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Training implications of psychology's approach to conscience clause cases

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Curry, JF
Published in: Training and Education in Professional Psychology
November 1, 2015

The Board of Education Virtual Working Group on Restrictions Affecting Diversity Training has generated a thoughtful approach to the challenge of conscience clauses. In this commentary short-term and longer-term implications of their publications are considered, as these might affect training programs seeking to implement the Working Group tenets. Among the short-term issues that need to be addressed by faculty members in professional psychology training programs are (a) whether to focus broadly or more narrowly in policies and program statements, (b) how to define a minimal level of competence in students' ability to work with diverse clients, (c) how to provide effective supervision when conflicts arise between a trainee's values and clinical needs of diverse clients, and (d) how to disclose policy in a manner likely to be understood by program applicants. Among the longer-term implications of the Working Groups statements are (a) how to reach a deeper understanding of what is meant by diversity in clinical training, (b) how to integrate the focus on differences with a developing appreciation of common humanity, (c) how to base diversity training and practice on psychological science, and (d) how to reduce judgmental thinking while facilitating the growth of clinical judgment.

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Published In

Training and Education in Professional Psychology

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ISSN

1931-3918

Publication Date

November 1, 2015

Volume

9

Issue

4

Start / End Page

275 / 278

Related Subject Headings

  • Clinical Psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1303 Specialist Studies in Education
  • 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
 

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Curry, J. F. (2015). Training implications of psychology's approach to conscience clause cases. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 9(4), 275–278. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000102
Curry, J. F. “Training implications of psychology's approach to conscience clause cases.” Training and Education in Professional Psychology 9, no. 4 (November 1, 2015): 275–78. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000102.
Curry JF. Training implications of psychology's approach to conscience clause cases. Training and Education in Professional Psychology. 2015 Nov 1;9(4):275–8.
Curry, J. F. “Training implications of psychology's approach to conscience clause cases.” Training and Education in Professional Psychology, vol. 9, no. 4, Nov. 2015, pp. 275–78. Scopus, doi:10.1037/tep0000102.
Curry JF. Training implications of psychology's approach to conscience clause cases. Training and Education in Professional Psychology. 2015 Nov 1;9(4):275–278.

Published In

Training and Education in Professional Psychology

DOI

ISSN

1931-3918

Publication Date

November 1, 2015

Volume

9

Issue

4

Start / End Page

275 / 278

Related Subject Headings

  • Clinical Psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1303 Specialist Studies in Education
  • 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy