Your Practicum in Psychology

Janet R. Matthews, PhD, ABPP, is a licensed and board-certified psychologist and Professor Emerita at Loyola University New Orleans, where she has been teaching an undergraduate practicum course for 30 years. Prior to coming to Loyola, she was a tenured associate professor at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, where she also taught the practicum course. Currently, Dr. Matthews is an associate editor of Professional Psychology: Research & Practice. She has published more than 50 professional articles and more than 25 book chapters and books on professional issues. C. (Clarence) Eugene Walker, PhD, taught at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, from 1964 to 1968, where he was an assistant professor and chair of the Division of Psychology, Education, and Physical Education as well as athletic director. From 1968 to 1974 he was an assistant professor, then an associate professor at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. From 1974 to 1995 he was at the University of Oklahoma Medical School in Oklahoma City, where he became director of training in pediatric psychology and cochief of mental health services for Children's Hospital of Oklahoma. On retirement, Dr. Walker was named Professor Emeritus at the medical school and began teaching on the Arts and Sciences campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman. Dr. Walker has published more than 100 articles, reviews, and chapters and more than 20 books on research and clinical practice with children and adults.

Contributors Preface What You Get From a Practicum Janet R. Matthews and C. Eugene Walker Characteristics of a Helping Relationship B. Max Price Developing Rapport Janet R. Matthews and Lee H. Matthews Confidentiality and Other Ethical Issues Elizabeth Swenson Psychopathology and Use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Amanda S. Cherry, Noel J. Jacobs, Timothy S. Thornberry Jr., and Stephen R. Gillaspy Psychological Assessment Lee H. Matthews Interventions: Evidence-Based Treatments Peter E. Nathan and Morgan T. Sammons The Use of Medicine in the Treatment of Mental Disorders Bruce K. McCormick Special Issues in Working With Children Jean C. Elbert Special Issues in Working With Older Persons Sara H. Qualls, Daniel L. Segal, and Kimberly E. Hiroto Mental Health Professions Janet R. Matthews and C. Eugene Walker Index About the Editors