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School of Public HealthCounselling and Psychological Health - Research ProjectCounselling and Psychotherapy Workforce Mapping and PlanningResearchers: Professor Margot Schofield Research Partners:Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) Funding: Department of Human Services Victoria (2003) SummaryRelatively little has been undertaken into the characteristics of the counselling and psychotherapy workforce in Australia. This study aimed to map the counselling and psychotherapy professional workforce represented by the 41 members associations affiliated with PACFA in 2004. It sought to describe the characteristics of the workforce in terms of demographics, training, theoretical orientation, professional identity, work settings and practices, and use of and attitudes towards professional development and supervision. It also sought to determine perceived adequacy of training, and experiences of challenging professional issues. Status of the project: Current Research Outputs to date:Conference PresentationsSchofield, M.J. (2004). Perceived adequacy of primary counsellor training: PACFA Workforce Survey. Paper presented at the Fifth National Conference of the Society for Counselling and Psychotherapy Educators (SCAPE), Sydney, 23-25 April. Grant, J., & Schofield, M.J. (2004). Psychotherapy supervision after training: Myth or reality? Paper presented at the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) 10th Annual Research Conference, The World of Counselling Research, London, 20-22 May. Schofield, M.J. (2006). Profile of Australian therapists: What's the place of family therapy? Paper presented at the Australian Family Therapy Conference, Melbourne, 3-6 September. Schofield, M.J., & Kettle, J. (2005). Psychotherapy training in Australia: Perceived adequacy. Paper presented at the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR2005) Conference: A Lasting Effect, Montreal, 22-25 June. Schofield, M. (2005). Experiences of difficult professional
issues: Implications for training, supervision and work setting.
Paper presented at the Sixth National Conference of the Society
for Counselling and Psychotherapy Educators (SCAPE), Gold
Coast, 22-24 April. Schofield, M.J. (2005). Challenging professional issues reported by Australian therapists. Paper presented at the World Congress for Psychotherapy, Buenos Aires, 27-30 August. Schofield, M.J. (2005). Are psychotherapists adequately trained in research and evaluation skills? Paper presented at the World Congress for Psychotherapy, Buenos Aires, 27-30 August. Schofield. M. (2006). The personal therapy debate: What do we know about the training and personal characteristics of therapists who have personal therapy? Paper presented at the Seventh National Conference of the Society for Counselling and Psychotherapy Educators (SCAPE), Adelaide, 1-3 April. Schofield M. (2006). Our research landscape: Australian therapists training in research and evaluation skills. Paper presented at the Seventh National Conference of the Society for Counselling and Psychotherapy Educators (SCAPE), Adelaide, 1-3 April. Schofield MJ. (2006). Professional challenges for Australian therapists: Implications for training, supervision and practice. Paper presented at the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR2006) Conference, Edinburgh, 21-25 June. Schofield, M.J. (2006). Profile of Australian therapists:
What's the place of family therapy? Paper presented at the
Australian Family Therapy Conference, Melbourne, 3-6 September. PublicationsSchofield MJ. (2005). Experiences of difficult professional issues: Implications for training, supervision and work setting. Proceedings of the Fourth Society for Counselling and Psychotherapy Educators Conference, Gold Coast, April 2005. Schofield MJ. (2006). Effectiveness and professional credibility: Who determines what works? In M.J. Schofield & J. Crawley (Eds.), But Does it Work? Exploring Effectiveness in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Proceedings of the Third National Conference of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia, August 2005. Melbourne: Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia. Schofield MJ. (2006). An evidence base for professional advocacy: Workforce mapping. In M.J. Schofield & J. Crawley (Eds.), But Does it Work? Exploring Effectiveness in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Proceedings of the Third National Conference of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia, August 2005. Melbourne: Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia. Schofield, M.J., Grant, J.A., Holmes, S., & Barletta, J. (2006). The Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia: How the Federation model contributes to the field. International Journal of Psychology, Special Issue, 41(3), 163-169. Grant, J.A., & Schofield, M.J. (2007). Career-long supervision:
Realities and controversies. Counselling and Psychotherapy
Research, Special Issue on Supervision, March, 7(1), 3-11. Unpublished ReportsSchofield, M.J., & Collins, L. (2003). Best practice self-regulatory model for psychotherapy and counselling in Australia: Discussion paper. Report submitted to the Victorian Department of Human Services, December. Accessible on www.pacfa.org.au. Schofield, M.J., & Collins, L. (2004). Discussion paper on joint self-regulatory arrangements for self-regulating health professions. Report4 submitted to the Victorian Department of Human Services, January. Accessible on www.pacfa.org.au. Schofield, M.J. (2007). Best Practice Self-Regulatory Model for Psychotherapy and Counselling in Australia: Final report. Submitted to the Department of Human Services, Victoria. Melbourne: Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia. Accessible on www.pacfa.org.au.
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