Applied Psychology: Current Issues and New Directions / Edition 1

by Rowan Bayne

Overview

Written for students taking either a focused degree in applied psychology or a module as part of a wider psychology degree program, this text reviews the traditional branches of applied psychology as well as new areas, and discusses general issues such as the role of research. The book concludes with leading psychologists commenting on new directions. The editors are affiliated with the School of Psychology at the University of East London. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900761941506
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	06/15/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

Table of Contents

PART ONE: PRACTICE AND TRAINING
Clinical Psychology - Mary Boyle and Christopher Whitely
Educational Psychology - Paul Curran, Irvine S Gersch and Sheila Wolfendale
Occupational and Organizational Psychology - Christine Doyle
Counselling Psychology - Jill Mytton
Forensic Psychology - Brian R Clifford
Health Psychology - James J Walsh and Mark R Mc Dermott
Careers Guidance - Jenny Bimrose, M Rachel Mulvey and Nelica La Gro
Counselling - Rowan Bayne, Tony Merry and Gladeana Mc Mahon
The Professional Academic - John Radford
PART TWO: GENERIC ISSUES
Research - Brian R Clifford
The Ubiquitous Handmaiden of Professionalism
Beyond Evidence-Based Practice - David Harper, M Rachel Mulvey and Mary Robinson
Rethinking the Relationship between Research, Theory and Practice
Sexism in Psychology and How To End It - Irina Anderson and Bipasha Ahmed
Feminist and Critical Debates in Applied Contexts
The Higher Education Context - John Radford
New Directions in Applied Psychology - Edited by Rowan Bayne
A Roundtable