PSY 034 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Canadian Psychological Association, Psychiatric Services, Fraser Institute
22 Oct 2020
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of psychotherapy has become a signi cant issue because of the increasing demands placed on psychotherapists by both universal health care system and third party insurance companies. Psychotherapists are being asked to restrict themselves to the most effective and ef cient treatments. The section on clinical psychology of the canadian psychological. Association has been spearheading efforts to reach consensus on which treatments are supported by enough controlled data to be regarded as an evidence-based treatment. Medication-based treatments bene t from the major marketing efforts of huge pharmaceutical companies. Researchers and clinicians alike see dangers in prescriptive and in exible treatments. Most psychological treatments are implemented in a exible way. One of the most vexing problems for those who require mental health services is the problemof wait times. The fraser institute provides an annual report each year and it includes an emphasis on access to psychiatric services.
