Clinical Psychology distinguishes itself from other core texts for undergraduate clinical psychology courses through the evenhanded presentation of multiple clinical perspectives and emphasis on multicultural issues. Written in and academic yet accessible style, the text covers all subfields of clinical psychology thoroughly, including the history and current state of the field, clinical assessment, psychotherapy, ethical and professional issues, and specialized topics such as forensic and health psychology. In particular, the text covers the subfield that constitutes the primary interest of students and the primary activity of clinical psychologists-psychotherapy-broadly.
KEY FEATURES
• Includes a full chapter on cultural issues in the introductory section of the book.
• Offers a full chapter on ethical issues in the introductory section of the book.
• Presents a full chapter in which current and controversial topics are discussed from both sides of the debate.
• Integrates discussion of ethical and professional issues throughout the book.
• Incorporates useful pedagogical tools that serve to connect unfamiliar clinical psychology concepts to the everyday life of students. These include a “Considering Culture” box in each chapter following the chapter on culture, “Denise inPsychotherapy” boxes that illustrate how a client would be treated according to various approaches, at least one “Metaphorically Speaking” box in most chapters that use metaphors to teach students about new concepts, and end-of-chapter critical thinking questions.
AUTHOR-CREATED ANCILLARIES
• An Instructor’s Resource CD-ROM provides PowerPoint slides, a computerized test bank, suggested class activities, sample syllabi, Web and video resources for each chapter of the text.
The textbook also comes with its own student study site which can be reached at http://www.sagepub.com/pomerantzcpstudy. It offers self-quizzes, e-flashcards, sample case studies, Internet exercises and suggested Web resources and SAGE journal articles with discussion questions.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
This balanced text gives upper-level undergraduate or first-year graduate students of Clinical Psychology an extensive review of different clinical approaches as well as a greater level of cultural understanding.
Andrew M. Pomerantz, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Clinical Adult Psychology Graduate Program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses related to clinical psychology. He also maintains a part-time private practice of clinical psychology in St. Louis, MO. He earned his B. A. in psychology from Washington University in St. Louis, and his M. A. and Ph. D. in clinical psychology from Saint Louis University. He completed his predoctoral internship at Indiana University School of Medicine Psychology Training Consortium. He is the author of Clinical Psychology: Science, Practice, and Culture (Sage, 2008) and Psychological Assessment and Report Writing (with Karen Goldfinger; Sage, 2010). He has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Psychology, and has published articles in numerous professional journals including Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Teaching of Psychology, Ethics & Behavior, and Training and Education in Professional Psychology. His primary research interests include psychotherapy and ethical/professional issues in clinical psychology. He served two terms as president of Psychotherapy Saint Louis and is a member of the American Psychological Association.
