Empirically Supported Therapies Vol. 5Best Practice in Professional Psychology |
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| Editor:
| Dobson, Keith S.
Craig, Kenneth D. |
| Series title: | Banff Conference on Behavioral Science Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7619-1075-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1998 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $179.00 |
Book Description:
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Basing psychological interventions and mental-health treatments on empirically validated `best practice′ is the subject of this controversial book.
The first part of the book comprises theoretical issues surrounding the development and promotion of empirically validated interventions. In particular, the contributors consider whether many empirically validated interventions are actually valid with all clients and in all the circumstances claimed for them. Part Two examines a...
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Basing psychological interventions and mental-health treatments on empirically validated `best practice′ is the subject of this controversial book.
The first part of the book comprises theoretical issues surrounding the development and promotion of empirically validated interventions. In particular, the contributors consider whether many empirically validated interventions are actually valid with all clients and in all the circumstances claimed for them. Part Two examines a range of specific validated interventions as illustrations of the issues involved in the debate.