Main description:

For introductory courses in Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy. From two of the best known authors in the counseling profession, comes a freshly-updated fourth edition of this popular text on theories of counseling and psychotherapy. This unique text examines the theories of counseling and psychotherapy through the eyes of 20 experts in the field who are experienced in the theory they discuss. Readers will find timely information and a professional perspective that makes each chapter relevant, as an expert discusses the theory and its application in the clinical setting. A consistent case study seamlessly ties together each chapter, reinforcing how theories help organize data and provide guidelines for helping professionals. Because each theory is presented using this standard format and bolstered by a running case study, students will also come away from this text with the cross-theory comparisons they need to decide on their own course of specialized study, and determine a personal perspective on counseling.
The fourth edition is thoroughly updated and features a new chapter on diversity, a new chapter on transpersonal theory and social justice, more on feminist theory, more on integrative approaches to counseling and psychotherapy, a chapter on body-centered counseling and psychotherapy, and discussion of personal and professional identity. These new topics, in addition to an added case study that illustrates how a different theoretical set and associated interventions can influence the direction of counseling, makes this text both substantive and applied, clearlythe ideal text for students who are just beginning their study of counseling and psychotherapy.

Contents:

Brief Contents PART I Foundations for Individual Counseling and Psychotherapy CHAPTER ONE Helping Relationships: From Core Dimensions to Brief Approaches Douglas R. Gross and David Capuzzi CHAPTER TWO Achieving a Personal and Professional Identity David Capuzzi and Douglass R. Gross CHAPTER THREE Diversity and Social Justice Issues in Counseling and Psychtherapy Debbie Rubel and Vong Ratts PART II Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy CHAPTER FOUR Psychoanalytic Theory Gregory J. Novie CHAPTER FIVE Jungian Analytical Theory Susan E. Schwartz CHAPTER SIX Adlerian Theory Alan P. Milliren, Timothy D. Evans, and John F. Newbauer CHAPTER SEVEN Existential Theory Mary Lou Bryant Frank CHAPTER EIGHT Person-centered Theory Richard J. Hazler CHAPTER NINE Gestalt Theory Melinda Haley CHAPTER TEN Cognitive-Behavioral Theories Cynthia R. Kalodner CHAPTER ELEVEN Rational Emotive Behavior Theory Ann Vernon CHAPTER TWELVE Reality Therapy Theory Robert E. Wubbolding CHAPTER THIRTEEN Family Theory Valerie E. Appleton and Cass Dykeman CHAPTER FOURTEEN Feminist Theory BarbaraHerlihy and Vivian McCollum PART III Non-Traditional Approaches CHAPTER FIFTEEN Body-Centered Counseling and Psychotherapy Donna M. Roy CHAPTER SIXTEEN Transpersonal Theory Jonathan Carrier and Nathanael G. Mitchell PART IV INTEGRATIVE APPROACHES CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Integrative Approaches: Expressive Arts, Narrative, and Symbolism Walter Breaux