Episode 7

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24th Jan 2022

Using Outcome Measures as an Aspiring Psychologist

Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: 7

Using Outcome Measures as an Aspiring Psychologist 

Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. Outcome measures are important and due to the way services are funded they are likely part of the day-to-day life of an aspiring psychologist. Here’s my run through of ways to use them and to optimise their use.

Welcome & Intro to Outcome Measures: 00:30

How I gather data about myself: 02:00   

Adult Mental Health: 03:30

Whizzy spreadsheet alert: 05:00

The ACE scale: 06:30

Maslow’s Hierarchy: 07:30

Yana: 09:00

Self-Actualisation: 11:00

Demonstrating Change using outcome measures: 14:30

Using self in therapy: 16:00

Embracing data as a psychologist & Close: 18:00

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Transcript

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Dr Marianne Trent is a qualified clinical psychologist and trauma and grief specialist. She also specialises in supporting aspiring psychologists and in writing compassionately for the media.