Research Books
Auditing Organizational Communication: A Handbook of Research, Theory and Practice
A thoroughly revised and updated new edition of the successful "Handbook of Communication Audits for Organizations,", which has established itself as a core text in the field of organizational... (more)
Counselling and Reflexive Research in Healthcare: Working Therapeutically with Clients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Written for counsellors working in healthcare settings who want to develop their knowledge and undertake research, this book explores the range of benefits that can be generated by undertaking... (more)
Researching Beneath the Surface: Psycho-Social Research Methods in Practice
This book offers an overview of the rapidly expanding field of Psycho-Social research. Drawing on aspects of discourse psychology, continental philosophy and anthropological and neuro-scientific... (more)
Research in Psychotherapy and Counselling
Introducing a range of methodologies which are used internationally in studying the outcomes and processes of therapy, the author describes different research designs and illustrates them through... (more)
Essential Research Findings in Counselling and Psychotherapy: The Facts Are Friendly
Are some therapies more effective than others? How important is the relationship? Which clients do best in therapy? This book answers these questions and many more, providing trainees, practitioners... (more)
Handbook of Evidence-Based Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Practice
The importance of conducting empirical research for the future of psychodynamics is presented in this excellent new volume. In it, the editors provide evidence that supports this type of research for... (more)
Ethics in Mental Health Research: Principles, Guidance, and Cases
Research holds a key to preventing and effectively treating mental disorders, including ADHD, depression, schizophrenia, and substance abuse. Yet even as research holds out promise, mental health... (more)
From Psychoanalytic Narrative to Empirical Single Case Research: Implications for Psychoanalytic Practice
Recognition of the need for empirical research and interest in its findings are growing in psychoanalysis. Many psychoanalysts now acknowledge that research is imperative to try to deal with the... (more)
Research in Psychotherapy
A comprehensive synthesis and assessment of the psychotherapeutic research literature for the use of both researchers and those in clinical practice, this book is designed as a general reference... (more)
Creative Writing in Health and Social Care
This map of the topic of creative writing in health and social care brings together contributions from health and social care professionals and provides the information needed to teach, counsel and... (more)
Practitioner-Based Research: Power, Discourse and Transformation
Practitioner-Based Research is concerned, in particular, with the research which is undertaken by healthcare practitioners and the evidence which they generate as a result of investigating their... (more)
Sage Handbook of Grounded Theory
The SAGE Handbook of Grounded Theory is an indispensable reference source for academics and researchers across many disciplines who want to develop their understanding of the Grounded Theory method. (more)
Reaching the Hard to Reach: Evidence-based Funding Priorities for Intervention and Research
Social inequality and social disadvantage provide an all too fertile soil that sustains the majority of the serious mental health problems suffered by children in our society. The complexity of the... (more)
Handbook of Research in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Bringing together leading researchers, this book integrates current knowledge on EBD in the school setting. Reviewed are a range of evidence-based approaches to identifying, assessing, and... (more)
Qualitative Research Practice
This concise paperback edition of the best selling handbook, "Qualitative Research Practice", is particularly aimed at the student reader. The chapters are written by leading, internationally... (more)
Research and Psychotherapy: The Vital Link
"Research and Psychotherapy" is a valuable resource for beginner and seasoned clinicians alike. The book will serve as an excellent text for graduate level courses in psychology, especially suitable... (more)
Doing Practitioner Research
Doing Practitioner Research focuses on helping practitioners conduct research in their own organisations, and attention is given to the best methods for doing this effectively and sensitively. The... (more)
Choosing Methods in Mental Health Research: Mental Health Research from Theory to Practice
"Choosing Methods in Mental Health Research" develops a new framework for mental health research. It is concerned with how to choose the most appropriate mental health research method, not only to... (more)
Writing and Presenting Research
This accessible and wide-ranging book is an invaluable introductory guide through the choices to be made when deciding how to report research. "Writing and Presenting Research" covers research... (more)
Health and Social Research in Multiethnic Societies
Research on ethnicity is relevant to a wide variety of health, economic and social issues in modern societies. This is reflected in the growing body of research with a focus on ethnicity. This is the... (more)
Social Work Research Methods: Four Alternative Paradigms
"Social Work Research Methods: Four Alternative Paradigms" is the first book to expand social work research methods to include alternative models, and integrate these methodologies into general... (more)
Learning Support: A Guide for Mature Students
Explores how adults learn and the ways in which different abilities and experiences can be used to learn more effectively, this is a practical book for students returning to study. Written from a... (more)
Keywords in Qualitative Methods: A Vocabulary of Research Concepts
"The Student's A-Z of Qualitative Methods" is an accessible and practical guide to qualitative techniques for students and researchers across the social and health sciences. An essential companion... (more)
Getting the Most Out of the Research Experience: What Every Researcher Needs to Know
Takes the researcher through the research process, answering practical and subjective questions on issues like: entering the field and emotional aspects of research; types of research and associated... (more)
Study Skills for Psychology: Succeeding in Your Degree
"Study Skills for Psychology" has been shaped around a typical Psychology student's journey. Beginning with an overview of the nature of the degree and advice about what needs to be sorted out in the... (more)