Professional psychology associations in the GCC: positive institutions whose time has come

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dc.contributor.authorSchuilenberg, Susannah-Joy
dc.contributor.authorWarren, Meg
dc.contributor.authorCrookes, Annie
dc.contributor.authorAl Serkal, Alia
dc.contributor.authorDonaldson, Scott I.
dc.contributor.authorMcBride, Dawn L.
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-25T20:39:36Z
dc.date.available2019-01-25T20:39:36Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionPermission to archive article granted by Dr. Louise Lambert, editor of Middle East Journal of Positive Psychologyen_US
dc.description.abstractProfessional associations have a mandate to protect and regulate those members deemed qualified to provide mental health services to the public. This is accomplished through supervision and policing of practitioners’ conduct, informed by an understanding of the application of ethics. Yet, in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, many hurdles preclude the development and maintenance of professional organizations, such as a lack of understanding of the range of services available within psychology, little professional oversight and no legal mandate for it, as well as a disinterest in professionalizing the field. Yet, by adopting a positive psychology framework, the current view from a focus on wrongdoing to an approach that encourages psychologists to reach a state of professional excellence can be accomplished via the notion of positive supervision, positive ethics, and organizational virtuousness. We explore how this can be done in the region.en_US
dc.description.peer-reviewYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationSchuilenberg, S., Warren, M. A., Crookes, A., Al Serkal, A., Donaldson, S. I., & McBride D. (2016). Professional psychology associations in the GCC: Positive institutions whose time has come. Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology, 2(1), 61-78.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5280
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherMiddle East Journal of Positive Psychologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyEducationen_US
dc.publisher.institutionWilliam & Associates Consultant Servicesen_US
dc.publisher.institutionInternational Positive Psychology Associationen_US
dc.publisher.institutionWestern Positive Psychology Association (USA)en_US
dc.publisher.institutionHeriot-watt Universityen_US
dc.publisher.institutiondu Telecommunications (UAE)en_US
dc.publisher.institutionClaremont Graduate Universityen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridgeen_US
dc.subjectProfessional organizationsen_US
dc.subjectPositive ethicsen_US
dc.subjectPositive organizationsen_US
dc.subjectPositive psychologyen_US
dc.subjectPositive supervisionen_US
dc.subject.lcshProfessional associations--Persian Gulf States
dc.subject.lcshPsychologists--Persian Gulf States
dc.subject.lcshPsychology--Societies--Persian Gulf States
dc.subject.lcshGulf Cooperation Council
dc.titleProfessional psychology associations in the GCC: positive institutions whose time has comeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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