City University Canada

CPC – Spring2017

Books can be ordered online at our CityU Canada bookstore

PC 510 Ethics & Law

  • Truscott, D., & Crook, K.H. (2013). Ethics for the practice of psychology in Canada. Revised and expanded edition. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press. (ISBN: 9780888646521)(not requiredin BC )
  • Pope, K. & Vasquez, M. (2016). Ethics in psychotherapy and counseling (5th ed.) Hoboken NJ: Wiley. (ISBN: 9781119195443)

Edmonton ONLY. From Summer 2016 Quarter – Discontinued!

  • Barstow, C. (2006). Right use of power: The heart of ethics. Many Realms Publishing. (ISBN: 0974374628)

CPC 511 Loss & Grief

  • Neimeyer, R.A., Harris, D.L., Winokuer, H.R., & Thornton, G.F., (Eds.) (2011). Grief and bereavement in contemporary society: Bridging research and practice. New York: Routledge (ISBN: 9780415884815)
  • Harris, D.L., & Winokuer, H. R. (2015). Principles and Practice of Grief Counseling. 2nd ed. New York: Springer. (ISBN 9780826171832)

CPC 512 Family Systems Therapy

AB ONLY

Nichols, M. P. & Davis, S. (2016).Family therapy: Concepts and methods with Enhanced Pearson e Text – Access Card Package (11th ed).Boston: Pearson (ISBN: 978013400740)

BC ONLY:

  • Gehart, D.R. (2014) Mastering Competencies in Family Therapy: A Practical Approach to Theory and Clinical Case Documentation (2nd ed). Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning (ISBN 9781285075426)

CPC 513 Brief Therapy

AB ONLY:

  • Morgan, A. (2000) What is narrative therapy: An easy-to-read introduction. Australia: Dulwich Centre Publications. (ISBN:9780957792906) (not required in BC )

BC ONLY (adopted since Spring 2014)

  • Course Reading Packet – available from Colin and Steve

CPC 514 Research Methods & Statistics

  • Creswell, J.W. (2014). Research Design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (4th ed). California: Sage. (ISBN: 9781452226101) (not required in Calgary)

Calgary ONLY!

Note: the new Loose Leaf edition will be available on Oct 24, 2016

  • Goodwin, C. J., & Goodwin, K. A. (2013). Research in psychology: Methods and designs (7th ed.). Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons 9781118360026

CPC 520 Qualitative Research Methods in Counselling Psychology (AB ONLY)

  • Wertz, F., Charmaz, K., McMullen, L., Josselson, R., Anderson, R., & McSpadden, E. (2011). Five ways of doing qualitative analysis: Phenomenological psychology, grounded theory, discourse analysis, narrative research, and intuitive inquiry. New York, NY: Guilford Press. (ISBN: 9781609181420
  • Merriam, S., & Tisdell, E. (2015). Qualitative research: A guide to design and implementation (4th ed.). San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons. (ISBN: 9781119003618)

CPC 522 Trauma & Interpersonal Violence

  • Hoff, L. A. (2009). Violence and abuse issues: Cross-cultural perspectives for health and social services. New York, NY: Routledge. (ISBN:9780415465724) (For Vancouver ONLY – not used in Victoria & AB)

Alberta ONLY!

  • Briere, J.N. & Scott, C. (2015) Principles of Trauma Therapy: A Guide to Symptoms, Evaluation, and Treatment (2nd ed.) California: Sage. (ISBN: 9781483351247)

Calgary ONLY!

  • Gonzales, L. (2013) Surviving Survival: The Art and Science of Resilience. W.W. Norton & Company. (ISBN: 9780393346633)

CPC 523 Psychology of Sexuality & Human Development

  • Binik, Y. M., & Hall, K. S. K. (Eds.). (2014). Principles and practice of sex therapy (5th ed.). New York, NY: The Guildford Press. (ISBN: 9781462513673) (not required in Vancouver)
  • Grace, A. P., & Wells, K. (2015). Growing into resilience: Sexual and gender minority youth in Canada. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press. ISBN9781442629042

CPC 524 Psychopathology & Psychopharmacology

  • American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. (5th ed.). Washington, DC: APA. (ISBN: 9780890425558) –available at CityU Library(e-copy)

AB ONLY:

  • Maddux, J.E., & Winstead, B.A. (2016). Psychopathology: Foundations for a Contemporary Understanding. (4th ed.). New York, NY: Routledge. (ISBN:9781138019515) (not required in BC)

New 8th edition will be released on March 1, 2017! Keep the 7th ed or adopt 8th ed for Spring which will begin on April 1, 2017? ISBN 9781626259256

Will adopt the new 8th edition from Spring 2017 only if we can get the desk copies for instructor in time.

  • Preston, J. D., O’Neal, J. H., & Talaga, M. C. (2013). Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists. (7th ed.). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. (ISBN: 9781608826643) (not required in BC)

CPC 525 Testing & Assessment

AB ONLY:

The new 5th (2017) edition!

  • Whiston, S. C. (2017). Principles and applications of assessment in counseling (5rd ed). Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole. (ISBN: 9781305271487)
  • Zuckerman, E. (2010). Clinician’s thesaurus: The guide to conducting interviews and writing psychological reports (7th ed.). New York: Guilford Press. (ISBN: 9781606238745)

BC ONLY:

  • Hays, D.G. (2013) Assessment in counseling: A guide to the use of psychological assessment procedures. (5th ed.) American Counseling Association (ISBN:978-1-55620-318-3)

CPC 527 Group Counseling Psychology

  • Yalom, I.D., & Leszcz, M. (2005). The theory and practice of group psychotherapy (5th ed).New York: Basic Books.(ISBN: 9780465092840)

CPC 529 Psychology of Addictions

  • Alexander, B.K. (2010). The Globalization of Addiction: A Study in Poverty of the Spirit). Boston, NY: Oxford University Press. (ISBN: 9780199588718)
  • Connors, G.J., DiClemente, C.C., Velasquez, M.M., & Donovan, D.M. (2015). Substance abuse treatment & the stages of change (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Guilford Press. (ISBN:9781462524983)

CPC 556 Assessment in Counselling Psychology

  • Whiston, S. C. (2017). Principles and applications of assessment in counseling (5rd ed). Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole. (ISBN: 9781305271487)

CPC 611/612 Psychoeducational Assessment of Children & Adolescents I & II

  • Sattler, J. (2008). Assessment of children: Cognitive foundations (5th ed.). San Diego: Author. Resource Guide included. (ISBN: 9780970267160)

CPC 651/652/653 Practicum I,II,III

Not required text but recommended!

  • Yalom, I. (2009).The gift of therapy: An open letter to a new generation of therapists and their patients. New York: HarperCollins. (ISBN:9780061719615)

CPC 655 Practicum II: Applied Ethics inClinical Practice

  • Truscott, D., & Crook, K.H. (2013). Ethics for the practice of psychology in Canada. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press. (ISBN: 9780888646521)

CPC 691 Advanced Seminar in Integrative Research

  • Hart, C. (2001). Doing a literature search: A comprehensive guide for the social sciences. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. (ISBN: 9780761968108)