Introduction to Applied Behavioral Science
Author(s): Christopher J. McCarthy , Matt DeLisi , Andrew R. Getzfeld , Colleen Jaimie McCarthy , Davina A. Moss-King , Ron Mossler , Gregory J. Privitera , Charles Spence , Joshua D. Walker , Robert S. Weinberg , Carolyn M. Youssef-Morgan
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2023
INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE introduces students to a variety of potential career paths in the field of psychology. Each chapter explores a different specialty, elaborating on its academic requirements, applied settings, and day-to-day responsibilities. Students gain a practical and conceptual understanding of each specialization’s features, history, and outlook for growth.
Chapter 1: Clinical Psychology
Chapter 2: Professional Counseling and Counseling Psychology
Chapter 3: Health Psychology
Chapter 4: Addressing Stress and Coping in the Mental Health Field
Chapter 5: Addiction Psychology
Chapter 6: Forensic Psychology
Chapter 7: Educational Psychology
Chapter 8: Career Counseling
Chapter 9: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Chapter 10: Sport Psychology
Matt DeLisi is Distinguished Professor, Coordinator of Criminal Justice, and Faculty Affiliate of the Center for the Study of Violence at Iowa State University, USA. Professor DeLisi is a renowned scholar with over 500 scholarly publications, including the true crime Ted Bundy and the Unsolved Murder Epidemic: The Dark Figure of Crime, What DNA Reveals About Criminals: Cold Case Criminology, and True Crime America: The Functions of Our Murder Obsession. In 2013, Dr. DeLisi testified to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee about criminal justice policy and regularly provides consultation on homicide cases in federal and state jurisdictions. In the practitioner realm, Dr. DeLisi previously worked as a research specialist with United States Probation and Pretrial Services and a pretrial services officer with a state agency.
INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE introduces students to a variety of potential career paths in the field of psychology. Each chapter explores a different specialty, elaborating on its academic requirements, applied settings, and day-to-day responsibilities. Students gain a practical and conceptual understanding of each specialization’s features, history, and outlook for growth.
Chapter 1: Clinical Psychology
Chapter 2: Professional Counseling and Counseling Psychology
Chapter 3: Health Psychology
Chapter 4: Addressing Stress and Coping in the Mental Health Field
Chapter 5: Addiction Psychology
Chapter 6: Forensic Psychology
Chapter 7: Educational Psychology
Chapter 8: Career Counseling
Chapter 9: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Chapter 10: Sport Psychology
Matt DeLisi is Distinguished Professor, Coordinator of Criminal Justice, and Faculty Affiliate of the Center for the Study of Violence at Iowa State University, USA. Professor DeLisi is a renowned scholar with over 500 scholarly publications, including the true crime Ted Bundy and the Unsolved Murder Epidemic: The Dark Figure of Crime, What DNA Reveals About Criminals: Cold Case Criminology, and True Crime America: The Functions of Our Murder Obsession. In 2013, Dr. DeLisi testified to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee about criminal justice policy and regularly provides consultation on homicide cases in federal and state jurisdictions. In the practitioner realm, Dr. DeLisi previously worked as a research specialist with United States Probation and Pretrial Services and a pretrial services officer with a state agency.