* Includes established theories and cutting-edge developments.
* Presents the work of an international group of experts.
* Presents the nature, origin, implications, an future course of major unresolved issues in the area.

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John Hay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, NY. Reference includes chapters focusing on the nature of the field, what forensic psychologists do, ethical conflicts, and the field’s special methodology. Also reviews expert witness testimony. Volume 11 of 12. Hardcover set available. Softcover, hardcover available and listed in approval week 2003-4.

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From Previous Editions:

“A commendable volume in which the author condenses information, normally in several locations, into one reading . . . an excellent text for graduate courses on psychological assessment. It . . . familiarizes the student with the entire enterprise of clinical assessment and provides enough of a how-to guide for the student to carry out an assessment practicum.”
—Contemporary Psychology

“For both practitioners and students of psychological assessment, the expanded and updated Handbook provides guidance to the selection, administration, evaluation, and interpretation of the most commonly used psychological tests.”
—Reference and Research Book News

The updated and expanded fourth edition of the highly acclaimed classic text on psychological assessment

The Handbook of Psychological Assessment, Fourth Edition presents a step-by-step guide on how to conduct a comprehensive psychological evaluation. It provides a complete review of the most commonly used assessment instruments and the most efficient methods for selecting and administering tests, evaluating data, and integrating results into a coherent, problem-solving report.

Updated reviews and interpretive guidelines are included for the most frequently used assessment techniques, including structured and unstructured interviews, Wechlser intelligence scales (WAIS-III/WISC-III), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2/MMPI-A), Millon Multiaxial Clinical Inventory-III, California Psychological Inventory, Rorschach, Thematic Apperception Test, and frequently used instruments for neuropsychological screening (e.g., Bender Gestalt and Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test). Each test is reviewed according to its history and development, psychometrics, administration, and interpretation of results.

In addition, this revised and expanded Fourth Edition includes:

* Completely updated research on all assessment techniques
* A chapter on the Wechsler Memory Scales (WMS-III)
* A new chapter on brief instruments for treatment planning, patient monitoring, and outcome assessment (Beck Depression Inventory-II, State Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Symptom Checklist-90-R)

Organized according to the sequence psychologists follow when conducting an assessment, the Handbook of Psychological Assessment, Fourth Edition is a practical, valuable reference for clinical psychologists, therapists, school psychologists, and counselors.

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The essential guide to successful couples therapy at every stage of the lifecycle

A variety of therapeutic interventions can help couples develop the tools for a successful relationship. Yet many practitioners begin seeing couples without extensive training in couples work. To fill this gap in their therapeutic repertoires, noted couples therapist Michele Harway brings together other well-known experts in marriage and family therapy to offer the Handbook of Couples Therapy, a comprehensive guide to the study and practice of couples therapy.

The book’s chapters provide a variety of perspectives along developmental, theoretical, and situational lines. Recognizing the need for clinically proven, evidence-based approaches, chapters provide detailed coverage of the most effective treatment modes. Couples at different stages of the lifecycle feature prominently in the text, as do relevant special issues and treatment approaches for each stage.

Subjects covered include:

* Premarital counseling from the PAIRS perspective (an extensive curriculum of interventions for premarital couples)
* The first years of marital commitment
* Couples with young children
* Couples with adolescents
* Therapy with older couples
* Same sex couples
* A variety of theoretical approaches, including Cognitive-Behavioral, Object Relational, Narrative, Integrative, and Feminist and Contextual
* Special issues and situations, including serious illness, physical aggression, addiction, infidelity, and religious/spiritual commitments or conflicts

Providing a diverse set of treatment approaches suited to working with a wide range of adult populations, the Handbook of Couples Therapy is an essential resource for mental health professionals working with couples.

Areas covered include:

* Emotions – are they functional or disabling? How do the mechanisms of fear, greed and panic work?
* Motivation and perception – how do belief paradigms affect perception and performance?
* What perceptual errors influence decisions to the trader’s detriment?
* Information processing and risk assessment – how does information overload affect Stress How does stress affect investment decisions?
* Technological and mathematical anxiety – why do we avoid learning the skills we most need? What levels of ability are required?
* Can psychological and biological theories assist in our understanding of investors’ performance?

David J. Carter
Assistant Professor
Department of Counselor Education
University of Nebraska at Omaha

“This is a wonderful text that will both inform and inspire. It is comprehensive, well-written, and alive with both history and emerging developments in counseling and psychotherapy. I recommend it most highly.”
Michael J. Mahoney
Professor of Psychology
University of North Texas

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“This is a wonderful text that will both inform and inspire. It is comprehensive, well-written, and alive with both history and emerging developments in counseling and psychotherapy. I recommend it most highly.”
-Michael J. Mahoney, Professor of Psychology, University of North Texas and author of Human Change Processes and Constructive Psychotherapy

“The quality and the depth of the therapeutic concepts and strategies covered in this valuable resource are outstanding.”
-David J. Carter, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice provides an in-depth understanding of the origins, development, and key figures of each major theory and strongly emphasizes the application of these theories in real-world practice. This engaging and illuminating text is packed with useful learning aids, instructions for ongoing assessment, and valuable case studies from the authors’ own experiences – all designed to facilitate comprehension and lead to effective, ethical practice.

