Clinical Psychology in Practice

Download or read book Clinical Psychology in Practice written by Helen Beinart and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic, clinical and research aspects are offered incollaboration with clinical practitioners, who provide the clinicalexperience to foster the development of competencies in Health andSocial Care. Provides a clear, authoritative and lively introduction to thepractice of clinical psychology Explains succinctly the range of competencies which apsychologist is expected to possess, and how these can be appliedin a variety of contexts Key issues covered include awareness of the social context, theneed for responsive and flexible practice, and respect fordiversity Examples and principles are provided which demonstrate theclinical psychologist in action, and explain why and how they workas they do