Despite diverse services and different geographical locales, Psychology maintains its cohesion as a discipline through regular administrative, research, and educational meetings and rounds, as well as social functions. As clinicians, we are committed to the promotion of health in its broadest sense, which includes the enhancement of physical, emotional, cognitive, and social well-being. Compassion and care, coupled with clinical innovation, are distinguishing features of psychological patient service. Integrated, comprehensive health care is emphasized through programme-based management and interdisciplinary team work. Psychologists at LHSC provide consultation, assessment, diagnostic, and treatment services to a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient programmes, accepting over 4100 new referrals per year for services for individuals and their families.
Clinical referrals reflect a diversity of patient needs and staff expertise.
Psychologists serve as valued consultants to physicians and other allied health care professionals, both within the hospital and throughout the community. The majority of psychologists hold adjunct faculty appointments in the Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario. Many staff members are actively involved in research and various professional activities. Please see the biographical sketches and listing of representative publications of staff members. Psychological Services also emphasizes the importance of education.