Research Books
Action Research in Healthcare
The action research method has developed in response to the research community's need for qualitative methods of research inquiry within the cost-contained environment of the health care sector. This... (more)
Researching your Professional Practice
This volume is for the professional educator who wants to make use of good interpretive research practice to help them do their job better. (more)
Good Research Guide: for Small-scale Research Projects
The Good Research Guide is a practical and comprehensive guide for students in education, health studies, business studies and other social sciences, who need to conduct small-scale research projects... (more)
Essential Research Findings in Child and Adolescent Counselling and Psychotherapy
What can child and adolescent counsellors and therapists learn from research? What evidence is there for the effectiveness of different therapies and techniques? How can developmental or neuroscience... (more)
Unusual and Rare Psychological Disorders: A Handbook for Clinical Practice and Research
Many fascinating and important psychological disorders are either omitted from our current diagnostic systems or rarely covered during graduate or medical training. As a result, most mental health... (more)
Patient-Focused and Feedback Research in Psychotherapy
In the last 15 years feedback interventions have had a significant impact on the field of psychotherapy research and have demonstrated their potential to enhance treatment outcomes, especially for... (more)
Interpreting Qualitative Data: Fifth Edition
In this fifth edition of his field-defining text, David Silverman, a true guru of qualitative research, walks the reader through the basics of gathering and analyzing qualitative data. The book... (more)
Practising Research: Why You're Always Part of the Research Process Even When You Think You're Not
This book considers the impact of the researcher on the research process. Featuring classic and contemporary examples, interviews with experienced researchers, and practical tips and hints, it equips... (more)
Using Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy
In this book bestselling author John McLeod examines the multiple ways in which research can be used to inform and enhance counselling practice. The author discusses how research impacts on policy... (more)
Doing Developmental Research: A Practical Guide
Addressing practical issues rarely covered in methods texts, this user-friendly, jargon-free book helps students and beginning researchers plan infant and child development studies and get them done.... (more)
What Works for Whom? A Critical Review of Treatments for Children and Adolescents: Second Edition
The standard reference in the field, this acclaimed work synthesizes findings from hundreds of carefully selected studies of mental health treatments for children and adolescents. Chapters on... (more)
Practice-Oriented Research in Psychotherapy: Building Partnerships Between Clinicians and Researchers
The wide gap between science and practice in psychotherapy is due in part to the one-way direction that has mostly defined the connection between researchers and clinicians, with researchers... (more)
Online Research Methods for Psychologists
Featuring a wealth of examples and practical advice, this is the best possible resource for students conducting research online. Bringing together key topics, this student-friendly textbook guides... (more)
The Research Journey of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
With a Foreword by Steven C. Hayes. In 1986 the first research study investigating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) was published. It aimed to determine if an early conceptualization of the... (more)
Systemic Inquiry: Innovations in Reflexive Practice Research
This collection has been written by eminent members of the systemic communities to inspire reflexive practitioners and offer leading edge systemic research methodology with innovative approaches to... (more)
How to be a Researcher: A Strategic Guide for Academic Success: Second Edition
How to be a Researcher provides a strategic guide to the conduct of a successful research career within a university environment. Based on the author's extensive personal experience, it offers... (more)
Qualitative Research from Start to Finish: Second Edition
This book will help readers to practice qualitative research - whether they want to do it, teach it, or just learn about it. All the major research phases are encompassed (startup, design, data... (more)
Making Research Matter: Researching for Change in the Theory and Practice of Counselling and Psychotherapy
Making Research Matter is an original contribution to the growing field of work-based learning with a focus on research aimed at developing the practice of counselling and psychotherapy addressing... (more)
Knowing Mothers: Researching Maternal Identity Change
How do women experience the identity changes involved in becoming mothers for the first time? When this is the question of an empirical research project, it poses methodological challenges: how can... (more)
Social Constructionism: Third Edition
Now in its third edition, this successful book introduces students to the area of social science theory and research known as social constructionism. Using a variety of examples from everyday... (more)