Gambrill, Eileen D., 1934-
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2005.
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-601) and indexes.
• The need for critical thinking in clinical practice — Sources of influence on decisions that clinicians make — Reasons and reasoning: the heart of making decisions — Different views of knowledge and how to get it: exploring your personal epistemology — The influence of language and persuasion strategies — Formal and informal fallacies: mistakes in thinking and how to avoid them — Classification, pseudoauthority, and focusing on pathology — Content and procedural knowledge — Taking advantage of research on judgment, problem solving, and decision making — Evidence-based practice: a philosophy and process for thinking ethically and critically about decisions — Posing questions and searching for answers — Critical appraisal of practice-related research: the need for skepticism — Making decisions about data collection — Discovering causes of clients’ problems: common biases — Predictions about clients and treatment effectiveness: improving the odds — Enhancing the quality of case conferences, team meetings, and organizational culture — Overcoming personal obstacles to critical thinking — Maintaining critical thinking skills.

Subjects:

• Clinical psychology — Decision making.
• Counseling — Decision making.
• Psychiatric social work — Decision making.
• Decision making.
• Psychology, Clinical.
• Counseling.
• Decision Making.

Requested by Boisen, L.