What do ethicists and moral philosophers really think about? What are the most pressing concerns in the discipline today? This collection of interviews with a range of interesting and original thinkers in the field provides a snapshot of contemporary ethics in all its complexity and nuance. It contains 26 probing interviews conducted by Richard Marshall of the cultural magazine 3AM, each consisting of a carefully condensed version of the interview, preceded by a brief biography of the interview subject. Marshall's questions are deeply knowledgeable while always accessible to the layperson, and the interviewees respond in kind with rich and opinionated responses. The result is a deeply engaging entrée into the state of ethics today.

Measures for Clinical Practice and Research: A Sourcebook: Volume 1: Couples, Families, and Children

Politics & Social Sciences

Fischer, Joel

Corcoran, Kevin

Springer, David W.

Philosophy

Oxford University Press

One of the key challenges of all types of practice and research is finding a way to measure a given problem. The seminal Measures for Clinical Practice and Research two-volume set contains hundreds of the most useful measurement tools--alongside the authors' guidance on how to select and score them--for use in clinical practice and in research. Focusing on measures for use with couples, families, and children, this first volume includes an introduction to the basic priniciples of measurement, an overview of different types of measures, and an overview of Rapid Assessment Instruments. The text also contains descriptions and reviews of each instrument and information on how they were selected. This book is designed to serve as the definitive reference volume on assessment measures for both practice and research in clinical mental health, and Volume 1 is updated with a new preface, new instruments for measuring children's clinical conditions, several new measures for couples and families, and six new chapters. These classic Measures for Clinical Practice and Research compendiums are powerful tools that clinicians and researchers alike will find to be an invaluable addition to--or update of--their libraries.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

One of the key challenges of all types of practice and research is finding a way to measure a given problem. The seminal Measures for Clinical Practice and Research two-volume set contains hundreds of the most useful measurement tools-alongside the authors' guidance on how to select and score them-for use in clinical practice and in research. Focusing on measures for use with adults whose conditions of concerns are not focused on family relationships or couple relationships, this second volume includes an introduction to the basic priniciples of measurement, an overview of different types of measures, and an overview of Rapid Assessment Instruments. The text also contains descriptions and reviews of each instrument and information on how they were selected. This book is designed to serve as the definitive reference volume on assessment measures for both practice and research in clinical mental health, and Volume 2 is updated with a new preface and target searches for instruments in health care conditions, personality disorders, and addictions. These classic Measures for Clinical Practice and Research compendiums are powerful tools that clinicians and researchers alike will find to be an invaluable addition to-or update of-their libraries.

Measures for Clinical Practice and Research: A Sourcebook: Volume 2: Adults (Measures for Clinical Practice and Research, 2)

One of the key challenges of all types of practice and research is finding a way to measure a given problem. The seminal Measures for Clinical Practice and Research two-volume set contains hundreds of the most useful measurement tools--alongside the authors' guidance on how to select and score them--for use in clinical practice and in research. While the first volume focuses on measures for use with couples, families, and children, the second volume focuses on measures for use with adults whose conditions of concerns are not focused on family relationships or couple relationships. Both include an introduction to the basic priniciples of measurement, an overview of different types of measures, and an overview of Rapid Assessment Instruments. The texts also contain descriptions and reviews of each instrument and information on how they were selected. Each classic compendium serves as a powerful tool that clinicians and researchers alike will find to be an invaluable addition to--or update of--their libraries.

Measures for Clinical Practice and Research: Two-Volume Set

Despite increases in their application and improvements in their structure, there is a paucity of reliable and valid scales compared to the complex range of problems that social workers and other health professionals confront daily. They need to be able to design rapid assessment instruments (RAIs) to fit their specific situations, and with this step-by-step guide by RAI experts, that prospect will be much less intimidating. For each stage of RAI development, from conceptualization through design, data collection, and analysis, the authors identify critical concerns, ground them in the growing conceptual and empirical psychometric literature, and offer practical advice. A presentation of the basics of construct conceptualization and the search for evidence of validity is complemented by introductions to concept mapping and cross-cultural translation, as well as an in-depth discussion of cutting-edge topics like bias and invariance in item responses. In addition, they critique and illustrate factor analysis in exploratory and confirmatory strategies, offering guidance for anticipating elements of a complete data collection instrument, determining sampling frame and size, and interpreting resulting coefficients. This pocket guide provides a comprehensive start-to-finish overview of the basics of scale development, giving practical guidance that practitioners at all levels will be able to put to use.

