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This book provides a broad introduction to consulting psychology that reviews assessment and intervention at three levels of competency-individual, group, and organizational-including how these levels interact.
Consulting psychology is a burgeoning yet sometimes underappreciated discipline whose goal is to empower clients and improve workplace functioning. In this book, Dr. Lowman describes this fulfilling and important work, translating theory and research into a succinct and accessible overview that will familiarize students, psychologists from multiple disciplines, and others with the field.
Lowman reviews how consultation helps clients at three levels-individual, group, and organizational. Using illustrative case examples, he samples issues that can arise at each level and describes appropriate tools for assessment and intervention.
The various consulting activities surveyed include:
screening potential job candidates
coaching individuals to help them adapt to new roles and manage relationships with colleagues
evaluating and improving work group dynamics, such as communication patterns and
working with different organizational cultures to enhance system-wide processes and structures.
Leadership is given special focus as a complex topic that spans all three levels and requires the consultant to consider a host of variables. Multiculturalism and internationalism are also examined as competencies that consulting psychologists must possess in our increasingly globalized society.
Lowman also considers important professional standards and guidelines for consulting psychologists, including the APA Ethics Code.
Contents
Series Editor's Foreword
Rodney L. Lowman
The Work of Consulting Psychologists
Consulting at the Individual Level
Consulting at the Group and Team Level
Consulting at the Organizational Level
Integrating Across Domains and Levels: The Case of Leadership
Multicultural and International Issues in Consulting Psychology
Ethical and Professional Standards in the Practice of Consulting Psychology
The Road Ahead
References
Index
About the Author