http://content.apa.org/journals/cpb Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research is published by the Educational Publishing Foundation in collaboration with the Division of Consulting Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 13). The mission of this journal is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and ideas regarding the field of consultation to the community of psychologists and others interested in consultation. en-us Copyright 2008 American Psychological Association Rodney L. Lowman, PhD 10659293 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:12:52 EST http://journals.apa.org/toc/journal/journal-cpb.jpg 77 http://content.apa.org/journals/cpb Business/Publishing and Printing/Publishing/Academic and Technical/Science Health/Mental Health Science/Social Sciences/Psychology/Journals and Publications http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://content.apa.org/journals/cpb/60/3/227 http://content.apa.org/journals/cpb/60/3/227 Consulting psychologists often coach individuals confronting obvious or implied workplace failure. They face the challenge of facilitating clients' ability to learn valuable personal and professional lessons from the experience while helping them negotiate the negative psychological, emotional, and practical consequences of failure in the healthiest way. This article provides a model for understanding failure that can facilitate consultants' effectiveness. The model proposes that there are 3 key steps to successfully negotiating a failure experience: recognizing that failure has occurred, restoring and/or maintaining emotional equilibrium, and learning the appropriate lessons so that one can move forward as a more effective worker. In describing these steps, the article examines the relationship of failure to psychological variables such as self-esteem, self-efficacy, locus of control, and attribution. The authors outline the role that a consulting psychologist can play in assisting someone to successfully negotiate these steps. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved) Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research - Vol 60, Iss 3 2008 Newton, Nancy A.; Khanna, Charu; Thompson, Jennifer American Psychological Association 10.1037/1065-9293.60.3.227 http://content.apa.org/journals/cpb/60/3/246 http://content.apa.org/journals/cpb/60/3/246 A content analysis of articles published in Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research was performed from 1992 (Vol. 44) through 2007 (Vol. 59). A total of 342 articles were categorized into 21 derived content categories and an "Other" category. Results show that the leading categories for publication were Coaching, Development and Training, and History of Consulting. The content was fairly stable over time. The journal does appear to be meeting its primary mission of disseminating information pertinent to the field of consulting psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved) Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research - Vol 60, Iss 3 2008 Mahoney, Kevin T.; Buboltz Jr., Walter C.; Soper, Barlow; Doverspike, Dennis; Simoneaux, Byron J. American Psychological Association 10.1037/a0013137 http://content.apa.org/journals/cpb/60/3/259 http://content.apa.org/journals/cpb/60/3/259 In this presidential address delivered at the 114th Abstract Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, the author discusses growth and change in the Society of Consulting Psychology (Division 13). The author provides a brief history of the organization, significant developments and advances, and a description of current initiatives in the Society of Consulting Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved) Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research - Vol 60, Iss 3 2008 Robinson, Debra American Psychological Association 10.1037/1065-9293.60.3.259 http://content.apa.org/journals/cpb/60/3/267 http://content.apa.org/journals/cpb/60/3/267 The science of personality measurement in the workplace has developed a great deal in the past 2 decades, and the five-factor model (FFM) is generally recognized as the most notable taxonomy of "normal" personality. Meanwhile, coaching has become a well-established method of one-on-one leadership development in many organizations. Given the research investigating the relationship between the FFM and work-related behavior and performance, including leadership, the authors' aim is to advocate the profiling of personality against the FFM to provide a useful framework for behavioral change in executive coaching. Coaching typically deals with skill deficits, performance problems, change challenges, and issues raised by the executive himself or herself, and a research-based understanding of personality--behavior linkages can provide valuable insights for the coach and coachee and a path forward to a wide range of coaching challenges. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved) Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research - Vol 60, Iss 3 2008 Mccormick, Iain; Burch, Giles St. J American Psychological Association 10.1037/1065-9293.60.3.267 http://content.apa.org/journals/cpb/60/3/279 http://content.apa.org/journals/cpb/60/3/279 Consultants in sports psychology need to be aware of the potential gender differences among athletes. Examined are important gender-related factors related to learning styles in athletes. Identified are the observed differences in male and female response style on learning patterns for the population studied. When compared on 20 different learning style factors as measured by a standardized scale, the learning styles of males and females differed at a statistically significant level on 9 factors. Statistically significant differences were noted on factors measuring ability to trust, frustration tolerance, facilitation to change, and feedback preference. Gender differences are discussed, as are issues for the sports psychologist consultant as to the influence of gender on learning styles in male and female athletes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved) Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research - Vol 60, Iss 3 2008 Miller, Thomas W.; Ogilvie, Bruce C.; Branch, Janet American Psychological Association 10.1037/1065-9293.60.3.279 http://content.apa.org/journals/cpb/60/3/286 http://content.apa.org/journals/cpb/60/3/286 Psychologists have expressed concern over the problems of empirically establishing the predictive validity of individual assessments, and in particular the lack of empirical evidence for this practice. A case study is used to illustrate the benefits and drawbacks of externally conducted individual assessments to illustrate why predictive validity is only part of the picture. The consulting psychologist and client relationship are compared with the doctor and patient relationship, and this analogy is used to analyze the role of the consulting psychologist, and of the individual assessments that they conduct. Finally, the implications of conducting individual assessments for practicing within a scientist-practitioner model are examined. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved) Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research - Vol 60, Iss 3 2008 Cooper-Thomas, Helena D.; Trayes, Jan American Psychological Association 10.1037/1065-9293.60.3.286