Spencer A McWilliams
Biographic Data
| ID | 5418231 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Spencer A McWilliams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Spencer A |
| FAMILY NAME | McWilliams |
| SIGNATURE | MCWILLIAMS S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Psychology University of Arizona 85721 Tucson Arizona |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Psychology, History of (Twentieth Century)
Foundations of Mindfulness and Contemplation
Issues in replicating the Trauma—Stren conversion
The Trauma--Stren (T-S) conversion procedure was examined at a large state university and the construct related to personality and cognitive process variables. Significantly more respondents reported T-S conversion than in the original studies. Conversion was not significantly correlated with personal variables. The presence of experiences in which an event was reported as simultaneously traumatic and strenful is reported, and the criteria for cl…
Sample bias in questionnaire completion at a community mental health center
Clients' treatment expectations at a community mental health center
Clients' expectations about mental health care, particularly differences in these expectations as a function of social class, and the relationship of discrepancies between expectations and perceptions to treatment outcome, is examined in this study with 317 Caucasian clients. In contrast to the majority of studies, no differences in treatment expectations relating to clients' social class, sex, or marital status were found. Nor were discrepancies…
Client evaluation of community mental health services
Community mental health center (CMHC) outpatient clients' satisfaction and perceived problem improvement were assessed by telephoning 108 clients, representing 40% of clients discharged during the period under investigation. The CMHC's services were perceived positively, and most clients were satisfied with their therapy experience, found it helpful, and felt more able to handle future problems. Data on reasons for termination, expected future be…
Community mental health ideology and activity interests
Sixty mental health professionals completed two scales: the Community Mental Health Ideology Scale (CMHI), and a scale rating the importance of, and personal interest in, a range of mental health activities. The overall mean CMHI score was comparable to that of clinical psychologists surveyed in the original CMHI study. CMHI scores correlated significantly with subjects' ratings of the importance for the general community to provide a range of se…
Developing a rural Mental Health Service from a base in an academic clinical psychology program
The development of a Community Mental Health Service for a multiethnic rural area by an academic psychology department clinical program was carried out for the purpose of providing relevant training for grauate students through realistic service functions. The population served was largely lower socioeconomic, and the available resources very limited. The Community Psychology course was used to assist the planning and negotiating for the clinic. …
Community attitudes about mental health services
Long-term psychological effects of LSD
The AML
The AML
Client evaluation of community mental health services
Community mental health center (CMHC) outpatient clients' satisfaction and perceived problem improvement were assessed by telephoning 108 clients, representing 40% of clients discharged during the period under investigation. The CMHC's services were perceived positively, and most clients were satisfied with their therapy experience, found it helpful, and felt more able to handle future problems. Data on reasons for termination, expected future be…
Community attitudes about mental health services
Sample bias in questionnaire completion at a community mental health center
Developing a rural Mental Health Service from a base in an academic clinical psychology program
The development of a Community Mental Health Service for a multiethnic rural area by an academic psychology department clinical program was carried out for the purpose of providing relevant training for grauate students through realistic service functions. The population served was largely lower socioeconomic, and the available resources very limited. The Community Psychology course was used to assist the planning and negotiating for the clinic. …
Long-term psychological effects of LSD
The AML
Community attitudes about mental health services
Community mental health ideology and activity interests
Sixty mental health professionals completed two scales: the Community Mental Health Ideology Scale (CMHI), and a scale rating the importance of, and personal interest in, a range of mental health activities. The overall mean CMHI score was comparable to that of clinical psychologists surveyed in the original CMHI study. CMHI scores correlated significantly with subjects' ratings of the importance for the general community to provide a range of se…
Developing a rural Mental Health Service from a base in an academic clinical psychology program
The development of a Community Mental Health Service for a multiethnic rural area by an academic psychology department clinical program was carried out for the purpose of providing relevant training for grauate students through realistic service functions. The population served was largely lower socioeconomic, and the available resources very limited. The Community Psychology course was used to assist the planning and negotiating for the clinic. …
Client evaluation of community mental health services
Community mental health center (CMHC) outpatient clients' satisfaction and perceived problem improvement were assessed by telephoning 108 clients, representing 40% of clients discharged during the period under investigation. The CMHC's services were perceived positively, and most clients were satisfied with their therapy experience, found it helpful, and felt more able to handle future problems. Data on reasons for termination, expected future be…
Clients' treatment expectations at a community mental health center
Clients' expectations about mental health care, particularly differences in these expectations as a function of social class, and the relationship of discrepancies between expectations and perceptions to treatment outcome, is examined in this study with 317 Caucasian clients. In contrast to the majority of studies, no differences in treatment expectations relating to clients' social class, sex, or marital status were found. Nor were discrepancies…
Issues in replicating the Trauma—Stren conversion
The Trauma--Stren (T-S) conversion procedure was examined at a large state university and the construct related to personality and cognitive process variables. Significantly more respondents reported T-S conversion than in the original studies. Conversion was not significantly correlated with personal variables. The presence of experiences in which an event was reported as simultaneously traumatic and strenful is reported, and the criteria for cl…
Sample bias in questionnaire completion at a community mental health center
Foundations of Mindfulness and Contemplation
Psychology, History of (Twentieth Century)
Psychology (11 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Public health (8 works) · Mental health (7 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Health psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Library science (5 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works)