Contemporary Clinical Psychology

Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the most current topics professionals will face in clinical practice, the Third Edition takes an integrative biopsychosocial approach throughout and features:

• New coverage of innovations in psychotherapy and their implications for interventions, changing populations, and assessment

• Up-to-date discussion of empirically supported treatments, technology-assisted treatments such as Web-based interventions, and new cognitive behavior treatments such as ACT

• Insights into prevention, ethics, evidence-based treatments, and confidentiality laws and regulations including HIPAA

• Case studies detailing the theoretical conceptualization, assessment, and treatment of clients

• Chapter-ending Big Picture synopses and lists of key points and terms, as well as unique Real Students, Real Questions sections featuring actual questions asked by clinical psychology students

• Firsthand career advice from a diverse group of mental health professionals

• Current and future trends, plus a step-by-step road map that covers all aspects of becoming a clinical psychologist

This broad-spectrum overview of the art and science of clinical psychology explores many different perspectives in many different settings. Author Thomas Plante draws from his own experience as a practicing clinician and college professor to reveal how science and application function together in the day-to-day practice of psychology.