“Professionals protecting children: child protection and psychology education in Australia” plus 1 more

Professionals protecting children: child protection and psychology education in Australia

Posted: 04 Jul 2010 11:12 PM PDT

Angela Crettenden, and others
Australian Centre for Child Protection

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05 July 2010Child abuse and neglect are significant problems in Australian society that many graduates of psychology, particularly those who follow pathways towards registration as a psychologist, encounter at some point in their working life. Little is known about the extent to which child abuse and neglect is covered in psychology curricula in Australian universities. This research was the first known study to comprehensively survey child protection related content in Australian psychology programs. The Australian Centre for Child Protection in collaboration with the Australian Psychological Society (APS) sent a purpose developed curriculum mapping survey to 37 universities that offered Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited programs in 2008. Survey responses provided information about undergraduate, fourth year and postgraduate psychology programs across most States and Territories of Australia.

Results of the study showed that students in most accredited psychology programs were exposed to some child protection related content as part of their undergraduate, fourth year, or postgraduate education. For the most part, however, the extent of this information was limited

Authors: Angela Crettenden, Danielle Zerk, Edwina Farrall and Lynette Arnold.

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How Our Gloom is Hurting the Economic Recovery

Posted: 04 Jul 2010 06:41 PM PDT

It's psychology, stupid. Not since World War II has an economic recovery been so hobbled by poor confidence. Every recession leaves a legacy of anxiety and uncertainty. But the present residue is exceptional, because the recession was savage and—more important—its origins (housing bubble, financial crisis) were unfamiliar. People are supersensitive to the latest news, for good or ill, because their vision of the future is blurred, and their bias is gloomy. Having underrated economic risk during the boom, Americans may be overrating it now. Unfortunately, perceptions can become self-fulfilling.

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Monday, July 5, 2010