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Author:

Gambrill, Eileen D., 1934-

Title:

Critical thinking in clinical practice : improving the quality of judgments and decisions / Eileen Gambrill.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publisher:

Wiley,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

xv, 631 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Clinical psychology--Decision making.
Counseling--Decision making.
Psychiatric social work--Decision making.
Decision making.
Psychology, Clinical.
Counseling.
Decision Making.
Psychologie clinique--Prise de décision.
Counseling--Prise de décision.
Service social psychiatrique--Prise de décision.
Prise de décision.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-601) and indexes.

Contents:

The need for critical thinking in clinical practice -- Sources of influence on decisions that clinicians make -- Reasons and reasoning: the heart of making decisions -- Different views of knowledge and how to get it: exploring your personal epistemology -- The influence of language and persuasion strategies -- Formal and informal fallacies: mistakes in thinking and how to avoid them -- Classification, pseudoauthority, and focusing on pathology -- Content and procedural knowledge -- Taking advantage of research on judgment, problem solving, and decision making -- Evidence-based practice: a philosophy and process for thinking ethically and critically about decisions -- Posing questions and searching for answers -- Critical appraisal of practice-related research: the need for skepticism -- Making decisions about data collection -- Discovering causes of clients' problems: common biases -- Predictions about clients and treatment effectiveness: improving the odds -- Enhancing the quality of case conferences, team meetings, and organizational culture -- Overcoming personal obstacles to critical thinking -- Maintaining critical thinking skills.

ISBN:

9780471471189 (acid-free paper)
0471471186 (acid-free paper)

LCCN:

2005016328

Locations:

I6OX771 -- Mercy College Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)