Clinical Psychology for Trainees
Foundations of Science-Informed Practice

Revised edition guiding clinical psychology trainees to deliver efficient, effective and client-centred service in integrated care settings.

Andrew C. Page (Author), Werner G. K. Stritzke (Author), Peter M. McEvoy (Author)

9781108457101, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 28 April 2022

300 pages, 71 b/w illus. 7 tables
23.3 x 15.5 x 1.8 cm, 0.57 kg

'This book will make a real difference to psychologist therapists seeking to improve treatment through mental health sciences, guiding them from the initial training stage through the whole of their career. These internationally renowned authors discuss the basics of science-informed practice in an engaging and accessible way and provide clear guidance on how to inform clinical decisions based on the data available. One particular highlight is the exploration of the fundamentals of a scientifically sound, evolving and respectful case formulation that takes into consideration the individualized interplay between both client and clinician. This book is an excellent choice for both aspiring scientist-practitioners and established clinicians with a vision for mental health science, and also for those wishing to improve existing mental health treatments. Thank you so much to the authors!' Emily Holmes, Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Sweden

This third edition provides a thorough real-world exploration of the scientist-practitioner model, enabling clinical psychology trainees to develop the core competencies required in an increasingly interdisciplinary healthcare environment. The book has been comprehensively revised to reflect shifts towards transdiagnostic practice, co-design principles, and personalized medicine, and features new chapters on low intensity psychological interventions and private practice. Fully updated for the DSM-5 and ICD-11, provides readers with a contemporary account of diagnoses. It covers practical skills such as interviewing, diagnosis, assessment, case formulation, treatment, case management, and process issues with emphasis on the question 'how would a scientist-practitioner think and act?' The book equips trainees to deliver the accountable, efficient, and effective client-centred service demanded of professionals in the modern integrated care setting by demonstrating how an evidence-base can influence every decision of a clinical psychologist. Essential reading for all those enrolled in, or contemplating, postgraduate studies in clinical psychology.

1. A science-informed model of clinical psychology practice
2. Relating with clients
3. Assessing clients
4. Matching treatments and monitoring client progress
5. Linking assessment to treatment: Case formulation
6. Treating clients
7. Brief interventions
8. Low intensity psychological interventions
9. Group treatment
10. Program evaluation
11. Case management
12. Supervision
13. Managing ruptures in therapeutic alliance
14. Respecting the humanity of clients: Cross-cultural and ethical aspects of practice
15. Providing therapy at a distance and working in rural and remote settings
16. Psychologists as health care providers
17. Working in private practice Dr. Clair Lawson
Index.

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ], Health psychology [MBNH9], Child & developmental psychology [JMC]