Looking beyond the limit: An alternative situatedness of Taiwanese clinical psychologist

• Main Authors: Jui-Min Chung, 鍾瑞敏
• Other Authors: Wei-Lun Lee
• Format: Others
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/5sna72

碩士 === 國立東華大學 === 諮商與臨床心理學系 === 103 === The study aimed in observing and studying the situatedness status of Taiwanese clinical psychologist, based on the theme “looking beyond the limit” , clarifying “the limit” and seeking the purpose of “looking beyond the limit, forward the future” in order to expose the alternative situatedness of Taiwanese clinical psychologist. The phenomenological research method used in this study is the hermeneutical phenomenology analysis developed by Wei-Lun Lee (2004) on the situatedness of a person. In accordance with four senior clinical psychologists whose currently performing their duty over decade in Taiwan as the interview subject with the common share of distinct clinical psychological experience.The results of this study showed that: (1) Clinical psychologist placed themselves at the scene of utility of “ psychiatry utility site “, “medical institutions operating site” and “clinical event”. They pursuit of “clinical psychological professional fulfillment” presents two kinds of situatedness, which represents by “frontline-problem solver” and “logistic support” respectively.(2) The clinical psychologist from both kinds of situatedness having their respective linkage way at behavior modes and relationship, showing that clinical psychologist have to recognize and identify their individual position at the scene of utility, in order to develop their own situatedness of “beyond the limit”.(3)Clinical psychologists with the motivation of “looking beyond the limit”, especially in the “clinical events professional fulfillment ” as its cross-border movement to follow “clinical events ” and “utility site” congruence. Based on the findings of the study, author suggest to treat the “frontline - logistics” mode as the possible discourse of clinical psychologists in Taiwan for the current moment, to show in the professional organizations of clinical psychologist, together with different modes of relationship among the other professional and the current training of clinical psychologist which may serve as the prospect for future development of clinical psychologist in Taiwan.