Benchmark Psychology

Psychologists love AI notetakers, we have seem a boom in their usage.  They are fast and efficient, and mostly pretty reliable. What they don't have is discretion.  Psychologists notes are already so long that they typically dont read them.  Long narratives, interesting but irrelevant factoids, and opinion dressed up as reality. Lawyers subpoena our notes routinely on the off chance they will...

Deliberate practice relies on the ability to do something over and over again until you get it right. In Medicine, as in psychotherapy it can be hard to "practice" without hurting someone.  Doctors practice on cadavers, pig hearts and all many of simulated flesh, for us it can be much harder.   In this video, Aaron highlights some thoughts from the "man who played Trump" in deb...

How many people normally get better ?  How many people normally drop out ? How many people would have gotten better anyway? In this podcast Aaron presents a framework for thinking about clinical outcomes and helping you to identify where you can improve. If you like your tips just a little more human, check out our youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@PREP-Registrar Looking for a supervisor to...

Psychologists frequently present lists of 3 Ps, 4 Ps, and even 7 Ps, but somehow they still get formulation wrong.  In this episode Aaron explores the idea of case formulation as hypothesis If you like your tips just a little more human, check out our youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@PREP-Registrar Looking for a supervisor to implement some of these great ideas? https://findasupervisor.com...

In this interview, Aaron chat with Kate Crosher, and Educational and Developmental Psychologist who has just had her prior learning recognised by the board and been granted Clinical Endorsement. This is a game changer for Australian Psychology If you like your tips just a little more human, check out our youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@PREP-Registrar Looking for a supervisor to implement...

When a client sees a psychologist, they dont expect those notes to end up in the hands of their ex-husbane or wife when they go to divorce court.  But for millions of Australians, this is exactly what has been happening. The boom in psychology access, has been accompanied by a boom in lawyers using psychologist notes as weapons in all manner of proceedings. In this episode, Aaron outlines a recent...