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Therapeutic Feedback with the MMPI-2: A Positive Psychology Approach provides the clinician with empirically-based, practical information about how to convey the abundance of information in the MMPI-2 profile in a way that is collaborative, empathic, hopeful, and facilitates a therapeutic alliance. Readers will find this book to be as useful and applicable as the MMPI-2 itself, which is used in psychiatric hospitals, correctional settings, and in evaluations for job selection, general medicine, forensic and child custody cases, and even screenings for television game and reality shows. Discussion centers around ten scales and 27 common code types. Therapeutic Feedback with the MMPI-2 is the most detailed volume available on MMPI-2 feedback and is a valuable addition to the bookshelf of any clinician who uses this test.


Reviews

"Therapists wishing to make an impact in helping their clients understand and resolve their problems need to be aware of the nature and extent of difficulties their client is experiencing. There is no better way to provide clients with a valuable perspective than to ask them directly through a self-report personality questionnaire like the MMPI-2. This book, Therapeutic Feedback with the MMPI-2: A Positive Psychology Approach by Drs. Levak, Siegel, and Nichols, with Dr. Stolberg, all notable experts on psychological assessment with the MMPI-2, and broad in clinical practice, is an excellent place to learn the client feedback method. I strongly recommend this book as a must read for assessment psychologists." - James N. Butcher, Emeritus Professor, University of Minnesota

"Levak, Siegel, Nichols and Stolberg offer a valuable blueprint for providing sensitive, person-centered, solution-generating MMPI-2 feedback; in essence, they supply the words for engaging in a meaningful dialogue with the client and mobilizing his or her positive potential. Included in their descriptions are rarely discussed strengths associated with MMPI-2 scores and code types and resilience-enhancing recommendations. This is an excellent resource for personality assessment practitioners, instructors, and graduate students." - Radhika Krishnamurthy, PsyD, ABAP, Florida Institute of Technology

"The authors have done a splendid job of developing MMPI-2 interpretations that are user friendly, empathic, connected to the client's experience, and are likely to facilitate client change. This is an essential and much needed development in research and practice. I highly recommend this book to any professional involved with psychological assessment." - Gary Groth-Marnat, PhD. ABPP, Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology, San Diego