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Consulting psychology is a specialty area of psychology that addresses such areas as assessment and interventions at the individual, group, and organizational levels. The Handbook of Organizational Consulting Psychology [1] provides an overview of specific areas of study and application within the field.
The initial publication of ecological concepts by Kelly was the book: Research Contributions from Psychology to Community Mental Health. [9] This contribution was based on two papers he presented at the 1967 meeting of the American Psychological Association “The Ecology of Adaptation” and “Towards a Theory of Preventive Interventions ...
Gerald Lewis "Gerry" Caplan (born 8 March 1938) is a Canadian academic, public policy analyst, commentator, and political activist. He has had a varied career in academia, as a political organizer for the New Democratic Party , in advocacy around education, broadcasting and African affairs and as a commentator in various Canadian media.
Critical thinking about psychological research, clinical work, and social policy. ... Paula Joan Caplan (July 7, 1947 – July 21, ... Papers of Paula J. Caplan, 1973 ...
Caplan argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skills but to certify their intelligence, conscientiousness, and conformity—attributes that are valued by employers. He ultimately estimates that approximately 80% of individuals' return to education is the result of signaling, with the remainder due to human ...
Social group work and group psychotherapy have primarily developed along parallel paths. Where the roots of contemporary group psychotherapy are often traced to the group education classes of tuberculosis patients conducted by Joseph Pratt in 1906, the exact birth of social group work can not be easily identified (Kaiser, 1958; Schleidlinger, 2000; Wilson, 1976).
International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Division 52 of the American Psychological Association. It was established in 2011 and covers research in the psychology of " human behavior and experiences around the globe."
This argument has led some public choice scholars to claim that politics is plagued by irrationality. In articles in Econ Journal Watch, economist Bryan Caplan contended that voter choices and government economic decisions are inherently irrational. [29] [30] Caplan's ideas are more fully developed in his 2007 book The Myth of the Rational Voter.