Evidence Based Counselling and Psychological Therapies : Research and Applications

evidence-based Counselling And Psychological Therapies Assesses The Impact Of The International Drive Towards Evidence-based Health Care On Nhs Policy And The Provision Of The Psychological Services In The Nhs. An Outstanding Range Of Contributors Provide An Overview Of Evidence-based Health Care And The Research Methods That Underpin It, Demonstrating Its Effect On Policy, Provision, Practitioners And Patients. Their Thought-provoking Chapters Look At A Variety Of Relevant Issues Including: • Generating And Implementing Evidence • Cost-effectiveness Issues • Practical Guidelines • Practitioner Research evidence-based Counselling And Psychological Therapies Is Essential For Mental Health Professionals And Trainees Concerned With This Movement Which Is Having, And Will Continue To Have A Huge Impact On The Purchasing, Provision And Practice Of Health Care. booknews assesses The Impact Of The International Drive Towards Evidence-based Health Care On National Health Service (nhs) Policy And The Provision Of Psychological Services In The Nhs. Overviews Evidence-based Health Care And The Research Methods That Underpin It, Demonstrating Its Effect On Policy, Provision, Practitioners, And Patients. Discussion Encompasses Generating And Implementing Evidence, Cost-effectiveness, Practice Guidelines, And Practitioner Researcher. Rowland Is Affiliated With York Nhs Trust; Goss Is A Counselor At Napier University. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com) "Evidence-Based Counselling and Psychological Therapies assesses the impact of the international drive towards evidence-based health care on NHS policy and the provision of psychological services in the NHS. A range of contributors provides an overview of evidence-based health care and the research methods that underpin it, demonstrating its effect on policy, provision, practitioners and patients. Evidence-Based Counselling and Psychological Therapies is for mental health professionals and trainees concerned with this movement which is having, and will continue to have, a huge impact on the purchasing, provisions and practice of health care."--Jacket Evidence-Based Counselling and Psychological Therapies assesses the impact of the international drive towards evidence-based health care on NHS policy and the provision of the psychological services in the NHS. An outstanding range of contributors provide an overview of evidence-based health care and the research methods that underpin it, demonstrating its effect on policy, provision, practitioners, and patients. Their thought provoking chapters look at a variety of relevant issues including generating and implementing evidence, cost-effectiveness issues, practice guidelines, and practitioner research. Those who work in the NHS need no reminding that health care reform is an international epidemic which shows no sign of abating (Klein, 1995).