On the etiology and effective management of professional distress and impairment among psychologists.

By Michael F. O'Connor. 2001

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Creating a Culture of Self-Care (2009, background): “• Many who decide to become mental health professionals have increased vulnerability to distress and impairment as a result of their family history, personal background, and motivations for entering the profession (O’Connor, 2001).”
Competence in Competency-Based Supervision Practice: Construct and Application (2007, background): “13 from the 1992 code (“psychologists have an obligation to be alert to signs of and to obtain assistance for their personal problems at an early stage in order to prevent significantly impaired performance”; APA, 1992), the practice of metacompetence provides a means to assess factors such as “burn”
Recognizing, Assessing, and Intervening With Problems of Professional Competence (2007, background): “Ongoing consultation and peer support should be more encouraged, isolation should be a concern for all practicing professionals, and continuing professional education on distress and competence problems should be available (O’Connor, 2001).”
Barriers to Psychologists Seeking Mental Health Care (2013, background): “Pope and Tabachnick (1994) reported that the majority of the psychologists they surveyed (61%, n 476) indicated they had experienced at least one episode of clinical depression.”
Self-care and Well-being in Mental Health Professionals: The Mediating Effects of Self-awareness and Mindfulness (2010, background): “Professional support is defined as consultation and supervision from peers, colleagues, and supervisors and the continuation of professional education (Coster & Schwebel, 1997; O’Connor, 2001; Stevanovic & Rupert, 2004).”