Understanding Research in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Second Edition is designed and written for graduate students aspiring to careers in practice and presents research as an indispensable tool for practice. Contributing authors are experts in both psychological research and practice, and fulfill their goal of helping build the basic skills of how to utilize research findings and to communicate with researchers what new knowledge is most needed. The book is divided into four parts that organizes topics logically for students around introductory basics, research strategies, planning, doing, and interpreting research, and special issues. Overall, the coverage gives students all the relevant information they need and reflects research in the real world.