Behavioral Consultation and Primary Care

This volume presents the state-of-the-art in psychological consulting, providing foundational chapters that describe the consultants role and training as well as the ethical issues that all psychologists face. Subsequent chapters focus on specific consulting settings that each have their own unique features eg medical and dental, workplace, law enforcement, parenting, education and more. The various fields represented will be covered by experts in these fields so that theoretical as well as practical matters will be discussed. The book is meant to be an overview of the consulting field that can be a sourcebook for the practicing consultant as well as a comprehensive graduate level textbook for courses on this topic.§§As careers in psychology continue to diversify the area of consulting is increasing rapidly and has been put to the forefront of the agenda of the American Psychological Association, which has called for more training in this field. Consulting psychologists are those that use their expertise in human behavior to advise institutions, organizations, businesses, and sometimes individuals in an effort to maximize goals of effectiveness. As such, these professionals serve as resources in the workplace, the military, in education, and as personal coaches to individuals.§Consulting psychologists are those that use their expertise in human behavior to advise institutions, organizations, businesses, and sometimes individuals in an effort to maximize goals of effectiveness. As such, these professionals serve as resources in the workplace, the military, in education, and as personal coaches to individuals.