Concreteness and specificity in clinical psychology evaluations and interventions /

This provocative volume updates L'Abate's signature ideas, focusing in particular on the concepts of concreteness and specificity as basic tenets of evaluation and therapy. Noting society's growing familiarity with technology, current concerns about treatment accessibility, and widesp...

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Main Author: L'Abate, Luciano, 1928-2016
Other Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2015.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 352 pages) : illustrations.
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Table of Contents:
  • Definitions of Terms
  • The Future is Now: Online Interventions are here to stay and to grow
  • Present Status and Future Perspectives for Personality and Family Assessment
  • Practice without Theory
  • Beyond Systems Thinking: Toward a Unifying Framework of Human Relationships
  • Combining Theory with Practice
  • Programmed Interactive Practice Exercises and Prescriptions
  • Conclusion: Implications for Evaluation, Therapy, and Training.