Description
Clinical Psychology invites students to think like clinical psychologists and develop an integrated sense of how science, experience, ethical behavior, and intuition get woven into our professional identity. Built around typical psychologists and the problems they need to solve, it demonstrates that assessment is much more than testing, and explores how treatment rationales are tailored to the individual problems, histories, and environments of clients. Committed to training future professionals, this text navigates students through the career path of a clinical psychologist and provides guidance on evolving education and training models.
The text uniquely portrays clinical psychology as a modern health care profession that bridges physical and mental health and takes a holistic stance. It treats therapy as a dynamic process that benefits from the cross-fertilization of a range of different approaches. It also provides an international perspective, describing similarities and differences between how clinical psychology is practiced in different countries and contexts. It recognizes that clinical psychology changes as health care systems change, and stresses that training models and practice patterns need to match these changes.
This second edition has been fully revised and reflects DSM-5 and ICD-10-CM guidelines. New and enhanced features include:
- Additional description of the continuing integration of therapy approaches
- Additional evidence on how to make psychotherapy cost-effective
- Upgrades on self-help and web-based treatment
- An expanded chapter on psychopharmacology, offering more information on mechanisms
- Expanded in-text pedagogy, offering more vignettes, ongoing considerations, key terms, and thinking questions
- Powerpoint slides and links to recommended resources.
Author: Wolfgang Linden, Paul L. Hewitt
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 03/07/2018
Pages: 452
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.86lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.96d
ISBN13: 9781138683136
ISBN10: 1138683132
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Clinical Psychology
- Psychology | Developmental | General
About the Author
Wolfgang Linden is Professor in Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of British Columbia with expertise in bridging clinical psychology and physical health applications. He has been very active in professional governance and advocacy for improved mental health care for over three decades.
Paul L. Hewitt is Professor in Clinical Psychology and a member of the Psychotherapy Division at the University of British Columbia. He is also a practicing clinical psychologist in Vancouver, Canada.
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