Nadine Pelling - The Elements of Applied Psychological Practice in Australia

If youre preparing to sit the Australian National Psychology Examination, this book should be by your side. In their encouraging and comprehensive guide, Pelling and Burton present everything you need: from exam topics to study strategies (including practice questions that helpfully explain why the right answer is correct!).

Annukka Lindell, PhD, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne

The Elements of Applied Psychological Practice in Australiais a comprehensive and applied review of material required for basic psychological practice in Australia. This book is the first of its kind to offer a one-step resource to success in the Australian National Psychology Examination. Nadine Pelling and Lorelle Burton have provided you with everything you need and more, most notably:

• A comprehensive review of applied areas and all assessments noted as important by the Psychology Board of Australia
• Study skills and tips, including making a study plan and how to manage your time
• 100 sample Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) with answers and explanations.

For anyone looking to take the Australian National Psychology Examination, this detailed, concise, and extremely easy to read book is an absolute must have. Beginning-level and experienced psychologists will find the comprehensive coverage of applied practice areas a useful reference for their client-related work, and its value as a resource comes alive with its succinct presentation of client-based psychological assessment and the ethics of applied practice and interventions. This book will also be of interest to teachers of psychology and international psychologists and scholars who may be interested in how psychology is practiced in Australia.

Nadine J. Pellingis a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of South Australia, Australia.

Lorelle J. Burtonis a Professor of Psychology at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia.

Edited by Nadine J. Pelling and Lorelle J. Burton

First published 2017
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Pelling, Nadine, editor. | Burton, Lorelle J., editor.

Title: The elements of applied psychological practice in Australia : preparing for the national psychology examination / edited by Nadine Pelling and Lorelle Burton.

Description: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

Identifiers: LCCN 2015050857 | ISBN 9781138955523 (hardback : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781138949980 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781315666280 (e-book)

Subjects: LCSH: PsychologistsCertificationAustralia. | PsychologistsAustraliaExaminations, questions, etc.

Classification: LCC BF80.8 .E44 2016 | DDC 150.76dc23

LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015050857

ISBN: 978-1-138-95552-3 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-138-94998-0 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-66628-0 (ebk)