Participants needed for investigation of mental health professionals’ evaluations of clients, treatment conceptualizations and demographic information

From: Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues List on behalf of Taylor LockerSent: Fri 5/29/2009 5:59 AMTo: SPSSI@LISTS.APA.ORGSubject: request for participation

Greetings SPSSI members!

I am hoping that some members who are also mental health professionals (or in training) may be interested in completing a short survey (5-10 minutes) pertaining to treatment planning and clinician characteristics. Please read the below information if interested and feel free to pass this request for participation to your colleagues. Thank you for your time and support!

http://survey2.psych.ufl.edu/survey103/start.htm

Taylor Locker

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I am a graduate student at the University of Florida. Under the supervision of Martin Heesacker, Ph.D., I am investigating mental health professionals’ evaluations of clients, treatment conceptualizations and demographic information. I am seeking participation by practicing mental health professionals. Please consider participating or forwarding this email to your colleagues.

You will be able to access the online survey from the following hyperlink: http://survey2.psych.ufl.edu/survey103/start.htm

The online survey contains informed consent, questions regarding treatment recommendations, measures pertaining to different aspects of your personality, and questions regarding your demographic characteristics.

You will remain anonymous in the current study. Identifiable information will not be asked as a part of the study. The length of the survey is approximately 5 to 10 minutes. Participation in the study is voluntary and you are free to withdraw from the study at any time. Furthermore, any individual’s information collected through this study will be kept confidential. Only group scores will be presented.If you have any questions regarding this study, please do not hesitate to contact Taylor Locker (taylor.locker@ufl.edu) or Martin Heesacker, Ph.D. (heesack@ufl.edu). Furthermore, this study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board at the University of Florida. If you have questions or concerns regarding your or your students’ participation in this study, you may contact the IRB02 Office, Box 112250, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-2250, phone (352) 392-0433. All reports or correspondence will be kept confidential.

I thank you in advance for your time and support.

Sincerely, Taylor Locker
Martin Heesacker, Ph.D.
Counseling Psychology Program
University of Florida