Health Psychology in Practice

by Michie, Susan; Abraham, Charles

• ISBN13: 9781405110891
• ISBN10: 1405110899
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-13
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Published by Blackwell in association with the British Psychological Society, Health Psychology in Practice provides a comprehensive overview of the UK professional Stage 2 Qualification in Health Psychology. An essential text for professional training in health psychology, both for trainees and teachers and supervisors contributing to health psychology courses. Published in association with the British Psychological Society. Covers the core competencies necessary for qualification as a health psychologist. Includes sections on professional issues, research, consultancy and interventions, teaching and training and other professional roles. The final chapter contains a series of individual commentaries on health psychology training in a variety of countries, which will be of great interest to an international audience. The editors helped to establish the British Psychological Society's health psychology professional training programme.

Author Biography

Susan Michie is Reader in Clinical Health Psychology at University College London.

Charles Abraham is Professor of Psychology at the University of Sussex.

Both are Chartered Psychologists, Fellows of the BPS and approved Stage 2 supervisors.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Health Psychology In Practice: Introduction

Training Models

Training In Health Psychology: The UK Model

International Commentaries: The European Framework

Research

Using Theory In Research

Planning Research: Design, Sample, Measures

Analysing And Reporting Data In Health Research

Designing And Conducting Qualitative Studies

Planning And Conducting Systematic Reviews

Writing Grant Applications

Writing For Publication

Consultancy And Interventions

Using Theory In Psychological Interventions

Consultancy: Planning, Implementation And Evaluation

Health Psychology Within Organizational Contexts

Changing Behaviour To Improve Health

Studying And Changing Health Care Professionals' Behaviour

Training And Teaching

Developing And Evaluating Training And Teaching

Supervising Effectively

Professional Roles And Practice

Health Psychology Within Health Service Settings

A Framework For Professional Practice

Index

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