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We are in the process of recruiting psychologists and psychological associates to participate in a doctoral research study. Are you a registered psychologist or psychological associate with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario (CPBAO)? Are you licensed to work with children? Are you licensed to work with adolescents? Are you registered in the area of school psychology? If yes, we would appreciate your insights. Participating in this study will require about 30 to 45 minutes and you would do so anonymously.
As a participant you will be asked to read a sample psychological assessment report generated by a software. Afterwards, you will complete the research questionnaire to 1) rate the quality of the report on a scale of 0% to 100% based on a specific rubric, 2) rate the likelihood that you would choose to use the software in the future, and 3) provide information about your assessment service wait times and the number of hours you currently spend reading or reviewing assessment reports. The research questionnaire is also used to collect data about your professional background and personal characteristics and attributes.
The steps for participating in this study are as follows:
STEP ONE. Read and sign the consent form. Once you click submit, this document will be sent to the primary investigator, Ghia Townsend, MSc. C. Psych., PsyD (Cand.)
STEP TWO. Review the sample software-generated psychological assessment report then complete the research questionnaire. Once you click submit, this document will be sent to Dr. Roxan Richards-Johnson via email: roxan.richardsjohnson@sheridancollege.ca
Dr. Richards-Johnson is an independent third party whose involvement ensures you can provide your ratings anonymously. She is responsible for assigning a numerical code to your completed research questionnaire and will provide the data to the primary investigator alongside multiple participants’ data to ensure your confidentiality.
Software-Generated Psychological Assessment Reports: An Innovative Solution to the Waitlist Problem
School of Behavioral Sciences, California Southern University
Toronto Psychological Services & Research Centre
2 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 302, Toronto, ON M2N 5Y7
416-531-0727 / 647-259-6799
ghia.townsend@mycalsouthern.onmicrosoft.com
You are being asked to take part in a research study. Before you decide to participate in this study, it is important that you understand why the research is being done and what it will involve. Please read the following information carefully. Please ask questions if there is anything that is not clear or if you need more information.
The purpose of this doctoral research is to evaluate the proficiency (i.e., quality) of the software-generated psychological assessment reports proposed as a possible solution to the waitlist problem in Ontario. The research will be conducted to investigate the correlations between a) psychologists’ ratings of the sample software-generated psychological assessment report’s proficiency and the likelihood that they would use the software to write their reports in the future; b) the average number of weeks that clients wait to commence their assessment services and the likelihood that psychologists would use the software to write their reports in the future; and c) the average number of hours psychologists spent writing or reviewing psychological assessment reports and the likelihood that they would use the software to write their reports in the future.
The current study is being conducted within the context of ongoing efforts by Toronto Psychological Services and Research Centre (TPSRC) to present psychologists with a viable option for writing their psychological assessment reports. That is, psychologists conducting psychological assessments will be able to utilize TPSRC’s psychological assessment report writing software to complete their assessment reports. In turn, access to the software-generated reports could enable psychologists to reallocate the time spent on writing assessment reports to serving clients on their waitlists and other professional responsibilities.
Your responses to the study survey will be anonymous. Therefore, please do not write any identifying information on the research questionnaire. The following measures have been implemented to ensure your confidential participation:
An independent third party (i.e., a professor at a post-secondary institution in Ontario, Canada) will remove any identifying information and assign a numerical code before handing over your research data.
Additionally, the signed consent forms and de-identified research data will be kept in a HIPPA-Compliant cloud server for a minimum of 5 years to facilitate verification and replication of the research findings.
Please contact me if you have questions at any time about this study, or you experience adverse effects as a result of participating in this study. My contact information is provided on the first page of this consent form. If you have questions regarding your rights as a research participant, or if problems arise that you do not feel you can discuss with me, please contact my Institutional Review Board at adam.fullerton@trident.edu
Your participation in this study is voluntary. It is up to you to decide whether or not to take part in this study. If you decide to take part in this study, you will be asked to sign this consent form. After you sign the consent form, you are still free to withdraw at any time and without giving a reason. Withdrawing from this study will not affect any current or future relationship you may have with me.
If you withdraw from the study before data collection is completed, your data will be destroyed.
I have read, and I understand the provided information and have had the opportunity to ask questions. I understand that my participation is voluntary and that I am free to withdraw at any time, without giving a reason and without cost. I understand that I can download a copy of this consent form.
For your convenience, you are welcome to download the Letter of Informed Consent for your future reference and the PDF file to download
DOWNLOAD LETTER
By continuing, you are voluntarily providing informed consent to participate in this study.
