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Derek Truscott

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I earned my doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Windsor, and practiced in hospital, community, group home, rehabilitation, and private settings before entering academia. I am currently professor emeritus at the University of Alberta.

I am interested in answering the question of what it takes to be a good psychologist. By “good” I mean one who is effective, helpful, influential, and impactful – who is sought out by people suffering from personal problems and to whom other psychologists refer or seek out themselves. I also mean “good” in the sense of one who is ethical, principled, virtuous, and moral – who knows how to do and does the right thing and is sought out by others wanting to do likewise.

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	Becoming an Effective Psychotherapist: Adopting a Theory of Psychotherapy That's Right for You and Your Client 4.21 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ethics for the Practice of Psychology in Canada, Revised and Expanded Edition by Derek Truscott (Goodreads Author), Kenneth H. Crook 4.33 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ethics for the Practice of Psychology in Canada, Third Edition by Derek Truscott (Goodreads Author), Kenneth H. Crook 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ethics and Law for Teachers 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ethics for the Practice of Psychology in Canada by Derek Truscott (Goodreads Author), Kenneth H. Crook 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Matter of Death and Life

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Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years

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