Program evaluation study on development of a curriculum to train practitioner psychologists in the medical fields

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23243073
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Shimoyama Haruhiko 東京大学, 教育学研究科(研究院), 教授 (60167450)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MATSUMI Junko 関西学院大学, 文学部, 教授 (10340895) ; KANAZAWA Yoshinobu 明治学院大学, 心理学部, 教授 (10152779) ; TAKAHASHI Miho 東京大学, 大学院教育学研究科, 准教授 (10549281) ; ISHIMARU Keiichiro 東京大学, 大学院教育学研究科, 講師 (30435721) ; HAYAMATA Yuko 北里大学, 医療衛生学部, 講師 (30450612) ; MORITA Shinichiro 東京大学, 大学院教育学研究科, 研究員 (90515123) ; KOHORI Ayako 新潟大学, 人文・社会・教育科学系, 准教授 (00432188)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: カリキュラム / 教育訓練プログラム / 心理職 / 認知行動療法 / 発達障害 / アセスメント / 多職種協働

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this action research was to develop a curriculum to educate and train practitioner psychologists appropriately to respond to social needs for the solution of metal health problems. As a result of the fieldwork of mental health service in UK, the need assessment of medical doctors and the field survey of education of psychologists, it was found out that knowledge and skills of cognitive behavior therapy, assessment of developmental disorders and multi-disciplinal teamwork were urgently necessary in terms of competency of clinical psychologists. Training programs for psychologists to acquire those knowledge and skills were developed, implemented and modified. Finally the modified programs were published in textbooks and journals of clinical psychology.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学