Critical Thinking for Helping Professionals

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. Exercise 6 Reasoning-in -Practice Game A: Reasoning-in -Practice Game A: Common Practice Fallacies. Exercise 7 Reasoning-in-Practice Game B: Group and Interpersonal Dynamics. Exercise 8 Reasoning-in-Practice Game C: Cognitive Biases in Practice. Exercise 9 Preparing a Fallacies Film Festival. Exercise 10 Fallacy Spotting in Professional Contexts. Exercise 11 Avoiding Group Think. PART 4 EVIDENCE-INFORMED DECISION MAKING. Exercise 12 Applying the Steps in Evidence-Based Practice. Exercise 13 Working in Interdisciplinary Evidence-Based Teams 1. Exercise 14 Working in Evidence-Based Teams 2. Exercise 15 Preparing Critically Appraisal Topics (CATs). Exercise 16 Involving Clients as Informed Participants. Exercise 17 Asking Hard Questions. Exercise 18 Evaluating An Agency's Services. PART 5 CRITICALLY APPRAISING DIFFERENT KINDS OF RESEARCH REPORTS AND MEASURES. Exercise 19 Evaluating Effectiveness Studies. Exercise 20 Critically Appraising Research Reviews. Exercise 21 Critically Appraising Self-Report Measures. Exercise 22 Estimating Risk and Making Predictions. Exercise 23 Evaluating Diagnostic Tests. Exercise 24 Evaluating Classification Systems. Exercise 25 Evaluating Research Regarding Causes. PART 6 REVIEWING DECISIONS. Exercise 26 Reviewing Intervention Plans. Exercise 27 Critical Thinking as a Guide to making Ethical Decisions. Exercise 28 Critically Appraising Argume