Clinical Psychology

by Alan Carr

Clinical Psychology is for students studying clinical psychology as part of an undergraduate programme in psychology, nursing, sociology or social and behavioural sciences. Undergraduate students who wish to know if postgraduate study in clinical psychology would be of interest to them will find this book particularly useful.The book will inform students the profession of clinical psychologyhow to get onto a clinical psychology postgraduate training programmethe way clinical psychologists work with children, adolescents and adults with common psychological problemsthe main models of practice used by clinical psychologists, andthe scientific evidence for the effectiveness of psychological interventions.There is a focus on both clinical case studies and relevant research, and the book includes summaries, revision questions, advice on further reading and a glossaryof key terms, all of which make it an excellent student-friendly introduction to an exceptionally interesting subject.

Genres: Psychology

417 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 4, 2012

About the author

Professor Alan Carr, BA, MA, PhD, Reg Psychol FPsI, C Psychol FBPsS, Reg FTAI, ECP, has a personal chair in clinical psychology at University College Dublin, where he is Head of the School of Psychology (2012-2015) and director of the doctoral programme in clinical psychology. He also has a clinical practice at the Clanwilliam Institute, Dublin.

http://www.ucd.ie/research/people/psy...

Reviews

[Sarah Buttle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book as an introduction into psychology for any level of English. I read this book as part of research for a feature I was writing on cognitive behavioural therapy and medication. I wanted a complete understanding of psychology, and the different approaches physiatrists, psychotherapists and psychologists would take in order to treat a client.

It was laid out superbly, with headings; subheadings; information sections and it had a thesaurus at the end of the book. It explained psychology terms and conditions extremely well, and in simple terms. Unlike other academic books, Alan Carr obviously wrote this informative book, aiming it towards students, and those who no little to barely anything about the topic, prior to reading the book. It provides real life case studies to explain each psychological disorder.