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Introduction to Clinical Psychology: An Evidence-Based Approach, 1st EditionDecember 2009, ©2010
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The text incorporates three distinct features throughout. First, emphasizing the most important trend in health care today, the book looks at clinical psychology from an Evidence-Based Approach, pointing out whether or not theories or practices within the field are supported empirically, thus reflecting the new realities in clinical psychology and the ongoing commitment of psychologists to deliver services that are the best science has to offer. Second, the text looks at the importance of and the challenges pertaining to professional sensitivity to issues of Diversity in research and practice. Finally, the text offers a Lifespan Perspective throughout to give introductory students the ability to learn about clinical psychology from the perspective of children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.
Organized in three parts, students are able to learn about current best practices in clinical psychology through observing the present state of research in the areas of assessment, prevention, and intervention.
Chapter 2 Contemporary Clinical Psychology.
Chapter 3 Classification and Diagnosis.
Chapter 4 Research Methods in Clinical Psychology.
Chapter 5 Assessment: Overview.
Chapter 6 Assessment: Interviewing and Observation.
Chapter 7 Assessment: Intellectual and Cognitive Measures.
Chapter 8 Assessment: Self-Report and Projective Measures.
Chapter 9 Assessment: Integration and Clinical Decision-Making.
Chapter 10 Prevention.
Chapter 11 Intervention: Overview.
Chapter12 Intervention: Adults and Couples.
Chapter 13 Intervention: Children and Adolescents.
Chapter14 Intervention: Identifying Key Elements of Change.
Chapter15 Health Psychology: Clinical Neuropsychology, and Forensic Psychology.
Appendix 1 Major Journals Relevant to Clinical Psychology.
Appendix 2 Applications to Graduate School.
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Engaging Viewpoint boxes that highlight important debates and interesting Profile boxes that describe clinical psychologists and their profession
The text incorporates 3 distinct features throughout:
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(1) the book looks at clinical psych from an Evidence-Based Approach, pointing out whether or not theories or practices within the field are supported empirically, reflecting the new realities in clinical psych and the ongoing commitment of psychologists to deliver services that are the best science has to offer.
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(2) the text looks at the importance of and the challenges pertaining to professional sensitivity to issues of Diversity in research and practice.
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(3) the text offers a Lifespan Perspective throughout to give introductory students the ability to learn about clinical psychology from the perspective of children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.
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