Oral 03 | Comparison of two selection methods for clinical psychology postgraduate training
Tracks
Track 9
| Friday, May 15, 2020 |
| 3:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
Presenter(s)
Dr Heather Green
Griffith University
Oral 03 | Comparison of two selection methods for clinical psychology postgraduate training
2:20 PM - 4:40 PMOutline
This presentation provides an overview of a project in which recruitment and selection procedures for postgraduate training in clinical psychology at an Australian university were reviewed and updated, and the changed procedures evaluated. Previous Australian research has shown that typical selection procedures for clinical psychology postgraduate training, involving undergraduate grade point average, reference letters, previous experience, and an interview, do not necessarily correspond well to relevant clinical skills. In 2017, a rigorous appraisal of recruitment and selection for clinical psychology at Griffith University was initiated. Two contemporary practices in recruitment and selection of particular consideration for this project were job analysis, which involves identifying tasks required for a role and attributes needed to perform these tasks, and a multiple mini-interview, in which candidates are evaluated by a range of assessors using multiple stations.
Biography
Dr Heather Green is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Clinical Psychology Programs at Griffith University. After completing her PhD (Clinical Psychology) she worked in health psychology and mental health and conducted postdoctoral research in France before commencing a full-time academic role in 2005. Heather’s leadership in high-quality professional development via the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy Ltd includes terms as Director, National President, Conference Convenor, and Treasurer for the 2016 World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies. Her research helps to understand and improve health outcomes and self-management for people with chronic diseases such as cancer. Her scholarship in learning and teaching of psychology focuses on development of professional identity and self-efficacy. Heather is a Fellow of the Clinical College (joined in 2004) and has supervised more than 30 internships and externships in postgraduate clinical psychology as well as supervising clinical registrars.
