Foundations of Professional Psychology

The End of Theoretical Orientations and the Emergence of the Biopsychosocial Approach

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

AvTimothy P. Melchert,USA) Melchert, Timothy P. (Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

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Recent advances in the scientific understanding of the human mind and brain along with the emphases on evidence-based practice and competency-based education are creating increasing pressures to update some of the traditional approaches to structuring and organizing education and practice in the field. There have also been many calls in recent years for a unified approach to conceptualizing professional practice in psychology. This book examines whether there exists a unified conceptual framework for the field that is firmly based on current scientific understanding regarding human development and functioning, that applies across all the clinical populations and practice areas within the field, and that would also help integrate professional psychology more fully into health care and the sciences generally.

Presents a unified science-based conceptual framework for professional psychology
Provides an overview of the whole treatment process as informed by a biopsychosocial approach, from intake through outcomes assessment
Avoids highly technical language so that students and practitioners from across the field can follow the discussion

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-07-12
Mått152 x 229 x 24 mm
Vikt560 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor262
FörlagElsevier Science
ISBN9780123850799

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Timothy Melchert’s research focuses on the theoretical and scientific frameworks used to guide education and practice in behavioural healthcare. He utilizes a science-based biopsychosocial framework to resolve much of the theoretical confusion and professional conflicts that have long plagued the field of professional psychology. He is the author of Foundations of Professional Psychology, First Edition (Academic Press) and Biopsychosocial Practice: A Science-Based Framework for Behavioral Health Care (APA Press).

1. The Need for a Unified Conceptual Framework in Professional Psychology2. Professional Psychology as a Health Care Profession3. The Public We Serve: Their Mental Health Needs and Sociocultural and Medical Circumstances4. Resolving Conceptual and Theoretical Confusion in Professional Psychology5. The Biopsychosocial Approach: General Systems, Nonlinear Dynamical Systems, and Complexity Theory6. Ethical Foundations of Professional Practice7. A Unified Theoretical Framework8. Assessment9. Treatment Planning10. Treatment11. Outcomes Assessment12. Prevention and Public Health Perspective on Mental Health13. Implications for Professional Psychology Education and Practice