Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice

by Eileen Gambrill

This book argues that the cultivation of critical thinking skills can help clinicians make accurate decisions about their clients, and thereby improve the quality of their services. It explains how these skills can help clinicains to avoid making fallacious judgement and applying inappropriate treatments. The book argues that fear of discovering their own errors often prevents clinicians from achieving the best results, and explains how the techniques presented in this book can rectify this failing.

Genres: Psychology

432 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1990

About the author

Eileen Gambrill is professor of the graduate school at the School of Social Welfare. Her research interests include professional ethics and education; evidence-based practice; professional decision making; social learning theory; behavioral methods; evaluation of practice; and social skills training.

Dr. Gambrill is a grantee of the University of Bristol's Benjamin Meeker Fellowship as well as a two-time recipeint of the Pro Humanitate Award, which is bestowed by the North American Resource Center for Child Welfare. She has also served as a visiting scholar at the University of Oxford and Tel Aviv University.

Additionally, Dr. Gambrill has been editor-in-chief of Social Work Research and Abstracts as well as of Journal of Social Work Education, and she currently sits on the editorial boards of several journals. Dr. Gambrill is also a licensed psychologist.

Reviews

[Michael Kubat · Rating 5 out of 5]

This should be the first, middle and last book assigned in every mental health class. Regrettably, it's not.