description: Are there different kinds of applied psychologist, doing different jobs, or do applied psychologist share a set of skills which most psychologists are trained to employ? This book, contrary to most in this area, takes the latter view and brings a fresh perspective by suggesting that applied psychologists have many skills that are deployed in different ways in different circumstances. The editors identify seven roles for the applied psychologist. These embrace the psychologist as counselor, toolmaker, expert, colleague, detached investigator, theoretician and agent for change. In this book 17 applied psychologist describe several aspects of their work in order to emphasise these different roles. So, although the content of this book is very varied – covering marriage, suicide, managerial skills, unemployment, nuclear warfare, heart disease, cancer, depression, new technology and the mentally handicapped – the theme is the applied psychologist is a multi-skilled professional.
language: English
title: Applied Psycholgst Cl
titlecomplete: Applied Psycholgst Cl (See 202853)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Open University