a clinical psychologist. This study investigated and pinpointed the most pressing issues and needs of psychologists in clinical practice. According to the study results, recommendations ascertaining to the adaptation and revision of tests and preparation of clinical psychologists for their practice can be made. Originality/Value – this is the biggest and most thorough investigation of the state of clinical psychological assessment in the Lithuanian health care system. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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