Book Reviews

August 1st, 2011

Therapy with Coerced and Reluctant Clients

By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D

Book tackles issue of reluctant clients

“Therapy with Coerced and
Reluctant Clients”
By Stanley L. Brodsky
American Psychological...

July 15th, 2011

Was justice served in Phoebe Prince case?

By Edward Stern J.D.

What is justice? This question has been the basis of a debate since the conclusion of the cases resulting from the harassment and suicide of Phoebe Prince in South Hadley,...

July 1st, 2011

Advanced Methods for Conducting Online Behavioral Research

By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D

Book chapters take form of self-contained tutorial

“Advanced Methods for Conducting
Online Behavioral Research”
Edited by Samuel D. Gosling and...

July 1st, 2011

The inventory of terrible things

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

When American architect Louis Sullivan coined the phrase, “Form follows function” in 1896, he certainly wasn’t thinking about how psychologists would be doing risk...

June 15th, 2011

The Psychology of Prejudice: From Attitudes to Social Action

By Paul Efthim PhD

Despite drawbacks, book sheds light on prejudice

“The Psychology of Prejudice: From Attitudes
to Social Action”
By Lynne M. Jackson

June 15th, 2011

The games therapists play

By Mitch Abblett Ph.D.

Tug-of-war is a silly game – all of that straining in order to move a rope a few yards. If you’ve ever played, the whole thing seems pointless, yet it is so easily...

June 1st, 2011

Relapse Prevention for Depression

By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D

“Exceptional” resource gives readers prevention strategies

“Relapse Prevention for Depression”
Edited by C. Steven Richards
and...

June 1st, 2011

How to love the job you have

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

When I ended last month’s column with the challenge to reconcile the work of psychology with the demands of available jobs, I realize now that I was being much too...

May 15th, 2011

Who do we think we are?

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

You would think by now I would know what to expect when a room full of psychologists meets to discuss issues bearing on our professional identity. Then why do I still come away...

April 15th, 2011

Beyond the Crisis of Masculinity: A Transtheoretical Model for Male-Friendly Therapy

By Paul Efthim PhD

Superb book delves into male-friendly therapy
(April 2011 Issue)

“Beyond the Crisis of Masculinity:
A Transtheoretical Model
for Male-Friendly...