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Classification Manual

Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM IV-TR

Call Number: RC455.2 .C4 D536 (Closed Reserves at the Reinsch Library and Ballston Library Extension)

The classification manual of mental disorders that gives the official nomenclature and definition.

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

An A-Z of counselling theory and practice.

Call Number: Reference BF 637.C6 S768

Clinician’s thesaurus

Call Number: Reference RC480.7 .Z83

Manual designed to assist clinicians and researchers to document interviews and write reports.

Encyclopedia of applied psychology

Call Number: Electronic Book

ISBN: 0126574103

Includes information on aging, assessment, clinical, cognitive, community, counseling, educational, environmental, family, industrial/organizational, health, school, sports, and transportation psychology. Provides a clear definition, a brief review of the theoretical basis, and emphasizes major areas of application.

Encyclopedia of counseling.

Call Number: Reference BF636.54 .E53

The ACA Encyclopedia of Counseling - American Counseling Association Staff (Contribution by)

Call Number: Ballston and Main Reference BF636.54 .A23 2009

ISBN: 9781556202889

Publication Date: 2009-07-01

The Edinburgh international encyclopaedia of psychoanalysis

Call Number: Electronic Book

ISBN: 0748612653

Contains entries on the most important authors, practitioners, concepts, movements, schools, debates and controversies in psychoanalysis and counseling.

Handbooks

Handbooks and companions present comprehensive surveys of theory and research and are useful places to start a research paper. They are arranged thematically and include extensive bibliographies and lists of references. The titles listed below are representative of many that are available in the Marymount Library.

Cambridge handbook of psychology, health and medicine

Call Number: Electronic Book

ISBN: 0521605105

Explores the interface of psychology and clinical medicine. Resource for clinical psychologists, mental health professionals and specialists in health-related matters.

Handbook of counseling psychology

Call Number: BF637 .C6 H316

Handbook of multicultural competencies in counseling & psychology

Call Number: BF 637 .C6 H3173

Oxford handbook of counseling psychology

Call Number: BF 636.6 .O94 2012

ISBN: 0195342313

Professional counselor's desk reference

Call Number: BF 636.6 .M37

Sage handbook of counselling & psychotherapy

Call Number: BF637 .C6 H3126

The cambridge handbook of sociocultural psychology - Jaan Valsiner (Editor); Alberto Rosa (Editor)

ISBN: 0521670055

Publication Date: 2007-06-01

Provides a comprehensive description and explanation of the development of meaning-making and integrates contributions of socio-cultural specialists from 15 countries worldwide.