Clinical Health Psychology in Medical Settings : A Practitioner's Guidebook
Second Edition
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
143380378X
ISBN-13
9781433803789
Edition
Second Edition
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Imprint
American Psychological Association
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 15th, 2008
Print length
316 Pages
Weight
610 grams
Dimensions
16.10 x 23.60 x 3.00 cms
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A guiding resource for practicing psychologists and graduate students in clinical health psychology, it explores diverse roles and strategies for effective practice. Covering practical intervention, risk reduction, case examples, and ethical guidance, it equips readers with updated tools for clinical and medical settings.
Practicing psychologists and professional graduate students will find this classic guide invaluable in developing specialized expertise in clinical health psychology. The authors, thirty-year veterans in the field, provide an overview of the roles and functions of clinical health psychologists as well as the education, training, personal, and professional issues involved. Chapters on assessment, intervention, and consulting with medical colleagues present nuts-and-bolts strategies, case examples, and down-to-earth advice for effective practice.
This new edition includes expanded discussion of psychometric instruments as well as psychological testing with medical patients. The chapter on ethical issues has been completely updated to reflect the updated (2 2) version of the APA Ethics Code, and the chapter on liability now identifies highest areas of risk and discusses strategies to reduce liability. All chapters include updated reading lists to guide the practitioner or student interested in further study in targeted areas.
This new edition includes expanded discussion of psychometric instruments as well as psychological testing with medical patients. The chapter on ethical issues has been completely updated to reflect the updated (2 2) version of the APA Ethics Code, and the chapter on liability now identifies highest areas of risk and discusses strategies to reduce liability. All chapters include updated reading lists to guide the practitioner or student interested in further study in targeted areas.
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