Training Behaviour Therapists (Psychology Revivals)

Name: Training Behaviour Therapists (Psychology Revivals)
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Training Behaviour Therapists (Psychology Revivals)Methods, Evaluation and Implementation with Parents, Nurses and Teachers\nAuthor(s): Derek Milne\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138889347, 978-1138889347\nSynopsis\nOriginally published in 1986, one of the major developments in behavioural psychotherapy and mental health in the previous decade had been the growing involvement of non-psychologists in behaviour therapy. This was a result of the fact that there were too few psychologists to cope with problem behaviour and that other professionals or carers began to appreciate more clearly their potential as agents of behaviour change. Foremost among these mediators of therapy were parents, nurses (particularly psychiatric nurses) and teachers (especially remedial teachers). Their involvement had greatly increased the efficiency of behaviour therapy at the time and opened up a new era in applied psychology. It also.