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Professional and Ethical References

Ethics in Plain English:
An Illustrative Casebook for Psychologists

Thomas F. Nagy
This resource describes the APA Ethics Code in plain English and provides fictional case examples that demonstrate how ethical problems can emerge in the everyday work of able and well-meaning psychologists. Contents include information on general standards; evaluation, assessment, or intervention; advertising and other public statements; therapy; privacy and confidentiality; teaching, training supervision, research, and publishing; forensic activities; resolving ethical issues; and an appendix on APA Ethics Committee Rules and Procedures.
1999. 360 pages.
APA Member/Affiliate: $19.95; List: $24.95
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Ethical Conflicts in Psychology, Second Edition
Edited by Donald N. Bersoff
Widely adopted in graduate programs in the U.S. and Canada, this unique volume addresses complex ethical dilemmas through opposing viewpoints, discussion questions, and suggested topical reading lists. Covers issues such as confidentiality; privileged communications; multiple relationships with clients and students; research with humans and animals; and competency in academic, forensic, assessment, therapeutic, and supervisory roles. Also contains 30 new excerpts on timely topics such as managed care; therapy in cyberspace; computerized reports; informed consent in research; and criminalizing sexual relationships with patients.
1999. 600 pages.
Hardcover: APA Member/Affiliate: $44.95; List: $59.95
Softcover: APA Member/Affiliate: $34.95; List: $39.95
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Educating Professional Psychologists:
History and Guiding Conception

Donald R. Peterson
Written by the organizer of the first PsyD program in the U.S., this book focuses on how to educate psychologists to give them a firm, scientifically informed foundation for solving the human problems they encounter. Teachers of professional psychologists, along with students and psychologists interested in the history of the field, will find this an indispensable resource for understanding their discipline fully and deeply.
1997. 281 pages.
APA Member/Affiliate: $24.95; List: $29.95
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A Beginner’s Guide to the MMPI-2
James N. Butcher
The Beginner’s Guide provides an excellent introduction for students of clinical and personality assessment to the most widely researched and broadly used personality assessment instrument in psychology. It presents comprehensive descriptions of the basic MMPI-2 concepts and scales, and it uses case material to illustrate the various measures contained in the MMPI-2. Psychologist trainees are provided with information on interpreting test results and communicating the results in testing reports.
1999. 240 pages. Hardcover.
APA Member/Affiliate: $29.95; List: $34.95
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The Beginners Guide to the MMCI-III
Dan Jankowski, PsyD
The MCMI-III is the foremost personality assessment instrument in use today and has quickly become the instrument of choice among clinicians evaluating psychiatric patients. A Beginner's Guide to the MCMI-III provides an excellent introduction to the instrument and teaches readers how to master the fundamentals of its use.
2002. 280 pages. Hardcover.
APA Member/Affiliate: $34.95; List: $39.95

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