Highlights the diverse contributions of military psychologists towards our nation's security and towards the discipline of psychology itself. This work includes perspectives of psychologists and social scientists representing the uniformed services, research institutions, business, and academia.
Integrating cultural influences into cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), this book describes the application of CBT with people of diverse cultures and discusses how therapists can refine CBT to increase its effectiveness with clients of many cultures. It examines the characteristics of some of the most common cultural groups in the United States.
Offers a comprehensive discussion of the spectrum of issues and arguments in the debate about evidence-based practice (EBP). This book presents a range of viewpoints on the role and nature of EBP and examines the evolution, politics, treatment approaches and implications of EBP in psychotherapy.
A Practical Guide for Expert Witnesses and Attorneys
Reviewing the three versions of the MMPI, the research identifying the MMPI's effectiveness and limitations in different kinds of civil and criminal forensic assessments, and the courts' recognition and restriction of MMPI-based testimony, this book provides comprehensive guidance to both novice and experienced professionals.
Talks about how to conduct Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) with persons 65 years of age and older. This work reviews late life depression's presentation, health consequences, prevalence, interpersonal dynamics, clinical assessment, and treatment. It is useful for mental health professionals working with older adults.
Demonstrates the author's approach to working with clients who are experiencing conflicts or distress because of mixed-race identity. This multiculturally sensitive approach seeks to strengthen or find a client's own voice and validate the client's experiences and ways of belonging in the world.
Demonstrates the author's approach to working with clients who are in the position of caretaker for their aging parents. Therapy with these clients is challenging, as it involves the family system, parental relationships, changing power dynamics between parents and children, and coping with cognitive and physical decline in loved ones.
Children with conduct disorders are often incapable of understanding their own behavior, making this therapy very difficult. By using games and stories, this work allows young clients to self-disclose through metaphoric stories and within the boundaries of game play.
Compiles a collection of chapters that cover a range of topics from relationships with parents to views about love, sex, and marriage; from experiences in college to those in the work place; and more. This book portrays the lives of young Americans between adolescence and young adulthood, a stage that the editor describes as emerging adulthood.
