Kate Sofronoff
Biographic Data
| ID | 5507786 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kate Sofronoff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kate |
| FAMILY NAME | Sofronoff |
| SIGNATURE | SOFRONOFF K |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Using AI facial expression analysis software to assess negative affect in autistic children
Assessing emotion regulation using traditional methods, such as questionnaires and observational tools, can be time-consuming, expensive, and prone to bias. AI-powered facial expression analytics holds promise in offering a more efficient and objective method for assessing emotion regulation – a cornerstone of mental wellbeing. However, the feasibility and reliability of using facial analytic software for treatment planning and patient monitoring…
The role of social identity and self-efficacy in predicting service providers’ use of Stepping Stones Triple P following training
SSTP professionals’ delivery data were analysed with survey data from 2 years after training. • Social identity was associated with delivery of Stepping Stones Triple P in independent analysis. • Self-efficacy mediated the relationship between social identity and use of SSTP. Identifying factors that may contribute to the use of programs following the completion of training by practitioners is of practical and theoretical importance. This study e…
Predictors of Change in Stepping Stones Triple Interventions: The Relationship between Parental Adjustment, Parenting Behaviors and Child Outcomes
The current study explored the process of change in Stepping Stones Triple P (SSTP) using a community-based sample of 891 families of children with developmental disabilities (DD) who participated in an SSTP intervention at a community level. A preliminary analysis of outcome data indicated that SSTP intervention was effective in reducing parental adjustment difficulties, coercive parenting, and children's behavioral and emotional difficulties im…
A Randomized-Controlled Trial of the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program Seminar Series with Indonesian Parents
Fitness to Practice in the Profession of Psychology: Should We Assess this During Clinical Training
Assessment of Fitness to Practice (FTP) within clinical psychology training programmes requires balancing the individual's right to pursue their vocation of interest and the rights of others with whom that person comes in contact. The past decade has seen international growth in policies related to formal FTP assessment built into tertiary health care training programmes leading to professional qualifications. Australian clinical psychology train…
Survey of Current Curriculum Practices within Australian Postgraduate Clinical Training Programmes: Students' and Programme Directors' Perspectives
The aim of the study described was to capture student experiences in postgraduate clinical programmes across Australian universities. The data collected from the Directors of clinical programmes was used to further illustrate the training practices and constraints within the current Australian context. The data were collected through two survey instruments and were analysed by deriving themes via Leximancer as well as quantitative content analysi…
Attainment of Competencies in Clinical Psychology Training: Ways Forward in the Australian Context
Debates over models of professional training have occurred in several health disciplines, including psychology. Currently, clinical competencies form the backbone of training in clinical psychology and in standards for the accreditation of such training programs, with sample domains including ethical and legal issues, assessment, intervention, and experience with a diversity of clients across cultures and the lifespan. We review a range of models…
An epidemiological examination of parenting and family correlates of emotional problems in young children
The present article used data from a community sample of primary caregivers of children between 4 and 7 years old to investigate the prevalence and correlates of emotional symptoms in young children transitioning to elementary school. Mothers (n = 3,483) and fathers (n = 1,019) living in metropolitan areas of eastern Australia participated in a telephone survey of parenting practices and child behavioral and emotional problems. Fifteen percent of…
Every Family: A Population Approach to Reducing Behavioral and Emotional Problems in Children Making the Transition to School
Focus on clinical psychology postgraduate training: Taking the curriculum into the next decade
Clinical psychology, like many applied disciplines, often suffers from a lack of congruence between best-practice in terms of pedagogy and evidence-based practice and the actual structure and content of training programs. A small but growing international literature addresses such issues. A small group of researchers from five Australian Universities, led by a team at the University of Queensland, has received grant money over two years to examin…
Adolescents' Willingness to Seek Psychological Help: Promoting and Preventing Factors
Survey of Current Curriculum Practices within Australian Postgraduate Clinical Training Programmes: Students' and Programme Directors' Perspectives
The aim of the study described was to capture student experiences in postgraduate clinical programmes across Australian universities. The data collected from the Directors of clinical programmes was used to further illustrate the training practices and constraints within the current Australian context. The data were collected through two survey instruments and were analysed by deriving themes via Leximancer as well as quantitative content analysi…
Attainment of Competencies in Clinical Psychology Training: Ways Forward in the Australian Context
