The Almost Psychologist
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The Almost Psychologist documents the experiences of this blogger in trying to become a clinical psychologist. Topics range anywhere from clinical and research work experience to books, conferences and travel, workshops and even educational and opinion pieces. This blog is for anyone who is on their way to becoming a clinical psychologist, interested in other areas of psychology.
The Almost Psychologist
4y ago
One of the first things I learnt in academia was the power of the systematic review.
It’s considered the gold standard of evidence based research, giving a summary of all literature on a research question. I did my first in 2016, when I had no idea what on earth a PICO was. I obsessed more than a little on the correct way to do a systematic review and so I decided to do this post- because 2016 me might have used it.
So what is a systematic review? LITERALLY a review done in a systematic way. It’s a method of such precise steps you probably obtain all existing papers on a topic you’re cur ..read more
The Almost Psychologist
5y ago
“Not those leaflets again”
There were wry smiles all around, from myself, an assistant, and the co-director at the Pakistani Community Centre. We had strayed off topic. Our meeting had started formally- at arm’s length discussing a dementia information event and recruiting older South Asians to my research advisory group- but, as is standard when you put two or more Pakistanis in the same room, we were bonding. This time over the bane of South Asian service users’ mental healthcare experiences. Those leaflets.
Know which ones? Government translated copies of NHS or third sector leaflets ..read more