Book Review: Professional Psychology in Canada edited by Keith Dobson and Deborah Dobson. 1993, Seattle, WA: Hogrefe and Huber. ISBN 0-88937-043-5, 469 pages
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Book ReviewProfessional Psychology in Canada edited by Keith Dobson and Deborah Dobson. 1993, Seattle, WA: Hogrefe and Huber. ISBN 0-88937-043-5, 469 pages SAGE Publications, Inc.1994DOI: 10.1177/082957359401000212 Denise Hildebrand Klassen University of Saskatchewan Keith and Deborah Dobson, editors of Professional Psychology in Canada, have assembled a stellar cast of contributors to address emerging issues in Canadian professional psychology. According to the editors, the volume has two goals: to document the development of professional psychology in Canada and to serve as a reference for both psychologists and psychologists in training. The diversity of work settings, activities, and areas of practice is emphasized throughout the text. Despite the undeniable American influence on professional psychology practice in Canada, the editors and contributors manage to maintain their focus on uniquely Canadian issues. The volume is divided into five parts: an overview of the field of professional psychology, training issues, regulatory issues, applications of professional psychology to Canadian society, and the future of Canadian professional psychology. In each of the five sections, contributing authors examine contemporary and pertinent issues in a succinct and highly readable fashion. Although each of the topics in the sections (and chapters for that matter) could legitimately comprise a volume