Developing and Validating Rapid Assessment Instruments (Pocket Guide to Social Work Research Methods)

Abell, Neil

Kamata, Akihito

Build your research methods library instantly with this 17-volume set of Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods!

Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods, 17 vols.

Thyer, Bruce A.

Danto, Elizabeth Ann

Social Sciences

Praise for the Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice Series "A major stumbling block to the adoption of evidence-based practice in the real world of clinical practice has been the absence of clinician-friendly guides suitable for learning specific empirically supported treatments. Such guides need to be understandable, free of technical research jargon, infused with clinical expertise, and rich with real-life examples. Rubin and Springer have hit a home run with the Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice Series, which has all of these characteristics and more." ―Edward J. Mullen, Willma and Albert Musher Chair Professor, Columbia University State-of-the-art, empirical support for psychosocial treatment of schizophrenia Part of the Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice Series, Psychosocial Treatment of Schizophrenia provides busy mental health practitioners with detailed, step-by-step guidance for implementing clinical interventions that are supported by the latest scientific evidence. This thorough, yet practical, reference draws on a roster of experts and researchers in the field who have assembled state-of-the-art knowledge into this well-rounded guide. Each chapter serves as a practitioner-focused how-to reference and covers interventions that have the best empirical support for the psychosocial treatment of schizophrenia, including: <ul>
<li>Cognitive behavioral therapy</li> <li>Assertive community treatment</li> <li>Critical time intervention</li> <li>Motivational interviewing for medication adherence</li> <li>Psychoeducational family groups</li> <li>Illness management and recovery</li> </ul>
Easy-to-use and accessible in tone, Psychosocial Treatment of Schizophrenia is an indispensable resource for practitioners who would like to implement evidence-based, compassionate, effective interventions in the care of people with schizophrenia.

Psychosocial Treatment of Schizophrenia

Rubin, Allen

Trawver, Kathi

Mental Health

wiley

"Juvenile Justice and Delinquency" is the first text to comprehensively trace the progress toward resolving critical juvenile justice and delinquency issues, and to provide cutting-edge intervention strategies to effectively rehabilitate juvenile offenders and prevent delinquency. Historical, political, and legal trends are examined and critiqued, as well as the range of developmental, familial, and sociological theoretical explanations of juvenile delinquency. Current evidence-based practice, prevention strategies and programs, and juvenile justice treatment and policy alternatives are thoroughly explored.

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Roberts, Albert R.

Jones& Bartlett Learning

Substance Abuse Treatment for Criminal Offenders takes a comprehensive look at what interventions work in assessing and treating substance-abusing criminal offenders. This volume is packed with practical information on both traditional and cutting-edge approaches to treating offenders, including women, juveniles, and those with the dual diagnoses of substance abuse and a mental disorder. Because most substance abuse treatment today is provided to the criminal population, there is a pressing need for resources that bridge criminal justice and addictions treatment. From assessment and diagnosis through individual, family, and group interventions and monitoring probationers, this groundbreaking work, the latest in the Forensic Practice Guidebooks series, will be an essential resource for psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, criminologists, sociologists, correctional officers, and others working in community-based and institutional settings.

Substance Abuse Treatment for Criminal Offenders: An Evidence-Based Guide for Practitioners (Forensic Practice Guidebooks Series)

McNeece, Carl Aaron

Arnold, Elizabeth Mayfield

Addiction & Recovery

Amer Psychological Assn

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Books by Springer, David W.

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Measures for Clinical Practice and Research: A Sourcebook: Volume 1: Couples, Families, and Children

Measures for Clinical Practice and Research: A Sourcebook: Volume 1: Couples, Families, and Children

Measures for Clinical Practice and Research: A Sourcebook: Volume 2: Adults (Measures for Clinical Practice and Research, 2)

Measures for Clinical Practice and Research: Two-Volume Set

Developing and Validating Rapid Assessment Instruments (Pocket Guide to Social Work Research Methods)

Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods, 17 vols.

Psychosocial Treatment of Schizophrenia

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Substance Abuse Treatment for Criminal Offenders: An Evidence-Based Guide for Practitioners (Forensic Practice Guidebooks Series)