Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy: Systems, Strategies, and Skills, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (July 15, 2020) © 2021

  • Victoria E. Kress
  • Linda W. Seligman
  • Lourie W Reichenberg Falls Church, Virginia
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Connect counselling theories with clinical practice.

Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy: Systems, Strategies, and Skills offers an innovative look at emerging and well-established counselling theories. Each theory chapter begins with a brief overview of the approach and a biographical sketch of its developer, and then moves on to the theory's key concepts, therapeutic process, therapeutic techniques and procedures, application and current use, and strengths and limitations. Particular attention is given to the application of each theory to people from diverse backgrounds. At the end of each chapter, skill development and personal development activities allow students to connect counseling theories to clinical practice.

Fully revised, the 5th Edition removes the BETA format of previous editions in order to engage with the richness and complexity of each theory. Updated information is provided on each theory, and new chapters have been added to address contemporary cognitive behavioral theories, postmodern theories, and feminist therapy.

Table of contents

  • PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF EFFECTIVE COUNSELING
  • Foundations of Effective Counseling
  • PART II: THE FIRST FORCE IN PSYCHOTHERAPY: PSYCHOANALYSIS AND PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORIES
  • Freud and Classic Psychoanalysis
  • Adlerian Therapy
  • Post- and Neo Freudian Psychoanalytic Therapies
  • PART III: THE SECOND FORCE IN PSYCHOTHERAPY: BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THEORIES
  • Behavior Therapies
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapies
  • Reality Therapy
  • Contemporary CBT Therapies
  • PART IV: THE THIRD FORCE IN PSYCHOTHERAPY: HUMANISTIC-EXISTENTIAL THEORIES
  • Existential Therapy
  • Person-Centered Therapy
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • PART V: THE FOURTH FORCE IN PSYCHOTHERAPY: CULTURE, CONTEXT, AND CONSTRUCTIVISM
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Postmodern Therapies
  • Family Systems Therapies
  • PART VI: PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER
  • Developing Your Theoretical Orientation
 

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