An Introduction to Consulting Psychology

Rodney L. Lowman, PhD, is currently a distinguished professor in the California School of Professional Psychology and is past provost/vice president of academic affairs and past acting president of Alliant International University. Dr. Lowman has authored or edited nine books and monographs, published more than 3 scholarly and professional publications, and given hundreds of professional presentations all over the world. His previous works include Internationalizing Multiculturalism: Expanding Professional Competencies in a Globalized World Handbook of Organizational Consulting Psychology The Ethical Practice of Psychology in Organizations (2nd ed.) The Clinical Practice of Career Assessment: Abilities, Interests, and Personality Counseling and Psychotherapy of Work Dysfunctions and Pre-Employment Screening: A Guide to Professional Practice.   Dr. Lowman has served as editor of Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, the flagship journal in the field of consulting psychology, currently is the series editor of the APA Fundamentals of Consulting Psychology book series, and was founding editor of The Psychologist-Manager Journal. He has also served on the editorial boards of other journals and has lectured widely both in the United States and abroad on professional ethics, consulting psychology, career assessment and counseling, and counseling and psychotherapy of work dysfunctions.   Dr. Lowman is a Fellow of APA, Divisions 2 (Society of Clinical Psychology), 3 (Society of Consulting Psychology), 4 (Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology), 7 (Society of Counseling Psychology), and 52 (International Psychology), and he is a Diplomate of the American Board of Assessment Psychology. He also heads the Scientific Advisory Board of Leadership Worth Following, a Dallas-based consulting firm.   Dr. Lowman is past president of the Society of Consulting Psychology and the Society for Psychologists in Management. He has served as Research Domain Leader and as elected APA Council representative for the Society of Consulting Psychology, and later as elected APA Council representative for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. He was the inaugural elected chair of APA's Council Leadership Team and in this role served as a nonvoting participant on APA's Board.   Dr. Lowman has received many honors and recognitions for his professional work, including the Richard Kilburg Service Award from the Society of Psychologists in Management, the Service Award from the Society for Consulting Psychology, and the International amp ndash Multicultural Provost's Award from Alliant International University. He is a psychologist licensed in California and currently resides in San Diego, with his spouse, clinical psychologist Dr. Linda Richardson. Their daughter is a writer and entrepreneur who lives in New York, where she is attending Cornell University's amp quot Cornell Tech amp quot MBA program.  

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