Understanding Research in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Second Edition, is written and designed for graduate students in the psychology and counseling fields, for whom the value of psychological research is not always readily apparent. Contributed to by experts in their respective fields, this text presents research as an indispensable tool for practice, a tool that is used every day to advance knowledge and improve assessment, treatment choice, and client outcomes. The book is divided into four logical parts: Research Foundations, Research Strategies, Research Practice, and finally, Special Problems. Included is a chapter that addresses one of the most important controversies, the distinction between realistic and "gold standard" efficacy studies. The remainder of the book addresses salient issues such as conducting research in various cultures, operating an empirically-oriented practice, and performing research with families, children, and the elderly. Students and professors will find the coverage ample and penetrating, without being too overwhelming.

Part I: Research Foundations. Thomas, Rosqvist, Introduction: Science in the Service of Practice. Thomas, Christiansen, Measurement Theory in Research. Minke, Haynes, Sampling: The Generalizability of Data Across Persons, Behaviors, Settings, and Time. Scotti, Morris, Stacom, Cohen, Validity: Controlling and Balancing Interrelated Threats. Part II: Research Strategies. Freeman, Eagle, Single Subject Research Designs. Moyer, Gross, Group Designs. Goldstein, Correlational Methods. Durand, Wang, Clinical Trials. Thomas, Michael, Meta-analysis. Part III: Research Practice. Miller, Williams, Ethical Guidelines in Research. Gilman, Thomas, Winder, Literature Reviews. Thomas, Meeke, French, Planning Data Collection and Performing Analyses. Part IV: Special Problems. Rosqvist, Thomas, Truax, Effectiveness versus Efficacy Studies. Sue, Cheng, Sue, Problems in Generalizing Research to Other Cultures. Clement, Research in Private Practice: How to Determine Your Effectiveness as a Therapist. Sexton, Research with Families. Rapport, Bolden, Chung, Issues in Doing Research with Children. Feliciano, Yochim, Steers, Jay, Segal, Research with Older Adults.