Dynamic discussions of leading theoretical models and associated therapeutic techniques are complemented by numerous student-friendly features, including:

* Chapter objectives
* Self-assessment exercises
* Practitioner commentaries
* Ethical practice highlights
* Multicultural perspectives
* “Putting It in Practice” examples
* Questions for reflection and student review assignments

Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice is a unique and comprehensive text for students in counselor education, psychology, and social work, as well as a captivating, informative resource for professionals.

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“Alan Carr has once more demonstrated his unique ability to combine an encyclopaedic breadth of knowledge with clear pragmatic ideas about how to apply this knowledge in clinical practice. The 2nd edition of this book is more than just an update with new sections on common factors in therapy and on integrative models of family therapy which are particularly welcome.”
—Ivan Eisler, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, UK
Editor, Journal of Family Therapy

“Carr’s style of comprehensively considering different theories and approaches in a practical manner and demonstrating their integrative and cohesive properties is exceptionally helpful and grounding for the reader. There is little doubt that this volume will well serve students, trainees and experienced practitioners for sometime to come.”
—Eddy Street, Former Editor of Journal of Family Therapy

Now in its second edition, Family Therapy: Concepts, Process and Practice has been fully updated to cover recent advances in theory and practice. It offers a critical evaluation of the major schools of family therapy, provides an integrative model for the practice of marital and family therapy, and demonstrates how this model can be used in everyday practice with a range of common child-focused and adult-focused problems. It also provides a thorough, up-to-date review of research on the effectiveness of family therapy and outlines implications for evidence-based practice.

This popular text now includes exercises that can be used by trainers and trainees to foster family therapy skills development. Other key features from the first edition are retained, including:
* Chapter plans at the start of each chapter and a helpful summary of key points at the end
* Suggestions for further reading
* Glossary of key terms in theoretical chapters
* Case examples
* Full details of resources for professionals, including useful web sites.

Family Therapy: Concepts, Process and Practice is a must-have resource for all students and mental health professionals training in family therapy. It will also be of interest to experienced practitioners, and those who are involved in delivering training programmes.
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This book provides a comprehensive picture of currently available evidence about the specific characteristics of the burden on the families of people with the various mental disorders, the coping strategies which increase or decrease this burden, the family interventions of proven efficacy, and what should be said and what should not be said to the relatives of people with the various conditions.
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“…a core reading material for everyone embarking on an effort or a course to learn what is and how to do psychological testing.” (PSYPAG – Psychology Postgraduate Affairs Group, No.54. March 2005)

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An excellent primer on the key concepts of psychometrics

Essentials of Psychological Testing surveys the basic principles of psychometrics, supplies the information needed to understand and evaluate tests, and introduces readers to the major contemporary reference works in the field. It is the only book to provide such a thorough and up-to-date overview of psychometrics in an engaging, accessible format.

As part of the Essentials of Behavioral Science series, this book offers an overview of the most relevant psychometric concepts and techniques that provides the foundation necessary for knowledgeable, informed practice. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as “Test Yourself” questions that help to gauge and reinforce readers’ grasp of the information covered.

Starting with a basic introduction to psychological tests, their historical development, and their uses, Essentials of Psychological Testing also covers the statistical procedures most frequently used in testing, the frames of reference for score interpretation, reliability, validity, and test item considerations, as well as guidelines for test selection, administration, scoring, and reporting test results. Whether as an orientation for those new to the field, a refresher for those already acquainted with it, or as a reference for seasoned clinicians, Essentials of Psychological Testing is an invaluable resource on the fundamentals of this evolving area of practice.
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Now designed for children aged three to eighteen, the KABC-II is among the top tier of children’s tests of cognitive ability. Alan and Nadeen Kaufman, authors of the KABC-II, joined forces with Elizabeth Lichtenberger and Elaine Fletcher-Janzen to produce Essentials of KABC-II Assessment.

The best source of information on the new edition of the K-ABC, Essentials of KABC-II Assessment provides students and practitioners with an unparalleled resource for learning and application, including expert assessment of the test’s relative strengths and weaknesses, valuable advice on its clinical applications, and illuminating case reports.

Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health professionals quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of a major psychological assessment instrument. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.

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The KABC-II, a new revision of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (first published in 1983), is among the top tier of children’s tests of cognitive ability. Both former users of the K-ABC and new users of the KABC-II will find Essentials of KABC-II Assessment to be an invaluable aid to accurate, efficient administration, scoring, and interpretation of this popular measurement instrument.
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