Counseling: Theories and Practices

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COUNSELING: THEORIES AND PRACTICES brings you the most complete and up-to-date information on what counseling is as well as its history, theoretical orientations, applications, and professional issues. Throughout the text, you will explore unflinching accounts of the day-to-day realities of being a counselor that will help you prepare for a career with your eyes and heart wide open. Key Feature "The Future is Now: New Issues in Counseling" highlights new directions in the field of counseling, including the use of the Internet and evidence-based practice. Updated content throughout the text ensures that students are exposed to the most current information on treating addictions, Internet addictions, psychopharmacology, spiritual/transpersonal counseling, ethics, and other important topics. The marital, family, and sex counseling chapter contains a significantly expanded section on couples counseling, including a review of the models currently being used in the field, the latest in couples counseling thinking, and specific interventions. The text's theoretical chapters have been significantly revised to show students how today's counselors are using theories in their work, with expanded sections on cognitive-behavioral, feminist, constructivist, and solution-focused counseling, among others. Case examples, personal accounts, and practical applications illustrate the text concepts and give students a deeper understanding of the material. The student-centered focus of the text encourages readers to personalize the content by applying material to their own lives, while challenging them to explore their personal motives for choosing the counseling profession. Table of Contents Part I. THE PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 1. What Counseling Is and How It Works. 2. Foundations of Counseling: Basics of History and Research. 3. Settings for Counseling. 4. The Therapeutic Relationship. Part II. COUNSELING APPROACHES. 5. Insight-Oriented Approaches. 6. Action-Oriented Approaches. 7. Integrating Theory and Counseling Skills. 8. Assessment, Testing, and the Diagnostic Process. Part III. COUNSELING APPLICATIONS. 9. Group Counseling. 10. Marital, Family, and Sex Counseling. 11. Career Counseling. 12. Addictions Counseling. 13. Counseling Diverse Clients. Part IV. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. 14. Ethical and Legal Issues. 15. Toward Closure.