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    Critical thinking in clinical practice : improving the quality of judgments and decisions / Eileen Gambrill.

    • Title:Critical thinking in clinical practice : improving the quality of judgments and decisions / Eileen Gambrill.
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    • Author/Creator:Gambrill, Eileen D., 1934-
    • Published/Created:Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2005.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Clinical psychology--Decision making.
      Counseling--Decision making.
      Psychiatric social work--Decision making.
      Decision making.
    • Medical Subjects: Psychology, Clinical.
      Counseling.
      Decision Making.
    • Edition:2nd ed.
    • Description:xv, 631 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-601) and indexes.
    • ISBN:0471471186 (acid-free paper)
    • Contents:1. need for critical thinking in clinical practice
      2. Sources of influence on decisions that clinicians make
      3. Reasons and reasoning : the heart of making decisions
      4. Different views of knowledge and how to get it : exploring your personal epistemology
      5. influence of language and persuasion strategies
      6. Formal and informal fallacies : mistakes in thinking and how to avoid them
      7. Classification, pseudoauthority, and focusing on pathology
      8. Content and procedural knowledge
      9. Taking advantage of research on judgment, problem solving, and decision making
      10. Evidence-based practice : a philosophy and process for thinking ethically and critically about decisions
      11. Posing questions and searching for answers
      12. Critical appraisal of practice-related research : the need for skepticism
      13. Making decisions about data collection
      14. Discovering causes of client's problems : common biases
      15. Predictions about clients and treatment effectiveness : improving the odds
      16. Enhancing the quality of case conferences, team meetings, and organizational culture
      17. Overcoming personal obstacles to critical thinking
      18. Maintaining critical thinking skills.
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