Full Description
The fifth edition of Corcoran and Fischer's Measures for Clinical Practice and Research is updated with a new preface, new scales, and updated information for existing instruments, expanding and cementing its utility formembers of all the helping professions, including psychology, social work, psychiatry, counseling, nursing, and medicine. Each instrument is reproduced in its entirety and critiqued by the editors, who provide guidance on how to select and score them. This first volume covers measures for use with couples, families, and children; its companion focuses on adults. Alone or as a set, these classic compendiums are powerful tools that clinicians and researchers alike will find an invaluable addition to - or update of - their libraries.
Contents
Foreword by David H. Barlow ; Preface to the Fifth Edition ; Part IMeasurement and Practice ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Basic Principles of Measurement ; 3. Types of Measurement Tools ; 4. Rapid Assessment Instruments ; 5. Selecting Measures for Practice ; 6. Administering the Instruments ; Part II Instruments for Practice ; Instruments for Couples ; Instruments for Families ; Instruments for Children ; References