Debates over models of professional training have occurred in several health disciplines, including psychology. Currently, clinical competencies form the backbone of training in clinical psychology and in standards for the accreditation of such training programs, with sample domains including ethical and legal issues, assessment, intervention, and experience with a diversity of clients across cultures and the lifespan. We review a range of models…
Adolescents' Willingness to Seek Psychological Help: Promoting and Preventing Factors
Focus on clinical psychology postgraduate training: Taking the curriculum into the next decade
Clinical psychology, like many applied disciplines, often suffers from a lack of congruence between best-practice in terms of pedagogy and evidence-based practice and the actual structure and content of training programs. A small but growing international literature addresses such issues. A small group of researchers from five Australian Universities, led by a team at the University of Queensland, has received grant money over two years to examin…
Adolescents' Willingness to Seek Psychological Help: Promoting and Preventing Factors
Every Family: A Population Approach to Reducing Behavioral and Emotional Problems in Children Making the Transition to School
Focus on clinical psychology postgraduate training: Taking the curriculum into the next decade
Clinical psychology, like many applied disciplines, often suffers from a lack of congruence between best-practice in terms of pedagogy and evidence-based practice and the actual structure and content of training programs. A small but growing international literature addresses such issues. A small group of researchers from five Australian Universities, led by a team at the University of Queensland, has received grant money over two years to examin…
Fitness to Practice in the Profession of Psychology: Should We Assess this During Clinical Training
Assessment of Fitness to Practice (FTP) within clinical psychology training programmes requires balancing the individual's right to pursue their vocation of interest and the rights of others with whom that person comes in contact. The past decade has seen international growth in policies related to formal FTP assessment built into tertiary health care training programmes leading to professional qualifications. Australian clinical psychology train…
Survey of Current Curriculum Practices within Australian Postgraduate Clinical Training Programmes: Students' and Programme Directors' Perspectives
The aim of the study described was to capture student experiences in postgraduate clinical programmes across Australian universities. The data collected from the Directors of clinical programmes was used to further illustrate the training practices and constraints within the current Australian context. The data were collected through two survey instruments and were analysed by deriving themes via Leximancer as well as quantitative content analysi…
Attainment of Competencies in Clinical Psychology Training: Ways Forward in the Australian Context
Debates over models of professional training have occurred in several health disciplines, including psychology. Currently, clinical competencies form the backbone of training in clinical psychology and in standards for the accreditation of such training programs, with sample domains including ethical and legal issues, assessment, intervention, and experience with a diversity of clients across cultures and the lifespan. We review a range of models…
An epidemiological examination of parenting and family correlates of emotional problems in young children
The present article used data from a community sample of primary caregivers of children between 4 and 7 years old to investigate the prevalence and correlates of emotional symptoms in young children transitioning to elementary school. Mothers (n = 3,483) and fathers (n = 1,019) living in metropolitan areas of eastern Australia participated in a telephone survey of parenting practices and child behavioral and emotional problems. Fifteen percent of…
A Randomized-Controlled Trial of the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program Seminar Series with Indonesian Parents
Predictors of Change in Stepping Stones Triple Interventions: The Relationship between Parental Adjustment, Parenting Behaviors and Child Outcomes
The current study explored the process of change in Stepping Stones Triple P (SSTP) using a community-based sample of 891 families of children with developmental disabilities (DD) who participated in an SSTP intervention at a community level. A preliminary analysis of outcome data indicated that SSTP intervention was effective in reducing parental adjustment difficulties, coercive parenting, and children's behavioral and emotional difficulties im…
The role of social identity and self-efficacy in predicting service providers’ use of Stepping Stones Triple P following training
SSTP professionals’ delivery data were analysed with survey data from 2 years after training. • Social identity was associated with delivery of Stepping Stones Triple P in independent analysis. • Self-efficacy mediated the relationship between social identity and use of SSTP. Identifying factors that may contribute to the use of programs following the completion of training by practitioners is of practical and theoretical importance. This study e…
Using AI facial expression analysis software to assess negative affect in autistic children
Assessing emotion regulation using traditional methods, such as questionnaires and observational tools, can be time-consuming, expensive, and prone to bias. AI-powered facial expression analytics holds promise in offering a more efficient and objective method for assessing emotion regulation – a cornerstone of mental wellbeing. However, the feasibility and reliability of using facial analytic software for treatment planning and patient monitoring…
Psychology (10 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (4 works) · Medical education (4 works) · Counseling Practices and Supervision (3 works)