Literature Review

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Literature Review

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the Ryder, Ban,
& Chentsova-Dutton (2011) “Towards a Cultural-Clinical Psychology,”
American Psychological Association (2014) “Guidelines for Prevention in
Psychology,” Hage, et al. (2007) “Walking the Talk: Implementing the
Prevention Guidelines and Transforming the Profession of Psychology,”
and Rivera-Mosquera, et al. (2007) “Prevention Activities in
Professional Psychology: A Reaction to the Prevention Guidelines”
articles.

Clinical and counseling psychology is a dynamic field that is
constantly evolving and striving toward better treatment options and
modalities. In this literature review, you will explore and integrate
psychological research into a literature review, addressing current
trends in three major areas of clinical and counseling psychology:
assessment, clinical work, and prevention.

In your review, include the following headings, and address the required content.

Assessment
Support this section with information
from the Ryder et al. (2011) article “Towards a Cultural-Clinical
Psychology” and at least one additional peer-reviewed article from the
Ashford University Library.

  • Compare the assessments currently in use by clinical and counseling psychologists.
  • Explain the trend towards cultural-clinical psychology and the suitability of clinical assessments with diverse clients.

Clinical work
Support this section using a
minimum of three peer-reviewed articles from the Ashford University
Library. The recommended articles for this week may be useful in
generating your response.

  • Compare and contrast technical eclecticism, assimilative integration and theoretical integration.
  • Provide a historical context and identify the major theorists for each perspective.
  • Assess the trends in psychotherapy integration.
  • List three pros and cons for each perspective, sharing which perspective most closely aligns with your own.
  • Analyze the major trends in psychology and explain the connection
    between evidenced-based practices and psychotherapy integration.

Prevention
Review the “Guidelines for Prevention
in Psychology” (American Psychological Association, 2014), and support
this section with information from the Hage, et al. (2007) “Walking the
Talk: Implementing the Prevention Guidelines and Transforming the
Profession of Psychology,” and Rivera-Mosquera, et al. (2007)
“Prevention Activities in Professional Psychology: A Reaction to the
Prevention Guidelines” articles.

  • Describe general prevention strategies implemented by clinical and
    counseling psychologists at the micro, meso, exo, and macro levels.