Health Psychology in PracticeISBN: 978-1-4051-1089-1
Paperback
436 pages
August 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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"This book tackles the 'bricks and mortar' of how to do health
psychology, on both practical and academic levels. Adopting a
down-to-earth, no-nonsense approach and written with great clarity,
its cohesive and integrated style makes it easy to read and digest.
Essential reading and an invaluable reference for all health
psychologists who want to be fully professionally qualified and
well informed about what is happening in Britain, all advanced
researchers in the field including those training at doctoral
level, students contemplating training for chartership, and their
supervisors." Suzanne Skevington, Professor of Psychology,
University of Bath
"The publication of this book is particularly timely as the
framework for Stage 2 training of Health Psychologists in the UK
continues to roll out. The book offers a clear rationale and
account of the UK Health Psychology training framework, together
with comparative accounts of training models in the US, Australia
& Europe. Subsequent sections clearly illustrate the
competencies that health psychologists are required to demonstrate
at the end of their period in the areas of research, consultancy
and interventions, training and teaching and professional practice,
with examples of how these competencies can be acquired in
practice. With relevant illustrative examples and clear linkages
between current practice and the competencies underpinning Stage 2
training, this book will be an invaluable resource for prospective
and current trainees and supervisors in health psychology. This
volume will do much to define and clarify the roles and
competencies of health psychologists in the UK, and will quell the
anxieties of those wishing to embark on health psychology training,
concerned about the need to acquire a potentially daunting array of
competencies. It will also help to bring alive the academic
knowledge base of health psychology for students at undergraduate
and postgraduate levels, by offering clear linkages between theory,
research and practice." Professor Nichola Rumsey, Research
Director, Centre for Appearance Research, Department of Psychology,
UWE Bristol
"Published with the British Psychological Society, this readable
and practical text will surely form the standard introduction to
this maturing field. It covers training models, research (including
design and even writing grant applications), consultancy and
interventions, training and teaching, and professional roles and
practice. " The Scientific and Medical Network Review
"Much of the material has a value for health professionals other than just psychologists, such as the chapters on planning research projects, analysing and reporting data in health research, designing and conducting qualitative studies, carrying out systematic reviews, and writing for publication." Dental Health Volume 45, no 2