Exploring the Trainees' view of a socio-political approach within UK clinical psychology

Thompson, Miles

Abstract

This paper aims to provide preliminary insights into the relationship between clinical psychology and a socio-political approach known as Critical Community Psychology (CCP). Methodologically, it uses statements about CCP as stimulus material, and utilizes both quantitative and qualitative exploratory techniques, to survey the opinions of 354 UK trainee clinical psychologists. Participants' ratings of the stimulus material and their qualitative comments reveal many positive endorsements of the socio-political approach. However, themes from the qualitative data raise questions about how socio-political ideas can be incorporated into clinical practice and highlight uncertainty over the relationship between clinical psychology and politics. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Citation

Thompson, M. (2007). Exploring the Trainees' view of a socio-political approach within UK clinical psychology. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 17(1), 67-83. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.878

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2007
• Journal: Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology
• Print ISSN: 1052-9284
• Electronic ISSN: 1099-1298
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 67-83
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.878
• Keywords: clinical psychology, socio-political, critical community psychology
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1030062
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/casp.878