Overview

A therapist's most profound responsibility is to choose the right treatment for his or her client. Yet despite extensive training, mental health professionals remain susceptible to biases that influence their decisions and can have a dramatic effect on outcome. This book applies the theory and research of decision analytics to mental health, with a particular focus on how to improve clinical decision making. Chapters explore the intersection of decision making and clinical expertise, as well as ways to improve clinical decisions using evidence-based findings, client feedback, ethics, and more.

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Author:   Jeffrey J. Magnavita
Publisher:   American Psychological Association
Imprint:   American Psychological Association
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.825kg
ISBN:  

9781433820298

ISBN 10:   1433820293
Pages:   322
Publication Date:   17 August 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction: Caribbean Psychology — More Than a Regional Discipline Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and Derek Chadee I. Conceptual Issues Toward a Caribbean Psychology: Context, Imperatives, and Future Directions Ava D. Thompson Global, Indigenous, and Regional Perspectives on International Psychology John Berry II. Developmental Psychology Family Socialization Practices and Childhood Development in Caribbean Cultural Communities Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and Bora Jin Remote Acculturation and the Birth of an Americanized Caribbean Youth Identity on the Islands Gail M. Ferguson Caribbean Research on Human Development in Adolescence and Adulthood: Progress and Recommended Directions Ishtar O. Govia, Vanessa Paisley-Clare, and Tiffany Palmer III. Health and Community Psychology Current State of Health and Health Outcomes in Caribbean Societies Lutchmie Narine Contextualizing the Health Behavior of Caribbean Men Andrew D. Case and Derrick M. Gordon Interpersonal Violence in the Caribbean: Etiology, Prevalence, and Impact Gillian E. Mason and Nicola Satchell IV. Social Psychology Copycat Crime Behavior: Implications for Research in the Caribbean Ray Surette, Mary Chadee, and Derek Chadee Fear of Crime: The Influence of Community and Ethnicity Mary Chadee and Derek Chadee HIV/AIDS Stigmatization in the Caribbean: Implications for Health Care Jannel Philip, Rosana Yearwood, and Derek Chadee V. Clinical Psychology Mental Health in the Caribbean Jacqueline Sharpe and Samuel Shafe Metamorphosing Euro American Psychological Assessment Instruments to Measures Developed by and for English-Speaking Caribbean People Michael Canute Lambert, Whitney C. Sewell, and Alison H. Levitch Innovations in Clinical Psychology With Caribbean Peoples Rita Dudley-Grant Index About the Editors

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Jaipaul L. Roopnarine, PhD, received his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin. He is Jack Reilly Professor of Child and Family Studies at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. He has taught at several universities in the United States and internationally and has conducted observational and survey studies around the world on father involvement and childhood development in India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Brazil, the United States, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Thailand. Dr. Roopnarine was a consultant to the Roving Caregiver Program implemented in several Caribbean countries and assisted in revising the Guyanese national early childhood curriculum. He was Fulbright scholar to The University of the West Indies, was awarded a Distinguished Visiting Nehru Chair at M. S. Baroda University, Gujarat, India, is the editor of the journal Fathering, and has published extensively in the areas of family relationships, childhood development, and early childhood education across cultures. His recent volumes include International Perspectives on Children's Play (with Patte, Johnson, and Kuschner) and Fathers Across Cultures: The Importance, Roles, and Diverse Practices of Dads. Derek Chadee, PhD, received his doctorate from the Department of Behavioural Sciences, The University of the West Indies (UWI). He is a professor of social psychology in the Department of Behavioural Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus. He is also director of the ANSA McAL Psychological Research Centre at UWI. Dr. Chadee has edited several volumes, including Theories in Social Psychology and Social Psychological Dynamics (with Aleksandra Kostic). He has written several articles on the social psychology of fear of crime trying to bridge criminological issues with social psychological theories. His current research interests are fear of crime, HIV/AIDS stigmatization, and antecedents of emotions. Dr. Chadee was a Fulbright scholar at Hunter College, City University of New York, and the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

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