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Record Nr.

UNINA9910829293803321

Autore

Gambrill Eileen D. <1934->

Titolo

Critical thinking for helping professionals : a skills-based workbook / / Eileen Gambrill, Leonard Gibbs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University, 2009

ISBN

0-19-045018-5

1-282-05372-8

9786612053726

0-19-971618-8

Edizione

[3rd. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (425 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GibbsLeonard E

Disciplina

361.3

153.42024361

Soggetti

Critical thinking

Critical thinking - Study and teaching

Professional employees - Decision making

Decision making - Study and teaching

Human services personnel - Decision making

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-395) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; PART 1 INTRODUCTION: THE ROLE OF CRITICAL THINKING IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO EVIDENCE-INFORMED PRACTICE; PART 2 RECOGNIZING PROPAGANDA IN HUMAN-SERVICES ADVERTISING: THE IMPORTANCE OF QUESTIONING CLAIMS; PART 3 FALLACIES AND PITFALLS IN PROFESSIONAL DECISION MAKING: WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW TO AVOID THEM; PART 4 EVIDENCE-INFORMED DECISION MAKING; PART 5 CRITICALLY APPRAISING DIFFERENT KINDS OF RESEARCH; PART 6 REVIEWING DECISIONS; PART 7 IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL AND PRACTICE ENVIRONMENTS; Glossary; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

PART 1 CRITICAL THINKING: WHAT IT IS AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT. Introduction: The Role of Critical Thinking in the Helping Professions. Exercise 1 Making Decisions About Intervention. Exercise 2 Reviewing Your Beliefs About Knowledge. PART 2 RECOGNIZING PROPAGANDA IN HUMAN SERVICES ADVERTISING. Exercise 3 Evaluating Human-Services



Advertisements. Exercise 4 Does Scaring Youth Help Them ""Go Straight""?: Applying Principles of Reasoning, Inference, Decision Making, and Evaluation. PART 3 FALLACIES AND PITFALLS IN PROFESSIONAL DECISION MAKING. Exercise 5 Using the Professional Thinking Form. Exerc