I. INTRODUCTION AND BASIC CONCEPTS.
1. Clinical Psychology: Nature, History, and Neighboring
Professions.
2. Useful Ideas about People: Theoretical Perspectives.
3. Helping Without Harming: Designs, Decisions, and
Ethics.
II. ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, AND RESEARCH: SKILLS AND ISSUES RELATED
TO EFFECTIVE CLINICAL ENDEAVORS.
4. Assessment and Testing: Tools for Gathering
Information.
5. Using Assessment Information: Interpretation and
Communication.
6. Being Accountable: Research and Evaluation.
III. CLINICAL WORK ACROSS THE LIFE-SPAN
7. Introduction to Interventions: Psychotherapy and
Counseling.
8. Working with Children: Intervening Across
Environments.
9. Working with Adults: Seeking Effective Interventions with
Individuals and Groups.
10. Working with Older Adults: Relating Interventions to Aging.
11. Taking the Body into Account: Health Psychology,
Neuropsychology, and Medication.
IV. CLINICAL WORK IN BROADER CONTEXTS.
12. Forensic Psychology: Applying Psychology in the Legal
System.
13. Working with Small Systems: Families and Couples.
14. Prevention: A Goal Throughout Interventions.
15. Working with Larger Systems: Organizations, Communities, and
Societal Issues.
Epilogue.
"I think this is only text of this type to be as concerned with
ethnic and multicultural issues to this extent."—Martin Zelin,
Tufts University
"The coverage of assessment and treatment with children, adults,
and older adults across chapters offers a rich perspective in which
to view the special issues with these varying populations."— Debra
A. Hope, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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