Clinical psychological consultation : a rationale and guide to team practice.
"The psychologist, who identifies himself as a student of behavior, is becoming aware that his own professional behavior is an area in need of study. His clinical activities are many and varied, but eventually may be conceptualized into a systematic view of clinical psychological practice. Sinc...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Englewood Cliffs, N.J. :
Prentice-Hall,
1963.
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| Series: | Prentice-Hall psychology series.
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| Online Access: | APA PsycBooks |
| Summary: | "The psychologist, who identifies himself as a student of behavior, is becoming aware that his own professional behavior is an area in need of study. His clinical activities are many and varied, but eventually may be conceptualized into a systematic view of clinical psychological practice. Since psychologists have unique competence in the development and use of formal tests and other procedures that contribute to an understanding of people, evaluation of personality is basic to such practice. The topic which receives the greatest consideration is the psychological report. Virtually all of the psychological consultation is mirrored in this interesting document. The psychological report, so readily available for study, is a source of information on such matters as the psychologist's attitudes as they pertain to his function, the sociodynamics of the clinic, the psychologist's conception of his function, the psychologist's professional goals, the effectiveness of the consultation, and the communication of psychological information. Those who would advance the clinical psychological consultation must recognize the place of communication in this function. What the psychologist knows is important only to the extent that he can deliver his information to the referral source. This book has as one of its objectives the. teaching of psychological report writing, which is a particularly meaningful topic in the explicit context of the psychological consultation. This book has primary reference to diagnostic and treatment settings in which psychologists work as members of a clinic team. Relevance to psychological consultation in other situations was given less specific attention, but the goal was that much of the presentation, particularly the basic concepts and techniques, would have broad applicability. This book is intended for graduate students of psychology and for those working or preparing to work as psychiatric team members, especially psychiatrists, social workers, and- psychologists. I would also hope that many others who work with people, particularly school and personnel psychologists, speech pathologists and speech therapists, vocational counselors, and guidance workers, will find the principles and illustrations offered helpful. Clinical psychology shares many problems with its sister disciplines, and some of the solutions to these may transcend accepted boundary lines"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 298 pages). |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |