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The California School of Organizational Studies Handbook of Organizational Consulting Psychology: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory, Skills, and Techniques
Author(s): Rodney L. Lowman (Editor), California School of Organizational Studies at Alliant International University
- Publisher: Jossey-Bass
- Publication Date: 29 Oct. 2002
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 848 pages
- ISBN-10: 0787958999
- ISBN-13: 9780787958992
Book Description
You will get:
* Special issues in consulting to specific types of organizationsincluding industry, schools, government, non-profit, andinternational
* Informative guidelines for professional practiceprocedures
* Organized sections on individual, group and organizationalissues
* And much more!
Editorial Reviews
Review
"The Handbook of Organizational Consulting Psychologyaddresses a longtime need for a new comprehensive major work inconsulting psychology. It is broad in scope and clearly integratestopics in consulting psychology that are at the core of the fieldand which reflect recent innovations in the application ofconsulting principles and techniques. The scope and depth of thisbook is not only timely but unique. I would expect this book tobecome an essential reference for all consulting psychologists."--Clyde A. Crego, California State University Long Beach andUniversity of Southern California and former president, AmericanPsychological Association Division of Consulting Psychology andFellow, APA
"My one-word reaction: WOW! Aptly entitled a handbook, it couldnevertheless well serve as a basic text in the field. It may haveits greatest benefit to those who are transiting from morespecialized work into organizational consulting, since it lays outa broad range of issues that one may encounter and ought to beprepared to deal with along with some practical advice on how tohandle them." --Kenneth H. Bradt, consulting psychologist andpast president, Society of Consulting Psychology, AmericanPsychological Association
Review
"The Handbook of Organizational Consulting Psychology addresses a longtime need for a new comprehensive major work in consulting psychology. It is broad in scope and clearly integrates topics in consulting psychology that are at the core of the field and which reflect recent innovations in the application of consulting principles and techniques. The scope and depth of this book is not only timely but unique. I would expect this book to become an essential reference for all consulting psychologists." ―Clyde A. Crego, California State University Long Beach and University of Southern California and former president, American Psychological Association Division of Consulting Psychology and Fellow, APA
"My one-word reaction: WOW! Aptly entitled a handbook, it could nevertheless well serve as a basic text in the field. It may have its greatest benefit to those who are transiting from more specialized work into organizational consulting, since it lays out a broad range of issues that one may encounter and ought to be prepared to deal with along with some practical advice on how to handle them." ―Kenneth H. Bradt, consulting psychologist and past president, Society of Consulting Psychology, American Psychological Association
From the Inside Flap
"This is the first book to provide an overview of the broad range of services that consulting psychologists provide to individuals, teams, and systems. In addition, it provides insight into specialty areas such as international consulting and the ethical issues confronted when doing this work. One of its major contributions is its emphasis on ways to assess the impact and effectiveness of various consulting interventions. It will be a useful tool for senior practitioners as well as to those who hope to enter the field."
— Judith S. Blanton, senior consultant and director of professional affairs, RHR International
"The Handbook of Consulting Psychology provides information that is both comprehensive and cutting edge. The content provides helpful insights for those beginning their career in the field as well as those who have been consulting for years."
— Steve Gravenkemper, vice president, organizational consulting,
Right Management Consultants
"This book would be an invaluable addition to the professional library of any psychologist or student of psychology who is involved with organizational consultation. The handbook is a most impressive and scientifically sound text. I cannot praise it highly enough."
— Florence L. Denmark, Robert Scott Pace Distinguished Professor emerita, Psychology Department, Pace University
"Far from being yet another book in consulting psychology, The Handbook of Organizational Consulting Psychology marks the coming of age of consulting psychology as a field. The contributors systematically offer both breadth and depth to the actual workings of consulting psychology. The book is to be recommended not only as a 'state-of-the-art' document, but also as evidence of the fruition of the field. It is an historic marker of the distinctiveness of consulting psychology, a kind of 'declaration of independence' for the discipline. It deserves to be a classic."
— Howard F. Stein, professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,
Oklahoma City
From the Back Cover
"This is the first book to provide an overview of the broad range of services that consulting psychologists provide to individuals, teams, and systems. In addition, it provides insight into specialty areas such as international consulting and the ethical issues confronted when doing this work. One of its major contributions is its emphasis on ways to assess the impact and effectiveness of various consulting interventions. It will be a useful tool for senior practitioners as well as to those who hope to enter the field."
― Judith S. Blanton, senior consultant and director of professional affairs, RHR International
"The Handbook of Consulting Psychology provides information that is both comprehensive and cutting edge. The content provides helpful insights for those beginning their career in the field as well as those who have been consulting for years."
― Steve Gravenkemper, vice president, organizational consulting,
Right Management Consultants
"This book would be an invaluable addition to the professional library of any psychologist or student of psychology who is involved with organizational consultation. The handbook is a most impressive and scientifically sound text. I cannot praise it highly enough."
― Florence L. Denmark, Robert Scott Pace Distinguished Professor emerita, Psychology Department, Pace University
"Far from being yet another book in consulting psychology, The Handbook of Organizational Consulting Psychology marks the coming of age of consulting psychology as a field. The contributors systematically offer both breadth and depth to the actual workings of consulting psychology. The book is to be recommended not only as a 'state-of-the-art' document, but also as evidence of the fruition of the field. It is an historic marker of the distinctiveness of consulting psychology, a kind of 'declaration of independence' for the discipline. It deserves to be a classic."
― Howard F. Stein, professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,
Oklahoma City
About the Author
The Handbook of Organizational Consulting Psychology, which is avolume in The California School of Organizational Studies series,features contributions from some of the world's eminent authoritiesin consulting psychology. The book's editor, Rodney L. Lowman, ishimself a renowned educator and practitioner in the field. Thecontributors offer their wisdom on a remarkably wide range ofissues, including assessment and evaluation, team building,executive coaching, personality testing, interpersonal conflictsand relationships, multicultural and diversity issues, what worksand what doesn't in organizational consultation interventions, howto hire and best use consultants, and other key issues forindividuals, groups, and the organizational system. Organized intosections on individual, group, and organizational topics, the bookincludes a section on professional practice issues as well as asection on the special issues in consulting to industries, schools,and government, nonprofit, and international organizations.
This all-encompassing guide is destined to become a classicreference work for professionals of all types who aspire to workeffectively with executives, managers, teams, or larger groups inall types of organizations.
