Research Design in Counseling - Hardcover

Heppner, Puncky Paul; Kivlighan, Jr. Dennis M.; Wampold, Bruce E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0534345174 ISBN 13: 9780534345174

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 1998

Synopsis

With enlightening examples and illustrations drawn from counseling literature, Research Design in Counseling fully addresses the common problems that confront counseling researchers. Heppner, Kivlighan, and Wampold's evenhanded approach provides students with an understanding of all kinds of research, including single-subject and survey research. Writing more than just a how-to book, the authors present a compelling rationale for the necessity of counselors conducting research - and argue for a greater integration of science and practice domains in order for work in each to be more effective. And with recent and ongoing changes being brought about by managed care, scientific thinking in professional practice is becoming a necessity for many practitioners.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. P. Paul Heppner (Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln) holds a Curators Distinguished Professorship -- the highest distinction -- at the University of Missouri and is Director of the Coalition for Cultural Competencies, an organization he co-founded in 1998. He has published over 200 articles/book chapters as well as nine books, made hundreds of presentations at national conferences, and delivered over 100 invited keynotes/presentations in 14 countries. His primary area of research focuses around the role of coping with stressful life events across different cultural contexts. Dr. Heppner is the recipient of three Fulbright awards (Sweden, Ireland, and Taiwan), a Fellow in the American Psychological Association (Divisions 17, 45, and 52), and a Fellow in the American Psychological Society. He has served on several national and international editorial boards, including serving as Editor of The Counseling Psychologist. In 2005-2006 he served as President of the Society of Counseling Psychology; in 2009 he received the Leona Tyler Award, the Society's highest award. He is also the recipient of numerous other awards for his leadership, research, teaching, mentoring, international work, and promotion of diversity and social justice issues.

Review:

"I would describe this text as simply the best research book in counseling available on the market. It is written at a high enough conceptual level to challenge students, yet it is thorough and comprehensive in style."

"Were I to describe this book to a colleague, I would say that it is an essential tool for the researcher. Its depth of explanation and coverage of research designs makes it a handy reference for designing future studies."

About this edition

• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0534345174
• ISBN 13: 9780534345174
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 656