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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2012.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xvi, 656 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 616.89 23
LOC classification:
  • RC467 .G36 2012eb
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Contents:
pt. I. Lay of the land -- pt. II. Common sources of error -- pt. III. Decision aids -- pt. IV. Applying critical thinking skills to clinical decisions -- pt. V. The future.
Summary: "The knowledge and skills of critical thinking, evidence-based practice, problem solving, judgment, and decision making are essential to effectively serve clients in all types of clinical practices. This book teaches clinicians and students how to avoid fallacies and biases in thinking as well as the skills to make well-informed, ethical decisions. Grounded in the belief that clinical decision making is a challenging process that can be improved by honing the skills integral to evidence-based practice, this book explores common sources of error and provides psychologists, counselors, social workers, and allied health professionals practical guidance with decision aids and applications of critical thinking skills to clinical decision making"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

pt. I. Lay of the land -- pt. II. Common sources of error -- pt. III. Decision aids -- pt. IV. Applying critical thinking skills to clinical decisions -- pt. V. The future.

"The knowledge and skills of critical thinking, evidence-based practice, problem solving, judgment, and decision making are essential to effectively serve clients in all types of clinical practices. This book teaches clinicians and students how to avoid fallacies and biases in thinking as well as the skills to make well-informed, ethical decisions. Grounded in the belief that clinical decision making is a challenging process that can be improved by honing the skills integral to evidence-based practice, this book explores common sources of error and provides psychologists, counselors, social workers, and allied health professionals practical guidance with decision aids and applications of critical thinking skills to clinical decision making"--Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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