Date of Award
Summer 8-22-2015
Document Type
Doctoral Research Paper
Degree Name
Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology
Organizational Unit
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
First Advisor
Nicole Taylor
Second Advisor
Steve Portenga
Third Advisor
Bradley McMillan
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Keywords
Self-care, Graduate students, Mental health, Academic programs, Psychologists
Abstract
Numerous studies over the past two decades have highlighted the prevalence of stress, mental health disorders and interpersonal problems among psychologists. These statistics parallel those for students currently enrolled in clinical psychology graduate programs where such problems have become even more severe. This results in a significant ethical issue in that clinician competency is negatively impacted by emotional problems. This paper seeks to provide an analysis of current self-care literature. The importance of addressing graduate student self-care is first explored and followed by a literature review on interventions that have been successful in maintaining trainee wellness and competence. Recommendations to improve psychology graduate student life satisfaction are then made for both programs and individuals. Individual recommendations include having trainees develop individual self-care plans in which specific wellness strategies related to social support, health, treatment groups and life balance, among others, are listed and implemented as part of graduate training. Program recommendations include better facilitating a culture of self-care, making this a requirement of students, and enhancing supervisor and academic advisor support of self-care.
Copyright Date
7-15-2015
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Erich Haezebrouck
Provenance
Received from Author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
73 pgs
File Size
1.1 MB
Recommended Citation
Haezebrouck, Erich, "Integrating Clinical Training & Self-Care: Overview, Analysis & Recommendations for Relieving Stress Among Clinicians in Training" (2015). Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Doctoral Papers and Masters Projects. 8.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/capstone_masters/8
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Clinical Psychology Commons, Other Mental and Social Health Commons, Other Psychology Commons