Foundations of Professional Psychology
The End of Theoretical Orientations and the Emergence of the Biopsychosocial Approach
By- Timothy Melchert, Marquette University Milwaukee, WI, USA
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.
Hardbound, 262 Pages
Published: July 2011
Imprint: Elsevier
ISBN: 978-0-12-385079-9
Reviews
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"Melchert's book is a valuable resource for graduate students and their faculty to understand how professional psychology is transforming into a health profession, while maintaining its unique psychological identity. I highly recommend it."Dr. James BrayPast President American Psychological AssociationEditor, Primary Care Psychology and Handbook of Family Psychology
Contents
Preface
PART I. INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1. The Need for a Unified Conceptual Framework in Professional Psychology
PART II. CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGYChapter 2. Professional Psychology as a Health Care Profession
Chapter 3. The Public We Serve: Their Mental Health Needs and Sociocultural and Medical CircumstancesChapter 4. Resolving Conceptual and Theoretical Confusion in Professional Psychology
Chapter 5. The Biopsychosocial Approach: General Systems, Nonlinear Dynamical Systems, and Complexity TheoryChapter 6. Ethical Foundations of Professional Practice
Chapter 7. A Unified Theoretical FrameworkPART III. CONCEPTUALIZING PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT FROM A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE
Chapter 8. AssessmentChapter 9. Treatment Planning
Chapter 10. TreatmentChapter 11. Outcomes Assessment
PART IV. ADDITIONAL IMPLICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGYChapter 12. Prevention and Public Health Perspective on Mental Health
Chapter 13. Implications for Professional Psychology Education and PracticeReferences
